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History Instructor Larissa Kopytoff has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to continue research into the evolving ideas of citizenship and identity in colonial and post-colonial Africa (USF St. Petersburg Campus).

May 17, 2021Global Research, Research

Through an $85 million contract with U.S. Special Operations Command, the Institute of Applied Engineering is developing everything from satellites to brain injury research (Tampa Bay Times).

May 14, 2021Innovation, Research

Modeling was key in Deepwater Horizon oil spill research. So was consistent funding.

New state-of-the-art tools have changed the way we understand the impacts of oil on the marine environment (USF College of Marine Science).

May 14, 2021Research

Legislation that will put the USF College of Marine Science at the forefront of an ambitious plan to address rising sea levels and flooding in Florida has been signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Two bills signed by the governor mandate creation of a state sea-level rise resilience plan and commit $100 million a year to address flooding issues. They also create a hub for flood research and innovation at the College of Marine Science on the St. Petersburg campus (Crow's Nest).

May 13, 2021Research

Byrd has focused her scholarship on the intersection of race and gender for school-aged Black girls and the resulting complexity of their social, emotional and academic development (Sarasota Magazine).

May 12, 2021Honors and Awards, Research

Fossilized plaque scraped from the teeth of a 4,500-year-old skeleton discovered by ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ professors is helping to unlock the secrets of what ancient humans ate and how our species evolved (USF St. Pete).

May 10, 2021Global Research, Research

When Norma Alcantar got a call last month from Judy Genshaft, the former ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ president, she was pleasantly surprised to hear that she would be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Genshaft had nominated her for the honor (Orlando Sentinel).

May 9, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

Norma Alcantar has more than 22 patents based on a natural substance she found out about from her grandmother (Tampa Bay Times).

May 5, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation

USF researcher visualizes discovery of oldest human burial in Africa made by international team of scientists

An international team of scientists has uncovered the earliest modern human burial in Africa—changing what we know about social behaviors in Homo sapiens—and a researcher at the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ (USF) has helped use 3D and advanced imaging technologies to bring the 78,000-year-old remains of a child back to life (USF Newsroom).

May 5, 2021Global Research, Research

Two USF St. Petersburg campus faculty members were among a small group of professors across all USF campuses to receive the Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award presented by the Women in Leadership & Philanthropy program. The competitive award given to six USF faculty members each year provides funding for research and creative efforts focused on women and issues affecting women (USF St. Pete).

May 4, 2021Research

USF launches study to identify impact of COVID-19 vaccinations on hurricane evacuation behaviors

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is helping prepare offices of emergency management across the nation for the upcoming hurricane season by determining how COVID-19 may impact evacuation behaviors (USF Newsroom).

May 4, 2021Research

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, was FDA approved in 2008 as a safe and effective noninvasive treatment for severe depression resistant to antidepressant medications. A small coil positioned near the scalp generates repetitive, pulsed magnetic waves that pass through the skull and stimulate brain cells to relieve symptoms of depression. The procedure has few side effects and is typically prescribed as an alternative or supplemental therapy when multiple antidepressant medications and/or psychotherapy do not work (USF Health).

May 4, 2021Health, Innovation, Research