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COPH researchers study storm risk perceptions and COVID transmission

Researchers in USF’s College of Public Health have been studying how hurricane evacuations can be even more complex when disease transmission − such as COVID-19 − enters the mix.

October 15, 2024Research

A team of researchers led by ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg GIS and Remote Sensing Professor Barnali Dixon used the CRIS-HAZARD app to analyze real-time flooding in Pinellas County.

October 7, 2024Innovation

How music can help boost cognition in cancer patients and COVID-19 survivors

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ researchers are finding that music can help boost cognition in patients undergoing chemotherapy and improve respiration in adults who’ve suffered breathing difficulties following COVID-19.

October 3, 2024Research

Florida Research Data Center network will offer USF researchers detailed access to federal data

The ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ will join the Florida Research Data Center network on Tuesday, October 1, enabling USF researchers to access detailed data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau and 15 other federal agencies.

September 30, 2024Research

USF researchers awarded nearly $10 million to enhance employment services for individuals with disabilities

The project will integrate virtual reality and artificial intelligence technologies into LAUNCH USF's employment and transition programs to address the critical shortage of skilled labor and promote inclusivity in the workplace.

September 25, 2024Innovation

U.S. News ranks USF a top 50 public university, best value among all Florida universities

For the sixth year in a row, the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ sits among the top 50 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best colleges.

September 24, 2024Honors and Awards

Twenty-seven faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

From advancing our understanding of hurricanes to improving public transit systems, to pursuing new treatments for addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular and infectious diseases, 27 USF faculty members are being recognized next month with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards.

September 16, 2024Honors and Awards

New study finds working while sick actually harms productivity and retention

A new study from the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ reveals that it’s not just personal drive pushing employees to work while under the weather, but a hidden pressure from workplace culture.

September 15, 2024Research

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬â€™s Invention Convention Florida celebrates historic win by young Florida inventor

Daniel Park, an 11th-grade student from Hillsborough County, Florida, has made history as the first Floridian to win the Best in Show award at the prestigious Invention Convention Americas 2024 competition.

September 11, 2024Honors and Awards

New study: How healthy food samples influence what you buy

Free samples at big box stores can range from fried snack foods to produce. But how does that correlate with what lands in your shopping cart?

September 9, 2024Research

Major USF award helps Floridians better navigate health care

Faculty members in the USF College of Public Health have received a nearly $13 million federal grant to assist Florida families sign up and make decisions about the future of their medical coverage.

September 3, 2024Honors and Awards

What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement

Led by a USF geologist, a team of researchers examined a submerged 25-foot bridge to tackle a long-lasting archaeological controversy: When humans settled on the islands in the western Mediterranean.

August 30, 2024Research