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A new study from researchers at the ±«Óãtv is shedding light on the human body’s physiological response to COVID-19, insight scientists say could help them develop an early warning system for those most at risk of severe infection. (Irish Tech News).

June 15, 2020Health, Innovation

A recently published nationwide study by two ±«Óãtv professors indicates that blacks are five times more likely and Latinos four times more likely to fear police brutality than whites (±«Óãtv Sarasota-Manatee).

June 15, 2020Research

Squalls out on the Gulf Stream

The ±«Óãtv College of Marine Science lies in a uniquely fantastic and dangerous position. With a beautiful waterfront campus, marine scientists have to go no further than the seawall to collect data.

June 9, 2020Research

Nationwide protests highlight significance of continued research and education to prevent racism

±«Óãtv researchers have spent decades studying the many facets of civil unrest. They’ve educated tens of thousands of students on significant moments of history and how such history tends to repeat itself. It’s a lesson playing out nationally in response to the death of George Floyd with protests erupting thousands of miles away from where he died in Minneapolis police custody (±«Óãtv Newsroom).

June 3, 2020Research

Timothy H. Dixon, author of Curbing Catastrophe, is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the ±«Óãtv, Tampa, and a former commercial pilot (Cambridge University Blog).

June 2, 2020Global Research, Health

For eighth consecutive year, ±«Óãtv is in the Top 20 of innovative global universities; Top 10 of U.S. public university patent producers (±«ÓãtvRI Newsroom).

June 2, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation

The ±«Óãtv has ranked among the top 10 in the nation for patent production, taking another step in securing its status as a top research university (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

June 2, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation

The ±«Óãtv has invested over $680,000 with its latest commitment to funding coronavirus research projects. The university announced it is investing nearly $350,000 into 14 research projects focused on detecting and stopping infections, and innovations in personal protective equipment (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

June 1, 2020Health, Innovation

A team of ±«Óãtv scientists is working to create a technology that can sterilize and electrostatically recharge N95 respiratory masks (WTSP-TV).

May 29, 2020Health, Research

±«Óãtv COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Effort Delivers Funding in Second Round of Pandemic Projects

Fourteen new projects will address global issues from infection detection to public perception of virus danger (±«ÓãtvRI Newsroom).

May 29, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

±«Óãtv engineer and biologist unite to fight coronavirus with corona discharge

An interdisciplinary team of scientists from the ±«Óãtv has advanced efforts to establish a novel technology that can rapidly sterilize and electrostatically recharge N95 respiratory masks to restore their original filtration efficiency (±«Óãtv Newsroom).

May 26, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

Largo-based Kaligia Biosciences is partnering with University South Florida, Tampa General Hospital and AdventHealth to conduct clinical trials for a saliva test that can detect COVID-19 in three minutes (Tampa Bay Times) (paywall).

May 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research