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±«Óătv research shows computer games may reduce Alzheimer's chances by up to 50%. Now they are looking for participants in a larger study (Yahoo! News).
April 22, 2021Health, Innovation, Research
±«Óătv rolls out its first zero-emission electric bus
The ±«Óătv is taking steps to support a more sustainable environment by debuting its first zero-emission electric bus in the Bull Runner fleet on the Tampa campus. The new Proterra 40-foot Catalyst E2 bus rolled out for the first time on Thursday, April 22, in conjunction with Earth Day (±«Óătv Newsroom).
April 22, 2021Innovation
±«Óătv Senior Withers Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship; Three Other ±«Óătv Students Earn Honorable Mentions
±«Óătv Senior Zachary Withers is selected for a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Three additional ±«Óătv students earn honorable mention in the prestigious program’s annual process.
April 21, 2021Honors and Awards, Research, Student Research
The ±«Óătv has partnered with a company to research dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other cognitive disorders in seniors with handheld “brain games.” (News Channel 8).
The ±«Óătv is seeking local participants in a study to measure the effects of “brain games” on delaying mental decline. The university recently received a $44.4 million federal grant to continue its Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training (PACT) study (The Ledger).
In Tampa, proof of this startup surge is the waiting list to join ±«Óătv CONNECT’s Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, which is longer than ever. Entrepreneurs are hungry for lab space and eagerly awaiting the new Research Park building opening fall 2021 (Florida High Tech Corridor).
April 20, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation
±«Óătv College of Education assistant professor to establish Caribbean educational research center through $3.6 million grant
Patriann Smith has been awarded a three-year, $3.6 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish an interdisciplinary educational research center to help support decision making and policy development for educational innovation and expansion in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (±«Óătv Newsroom).
April 19, 2021Global Research, Research
The tracker, originally created during Hurricane Irma, will gauge where the toxins from the Piney Point spill may head and its level of concentration (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).
April 19, 2021Research
A five-year $44 million grant has been awarded to the ±«Óătv in its partnership with Lakeland's Reliance Medical Centers for the Preventing Alzheimer's with Cognitive Training (PACT) study, a news release said (Patch).
±«Óătv Health is participating in a National Institutes of Health clinical trial to determine whether highly allergic people or those with mast cell disorders are at greater risk for severe, immediate allergic reactions to the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccines (±«Óătv Health).
Model from ±«Óătv researchers forecasts fate of Piney Point wastewater
A computer model initially developed by the ±«Óătv College of Marine Science to track red tide and ocean currents has quickly been adapted and is now being used to support the efforts to understand the transport, transformation and fate of contaminants in wastewater released into Tampa Bay from the retired Piney Point fertilizer plant (±«Óătv Newsroom).
April 14, 2021Research
As the Piney Point spill shows, health of the bay is key to the regional economy (Tampa Bay Times / paywall).
April 14, 2021Research
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