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The ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health-designed 3D printed nasal swab that broke into national news in late March is now being used by several hundred hospitals and academic medical centers around the country (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Trend).
May 22, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Engineering $200,000 to build a digital tool that will allow health professionals, researchers and government agencies to delve further in the coronavirus pandemic (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ engineers create ‘ear savers,’ providing relief to health professionals treating coronavirus patients
Medical professionals are required to wear face masks, often continuously during 14-hour shifts. The elastic bands can be painful, and cause sores and headaches. In order to improve their comfort, engineers at the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Engineering have manufactured a special plastic strip that’s lined with hooks, making the straps adjustable (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).
May 18, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Libraries received a $25,000 grant from Truist Financial Corp. to establish the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Foundation).
The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ may have steered its students away during the coronavirus pandemic, but innovation is still happening on and off campus (Tampa Bay Business Journal) (paywall).
May 13, 2020Innovation, Research
In collaboration with ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, Notre Dame researchers have initially modeled impacts in the Tampa Bay area. The researchers showed how the area could be affected if government officials relaxed various restrictions, including when a second wave and peak of the COVID-19 pandemic would occur (Notre Dame News).
May 12, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
A University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ research project is starting to reveal more about COVID-19 in the Tampa Bay area (WFLA).
May 12, 2020Health, Innovation, Research
Professor Tammy Allen recently received a research grant to study how people are managing remote work after having little time to prepare for it (WTSP).
May 12, 2020Research
Newly published research in prominent journal PLoS One shows seasonal impact on a Sicilian cave system (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬RI Newsroom).
May 7, 2020Research
Researchers are moving to quickly help fight the coronavirus and future pandemics. The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ created a COVID-19 Rapid Response Research grants program. It identified 14 projects for initial funding, with an interdisciplinary range from technology to treatment and social mitigation (ABC Action News).
Decades of development and years of research, led by University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ distinguished professor Yogi Goswami, are now culminating at the perfect moment in history (Fox 13 News).
April 30, 2020Innovation
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ psychology professor wins NSF grant to study remote work in response to COVID-19
The National Science Foundation has awarded a ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ psychology professor grant funding to study the rapid transition to remote work, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinguished University Professor Tammy Allen is gathering data to examine adjustment to remote work with the intention of developing guidelines for future telecommuting in normal and in emergency situations. (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).
April 29, 2020Research