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Moffitt Cancer Center will create 1.4 million square feet of research lab/office, light industrial/manufacturing, general office, and clinical building space on a 775-acre campus in Pasco County, FL. The expanded clinical and research facilities will accommodate Moffitt’s growth in the Tampa Bay region of complementary third-party research, product manufacturing, clinical providers, and conferencing facilities. (Business Facilities).
University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers release findings from new national COVID-19 opinion survey
Researchers with the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ School of Public Affairs, in partnership with Cyber ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ at the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, have released the second set of results from a nationwide opinion survey regarding COVID-19 (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).
To gain insight into future ice sheet stability and sea-level rise, new research from an international team led by University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ geoscientists is drawing on evidence from past interglacial periods when Earth’s climate was warmer than today (Mirage News).
January 22, 2021Global Research, Research
Doctors at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health are working on a test that could predict how bad your reaction will be to the coronavirus before you even develop any symptoms. ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health hopes to have trials started by this year (ABC Action News).
January 22, 2021Health, Innovation, Research
Archives in Context features rarely seen 1939 to 1988 era photographic imagery of the groundbreaking life and photographic practice of Griff Davis, which is supported by a ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Understanding and Addressing Blackness and Anti-Black Racism in Our Local, National, and International Communities Research Grant; Susana and Yann Weymouth; Mort and Sara Richter; Major Sponsor The Stanton Storer Embrace the Arts Foundation; and the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Department of State (Patch).
January 22, 2021Research
A collaborative team led by psychology professor James McHale, director of the Family Study Center on the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg campus, has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and strengthen relationships between family members to create safe and supportive households.
January 21, 2021Research
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬-led international geosciences team reconstructs 6.5 million years of sea level stands in the Western Mediterranean
The geological features in caves from Mallorca provide scientific insights for understanding modern-day sea level changes (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).
January 21, 2021Global Research, Research
The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club’s board approved a $2,500 grant in late 2020 for Dr. Greg Herbert, with the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ (captivasanibel.com).
January 21, 2021Research
The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ School of Public Affairs, in partnership with The ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Center for Cybersecurity at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, surveyed approximately 1,000 voting age Americans. According to the survey, almost a quarter of Americans are not planning on getting vaccinated against COVID-19 anytime soon; many do not believe the vaccines are safe (WÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ News).
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researcher’s exploration of toxic Tiger Rattlesnake venom advances application of genetic science techniques
In deciphering a simple, but particularly deadly venom, the research opens avenues for exploration of how genes produce traits (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).
January 19, 2021Innovation, Research
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers aim to ease COVID-19 vaccine concerns by building trust within communities of color
With distribution of the coronavirus vaccine underway, researchers from the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Taneja College of Pharmacy are working to educate communities of color about COVID-19 and the benefits of inoculation (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).
January 19, 2021Research
New statewide data emphasizes urgency in ramping up administration of COVID-19 vaccines
For the first time, Edwin Michael, professor of epidemiology in the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Public Health, has obtained statewide forecasts of the impact of vaccine rollouts using his SEIRcast COVID-19 Forecasting and Planning portal (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).