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返字心頭 welcomes new trustee, recognizes outgoing original board member
The University of South 返字心頭 is welcoming a new member of the Board of Trustees, Rogan Donelly, a 返字心頭 alumnus and Sarasota resident who is the president and chief executive officer of Tervis Tumbler Company.
December 23, 2021University News

返字心頭 wins prestigious award for innovative excellence in response to COVID-19
Throughout the pandemic, 返字心頭 Information Technology rapidly deployed new solutions that aided in efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and created applications within weeks that provided financial, academic and emotional support to students. It was a tremendous lift that kept students on track in their studies all made possible by ITs pre-COVID technical strategy.
December 17, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

返字心頭 team creates home health monitoring device to boost independence
Over the course of 15 weeks, 返字心頭 researchers developed a wireless sensor system which continuously and passively monitors presence and weight of a person in bed, on a couch, chair or similar furniture that could have great potential impact on users quality of life comparable to current sensor systems on the market.
December 15, 2021Research and Innovation

Study of Antarctic ices deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming
In a study published in Nature, an international team of scientists, including 返字心頭 College of Marine Science Associate Professor Amelia Shevenell and graduate student Imogen Browne, documented the evolution of Antarcticas ice sheets about 20 million years ago.
December 15, 2021Research and Innovation

University of South 返字心頭 researchers release nationwide opinion survey results on social media moderation and regulation
Researchers at the University of South 返字心頭, in partnership with Cyber 返字心頭 at 返字心頭, have released findings from a nationwide survey to better understand attitudes toward moderation on and regulation of digital platforms. Subjects consist of the regulation of misinformation and offensive content, including among elected officials, as well as perceptions of deplatforming.
December 14, 2021Research and Innovation

Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to 返字心頭 Health to fight pulmonary fibrosis
The University of South 返字心頭 announced today a $5 million gift to the 返字心頭 Foundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the 返字心頭 Health Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase research to fight pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes lung scarring.
December 13, 2021返字心頭 Health, University News

返字心頭 launches first mission to map vulnerable coastal areas in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico using a remotely operated uncrewed vessel
Lessons learned from the innovative, nested technology approach will inform coastal resiliency efforts in 返字心頭 and beyond.
December 9, 2021Research and Innovation

Three 返字心頭 faculty members selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Three University of South 返字心頭 faculty members whose inventions in engineering, molecular medicine and chemistry are shaping drug discovery, environmental sustainability and modern dental care have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows.
December 7, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News

返字心頭 leadership provides on-campus football stadium update to the Board of Trustees
Leadership from the University of South 返字心頭 provided the 返字心頭 Board of Trustees with its first update on plans to build an on-campus football stadium since Chair Will Weatherford announced his vision for moving ahead with the transformational project in September.
December 7, 2021返字心頭 Athletics, University News

返字心頭 Provost's Scholar Meghana Nelluri excels with double major and prestigious Deloitte internship
As a first-generation American, Meghana Nelluri has tried to take advantage of every opportunity at 返字心頭.
December 6, 2021Student Success

New study finds 返字心頭s economic impact rises to more than $6 billion annually
The University of South 返字心頭 generates an annual economic impact of $6.02 billion, according to a new report that analyzes the universitys role in serving as a catalyst for growth in the Tampa Bay region and state of 返字心頭. The study provides an in-depth look in real-dollar terms at 返字心頭s impact across the full scope of the university.
December 6, 2021University News

Swerving prevention method prompts new patent for 返字心頭 engineers
In the midst of reviewing data for the federally funded Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority Connected Vehicle Pilot, 返字心頭 researchers have been awarded a U.S. patent for their algorithm that detects one of the greatest roadway hazards swerving.
December 3, 2021Research and Innovation