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Daniel Yeh stands with a colleague in Hawaii

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ engineering research team tackles America’s hidden sanitation crisis with breakthrough wastewater technology

Building on his success with the NEWGenerator, and with support from the National Science Foundation, Professor Daniel Yeh and his team have developed a solution that can transform how wastewater is managed in homes and small communities nationwide.

December 3, 2025Research and Innovation

Group uses LifePulse to work on cat's cancer

From laboratory innovation to cancer care, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬-born technology offering pet owners hope

Decades of federally funded research at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ have led to a breakthrough device that uses gentle heat and electrical pulses to deliver cancer treatment directly to tumors. Now in veterinary trials, the technology promises safer, more precise treatments – and could soon transform human cancer care.

November 10, 2025Research and Innovation

ARK Innovation Center building

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ High Tech Corridor expand innovation footprint through partnership with the ARK Innovation Center

As part of the agreement, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Institute of Applied Engineering will establish a presence at the state-of-the-art ARK Innovation Center in St. Petersburg, which serves as a launchpad for early-stage companies focused on disruptive technologies such as machine learning, energy, fintech, artificial intelligence and blockchain.

October 15, 2025Community, Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation

 IAE President and CEO Darren Schumacher; ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ President Rhea Law; Eric Moore, deputy to the commanding general, U.S. Army DEVCOM; Adam Rawlett, senior scientist, U.S. Army Research Lab; Norma Alcantar, engineering professor and associate dean of research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ secures contract with U.S. Army, strengthening collaboration with Department of Defense

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ has signed a five-year research contract worth up to $85 million with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory. The partnership strengthens ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s defense research in cybersecurity, biotechnology and energy sciences while offering students valuable internship opportunities.

September 4, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success, University News

Tony Lattanze works on the JCREW with a service member

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ invention helps U.S. military counter deadly improvised explosive devices

What started as a weekend sketch and a student prototype at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ is now saving lives on the battlefield. Discover how a simple invention transformed operations against one of the military’s deadliest threats.

September 3, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

Two men stand by aerospace machinery

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ launches aerospace engineering major to meet soaring demand in aviation industry

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ kicked off the fall semester by welcoming the first class of students into its new aerospace engineering major, one of only three undergraduate programs of its kind at a ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ university.

September 2, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ engineers inspect self-driving vehicle

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ to advance autonomous vehicle technology research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ has launched a new academic partnership with COAST Autonomous, helping accelerate research in self-driving vehicle technology and expand workforce training opportunities for the next generation of engineers.

July 23, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Success

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ student examines medical device

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ military veteran improves mobility, comfort with medical device invented by ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ engineering students

A group of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ engineering students turned their class project into something truly life-changing: a custom-designed mobility device for a Marine Corps veteran with a spinal cord injury. Their innovative solution not only transformed her quality of life – it shows how hands-on learning and compassion can shape the future of health care.

July 21, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬: A Preeminent Research University

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ student rocket team soars in national NASA competition

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s Society of Aeronautics and Rocketry team completed a NASA Student Launch Competition and brought home an award for successfully designing and then sending a model rocket over 4,000 feet while transmitting data.

June 10, 2025Student Success

Entrance to the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Inventors Hall of Fame

Three distinguished ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ faculty innovators selected for the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Inventors Hall of Fame

Their innovations have led to important advancements in health care, dental technology and cancer treatment.

May 19, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

The estate gift, from alum Mike Crew, will support an already-established scholarship along with a new professorship and lecture series.

May 14, 2025ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Foundation

University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬: A Preeminent Research University

Waseem Albaba

A passion for video games, combined with a skateboarding accident, guided Waseem Albaba toward a career in cybersecurity.

May 2, 2025Cyber/AI, Student Success

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