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±«Óãtv launches research initiative to better understand and address racism in local, national and international communities

The university will invest $500,000 to support interdisciplinary projects with a goal to foster anti-racism, build community partnerships (±«Óãtv Newsroom).

July 20, 2020Global Research, Research

Faculty members from the ±«Óãtv Hearing Clinic started a project in April to create face-view masks that would help their patients see the facial expressions of people at the health center (±«Óãtv Oracle).

July 16, 2020Innovation

The ±«Óãtv is working on wearable technology that aims to detect the progression of coronavirus in people most at risk (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

July 10, 2020Health, Innovation

±«Óãtv researchers took data from Miami-Dade and modeled what masks and contact tracing, among other strategies, would do (Tampa Bay Times).

July 9, 2020Health, Innovation

Four promising antiviral drug candidates identified and analyzed in preclinical study (ScienceDaily).

July 6, 2020Health, Innovation

The power of protest

±«Óãtv expert discusses the significance of past and present social movements and their impact on society (±«Óãtv Newsroom).

June 25, 2020Research

Researchers at the ±«Óãtv are working to identify the physiological response to COVID-19, in hopes of developing an early warning system for patients who may be at risk for severe illness (WFTS).

June 24, 2020Health, Innovation

±«Óãtv Distinguished Health Professor Shyam Mohapatra awarded Florida Academy of Science 2020 medal

Award recognizes pioneering career achievements in nanotechnology, drug development and personalized medicine (±«Óãtv Newsroom).

June 22, 2020Health, Honors and Awards, Innovation

In the oldest fellowship of its kind, these students shine as future leaders in research, innovation and teaching (±«ÓãtvRI Newsroom).

June 19, 2020Honors and Awards, Research, Student Research

±«Óãtv audiologists address COVID-19 challenges for the hearing impaired with new face masks

Face masks have dramatically changed the way many of us communicate in public. The CDC recommends we wear them to prevent against the spread of COVID-19. That extra layer of protection does have a few side effects, especially for the hearing impaired. Face masks can reduce sound by as much as 12 decibels and block one’s facial expressions from being seen (±«Óãtv Newsroom).

June 18, 2020Health, Innovation

A team of Tampa-based ±«Óãtv researchers is using wearable technology to study the human body's physiological response to COVID-19 and develop a system to identify patients at risk of severe infection (Becker's Healthcare).

June 17, 2020Innovation

COVID-19 adds urgency to ±«Óãtv researchers’ high-tech solution to nursing home care crisis

Nursing home staffing is a perennial issue, even absent disasters such as hurricanes and pandemics that strike the most vulnerable residents and health care workers with particular ferocity (±«Óãtv Newsroom).

June 16, 2020Health, Innovation