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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $1 Million to the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ in Tampa as part of a total of $6,487,188 in funding to seven institutions to research how to prevent and control harmful algal blooms.

September 17, 2020Research

International companies to manufacture ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ technology that addresses global sanitation concerns

Agreements coincide with ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ civil and environmental engineering Professor Daniel Yeh’s team being named a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity Award from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).

September 17, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s research expenditures extend beyond elevating the school; they also have an economic impact to the Tampa Bay region as a whole (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

September 17, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

The concentration of mercury in fish in Alaska’s Yukon River may exceed EPA mercury criterion by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are not constrained, according to a new scientific research paper co-authored by a professor at the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s St. Petersburg campus.

September 17, 2020Research

The study examines how a percentage of otherwise healthy adults are having an "allergic reaction" to the virus. Researchers in several University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ departments—including medicine, nursing and business—are recruiting volunteers from Tampa General Hospital's COVID-19 clinic for a new wearable devices study to predict when symptoms will worsen (WÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬).

September 17, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Colleen Naughton and colleagues at the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) earned a National Science Foundation grant to host the conference (UC Merced).

September 16, 2020Research

National TV commercial highlights ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s thriving research

A new national TV commercial produced by the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ is now airing during American Athletic Conference football games. The ad features researchers involved in two high-profile projects and a ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ student as the voiceover talent (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).

September 15, 2020Research

Entrepreneurial students, from undergrad to doctoral level, join with statewide peers to present new healthcare solutions in upcoming pitch competition (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬RI Newsroom).

September 14, 2020Entrepreneurship, Health, Innovation

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ has announced $500,000 worth of grants to fund 23 research projects aimed at reducing racism, including two projects that will be conducted at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Sarasota-Manatee campus (Sarasota Herald-Tribune).

September 10, 2020Research

The work will involve 90 faculty across eight colleges and the university’s three campuses (Tampa Bay Times).

September 9, 2020Research

As part of a $500,000 research grant program, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ on Wednesday afternoon selected 23 research proposals focused on understanding and addressing the effects of systemic racism at local, national and international levels (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Oracle).

September 9, 2020Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ selects 23 research projects for funding in anti-racism effort

From medicine to marketing to engineering, university researchers will work with community partners to address long-standing disparities and roadblocks to equity (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Newsroom).

September 9, 2020Research