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Study shows dramatic decreases in traffic caused by COVID-19 shutdowns improved air quality in car-dependent states but didn’t offset additional forms of pollution in other parts of the country. This study was funded by a $25,000 grant from ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Research & Innovation, one of 14 studies supported by nearly $320,000 in seed grants for COVID-19 research partnerships (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg campus).

February 8, 2021Research

While the University of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, with its 168-year history, has long been heralded as a standard for higher education innovation, the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ is making gains that could soon put the two on equal footing (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

February 5, 2021Innovation, Research

New research findings correlate with clinical observations of more fetal abnormalities and other Zika-related health problems in late versus early pregnancy (EurekAlert!).

February 3, 2021Health, Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ welcomes Super Bowl LV to Tampa

During the game, physicians, faculty members and residents from the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health Morsani College of Medicine will play a key role in player and fan safety. Dr. Byron Moran, medical director of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health’s Concussion Center, serves as the Buccaneers’ head team physician. On the Chief’s sideline, will be Dr. Jason Wilson, associate director of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Emergency Medicine (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).

February 3, 2021Health

A preclinical study by a University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health) Morsani College of Medicine research team has discovered a new mechanism for how Zika virus can pass from mothers to their children during pregnancy — a process known as vertical transmission (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health).

February 2, 2021Health, Research

Cutting-edge innovations to fight disease, enhance learning win ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Excellence in Innovation Awards

Faculty inventors who created new technologies and applications to address COVID-19, malaria and literacy barriers are lauded in annual awards (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬RI Newsroom).

February 1, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers say the widely held perception that the Super Bowl is a magnet for sex trafficking is largely unfounded (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).

February 1, 2021Research

$3 million has been gifted to the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Foundation to benefit students in the College of Marine Science.

January 31, 2021Research

Satellites engineered by ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students and faculty launch during world record mission

Three of the 143 satellites aboard spaceflight company SpaceX’s first dedicated rideshare mission were engineered by students and faculty at the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Institute of Applied Engineering (College of Engineering).

January 29, 2021Innovation, Student Research

A new ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ study finds individual female sea turtles lay numerous clutches of eggs in locations miles apart from each other to increase the chance that some of their offspring will survive (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg campus).

January 28, 2021Research

The center comes after receiving a $1.2 million grant from a national institution (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

January 28, 2021Research

University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s new Center for Justice Research & Policy to tackle police reform, fairness in the justice system

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ announced the launch of an interdisciplinary center dedicated to serving Tampa Bay as the major training and knowledge hub for issues related to social and criminal justice (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).

January 28, 2021Research