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ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬-engineered material uses sunlight to combat ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s red tide

What if sunlight could help curb ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s red tide? ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers have engineered a reusable, light-activated material that slows harmful algae growth – offering a promising, environmentally safe approach to protecting coastal waters, public health and marine life.

January 29, 2026Innovation, Research

New report finds ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s economic impact nears $10 billion annually across ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, including $7 billion in Tampa Bay

Based on fiscal year 2023-24 data, the report shows that ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ delivers substantial returns for students, taxpayers, employers and communities through several key areas, including workforce development, research innovation, health care and alumni productivity.

January 27, 2026Innovation, Research

How a kiddie pool and native plants from the Lake Wales Ridge helped baby millipedes hatch in captivity.

January 20, 2026Student Research

Why is the flu so bad this year?

As flu cases rise across the country, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health virologist Dr. Michael Teng explains what makes this season unique and how you can best take care of yourself and your family.

January 16, 2026Health

Laws must keep up with fast-moving AI: A conversation with ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researcher Karni Chagal-Feferkorn

Chagal-Feferkorn’s work examines the gray areas of liability when autonomous systems are involved in causing damage, the dangers AI poses to children and a growing need for tech creators and policymakers to collaborate before systems are deployed.

January 15, 2026Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ rises in new research rankings, outpacing many peer institutions in growth

With $522 million in research expenditures in fiscal year 2024, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ ranks No. 47 among the nation’s public universities – and a growth rate higher than 90% of members of the Association of American Universities.

January 13, 2026Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researchers seeking better, safer alternatives to current opioid drugs

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researchers are making dramatic strides in understanding how new opioid compounds work inside the body to provide pain relief, offering greater hope that new classes of these drugs may eventually be used to relieve pain without potentially deadly side effects.

December 18, 2025Health, Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health, TGH surgeon performs nation’s first fully robotic microsurgery with FDA-cleared NanoWrist® instruments

This innovation allows surgeons to perform delicate tissue dissection and vessel preparation with unmatched control, marking a new era in minimally invasive care for patients living with lymphedema.

December 12, 2025Health, Innovation

National Academy of Inventors welcomes three ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ inventors into its 2025 class of fellows

The provost and two faculty members at University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ have been selected as 2025 Fellows to the National Academy of Inventors.

December 11, 2025Honors and Awards

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ study finds widespread rule-breaking in whale shark tourism hotspot

One of the world’s busiest whale-shark destinations is struggling to manage a boom in ecotourism. A new ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ study finds the world’s biggest fish may be paying the price.

December 11, 2025Research

Study reveals dramatic decline in some historic sargassum populations

Certain populations of sargassum have plummeted during the past ten years, raising alarm for marine ecosystems that depend on the seaweed.

December 5, 2025Research

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 4, 2025Innovation

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