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The ±«Óãtv Institute of Applied Engineering is one of three winners in the NASA TechLeap Prize competition. Winners are awarded an initial $200,000 prize to help mature their technology, with the opportunity for each to win up to a total of $650,000 in prizes as well as a suborbital flight test on a commercial rocket-powered landing vehicle.

July 21, 2022Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

Skeletal bones were found at a partially-built residential development in Palm Coast, Florida. The ±«Óãtv team plans to use ground-penetrating radar at the construction site, which will speed up the search for human remains.

July 21, 2022Research

Two EE Faculty Receive Patent and NSF Grant for Wearable Technology

Department of Electrical Engineering Associate Professor Arash Takshi and ±«Óãtv Research & Innovation Interim Vice President Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas are using a novel electrochemical method to print copper directly on fabric. With a $369,574 grant from the National Science Foundation, the project is taking wearable electronics to a whole other level.

July 21, 2022Innovation

±«Óãtv and FIU researchers release statewide public opinion survey results, topics include gas prices and social media regulation

The survey, sponsored by the Florida Center for Cybersecurity at ±«Óãtv, addresses how Floridians are being affected by rising gasoline prices and issues related to Elon Musk’s potential purchase of the social media platform Twitter.

July 20, 2022Research

PACT (Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training) is a five-year clinical trial to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive training or brain games on the computer to delay cognitive decline in hopes that they prevent dementia.

July 19, 2022Health, Research

±«Óãtv research team advances understanding of the small but mighty forage fishes

Forage fishes, or bait fish, are unsung heroes of the Gulf coast ecosystem. Many of these species have been overlooked by fisheries scientists and managers until fairly recently.

July 19, 2022Research

The ±«Óãtv was given over $1 million to grow the public health laboratory workforce, a stepping stone to building the region’s burgeoning biotechnology scene (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

July 18, 2022Health, Research

Deciding now or later: How conflicting online reviews influence when consumers buy

A new study from researchers at the ±«Óãtv examines how consumers react when faced with a collection of top online reviews that conflict with each other.

July 14, 2022Research

This summer's Sargassum already has set a record. Combined, the total amount of the weed increased from 18.8 million tons in May 2022 to 24.2 million tons in June 2022, setting a new historical record, according to the ±«Óãtv scientists July 2 bulletin on the algae.

July 14, 2022Research

±«Óãtv and FIU researchers release statewide public opinion survey findings, topics include abortion and gun reform

Researchers have released results from a statewide survey aimed at measuring public opinion on a variety of current policy issues. The findings address the recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion, the economy, gun violence/reform and presidential/gubernatorial job approval.

July 12, 2022Research

Tampa General Hospital and the ±«Óãtv’s College of Medicine have once again teamed up on cutting-edge biotechnology. The latest is a postage stamp-size tile, dubbed the GammaTile, that can slow the return of brain tumors post-operation (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

July 12, 2022Health, Innovation, Research

±«Óãtv student Rio Tate is one of 60 people in the world to be chosen for a prestigious military scholarship this year. And it's largely due to his work to better understand dementia and how to prevent it.

July 11, 2022Student Research