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¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵFuture of Food Think Tank and community leaders collaborate on food system resilience

A new think tank at the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ dedicated to the "Future of Food," focuses on building an agile, innovative ecosystem to advance sustainable, food-secure solutions across the Tampa Bay region that are responsive and resilient to extreme weather events.

January 13, 2025Innovation

Florida SBDC at ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵadds satellite office in DeSoto County

The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ (USF) announces its expansion across the 10-county Tampa Bay region with the addition of a new satellite office location.

January 13, 2025Entrepreneurship

The ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ Center for Urban Transportation Research is working with the city of St. Petersburg on a $3.6 million grant-funded project from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reduce crashes and improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

January 9, 2025Research

Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, USF-led study shows

People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.

January 9, 2025Research

Nirmita Roy, a recent ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵgrad, could soon revolutionize the way health data is collected, whether it’s for a sleep study, monitoring after surgery, or just for your own information.

January 3, 2025Innovation, Research

How gift giving boosts your health and well-being

A ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵHealth expert explains how the simple act of giving can do more than spread holiday cheer and why it is the best gift you can give yourself this season.

December 20, 2024Research

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵHealth launches state-funded hyperbaric oxygen therapy trial with first patient

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵHealth welcomed its first participants of a $28 million state-funded clinical trial to study the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on Florida service members and veterans who suffer from traumatic brain injury.

December 17, 2024Research

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵnames new dean for College of Engineering

Levi Thompson has been named as the new dean of the College of Engineering. Thompson is a highly accomplished researcher who brings strong leadership and administrative experience, including most recently serving as the College of Engineering dean at the University of Delaware and previously as a faculty member at the University of Michigan.

December 16, 2024Honors and Awards

Two ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ faculty members named NAI fellows

They are ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵPreeminent Professor Jianfeng Cai in the Department of Chemistry and Professor Ashok Kumar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

December 11, 2024Honors and Awards

How ultra-processed foods may drive colorectal cancer risk

The interdisciplinary research led by ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ Health and Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute highlights the need to reevaluate the core components of the Western diet and paves the way for a new therapy called resolution medicine.

December 11, 2024Research

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵsets new record with $738 million in research funding

The milestone comes during USF’s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s most research-intensive institutions.

December 10, 2024Research

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵand partners launch innovative accelerator program to grow the marine economy

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵand six organizations from across the country, including several in Tampa Bay, have been selected for a $13.9 million grant from the NOAA Ocean Enterprise Accelerators program to tackle critical challenges impacting our ocean, coastal communities, and economy through an innovative accelerator program.

December 10, 2024Innovation