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John Cotter building lumber alternatives

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ student invents lumber alternative using recycled plastic

The material will be used as a replacement for wood to create fence posts that can last 30 to 50 years, about three times longer than a traditional wood fence.

August 4, 2022Research and Innovation

Aedes aegypti vector transmits dengue virus, yellow fever virus, chikungunya virus and Zika virus.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers launch global dashboard to track invasive mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases

The dashboard is the result of an NSF-funded global research project that started in 2020.

August 2, 2022Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation

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Forbes ranks the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ as one of America’s Best Employers for Women

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ ranks No. 22 on the Forbes list, which includes employers across a wide range of industries. Women currently account for 57% of all ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ employees, 64% of administration employees and 51% of executive/senior leadership.

July 27, 2022University News

Kristina Keogh has been named the new dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg campus. Keogh comes to ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ after being the director of library services for the past six years at the Alfred R. Goldstein Library at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL.

July 26, 2022University News

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ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers celebrate successes of new Caribbean research center

An interdisciplinary research center is now up and running in Barbados thanks to a $3.6 million grant provided by USAID to support education policy development and timely decision-making on issues impacting schools in the sub-region.

July 26, 2022Research and Innovation

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University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ breaks fundraising record with over $151 million in gifts

Philanthropic gifts from the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ community exceeded $151 million in fiscal year 2021-22, the most generous level of support in the institution’s nearly 70-year history.

July 26, 2022ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Foundation, University News

The College of Public Health will partner with the CDC over the next five years to develop a multi-modal approach to deliver infection prevention and control education to emergency responders. The center will serve as a hub for recruitment, dissemination, referral and subject matter consultation.

July 25, 2022Research and Innovation

Creating wearable technology

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ engineers secure federal funding to advance wearable electronic technology

Electrical engineering professors are advancing wearable electronics with clothing wired to connect to a range of devices, such as headphones nestled inside a hat.

July 22, 2022Research and Innovation

Heather Judkins, associate professor of integrative biology on the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg campus, will continue her studies of cephalopods, such as octopus and squid, as part of a team of scientists aboard the R/V Point Sur for a 12-day research cruise around the Gulf of Mexico.

July 21, 2022Research and Innovation

A $75,000 grant from Duke Energy will allow the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg campus to establish programming that helps initiate partnerships with schools, developing curriculum, establishing STEM-focused clubs and recruiting female and minority students in Pinellas County.

July 21, 2022University News

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Innovative cybersecurity programs poised for major expansion

Boosted by millions of dollars in new state funding, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ cybersecurity programs are preparing graduates for high-paying jobs in a field with soaring demand.

July 21, 2022Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation

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ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ and FIU researchers release statewide public opinion survey results, topics include gas prices and social media regulation

The survey, sponsored by the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Center for Cybersecurity at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, 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 and Innovation

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