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Study investigates hurricane evacuations in the era of COVID-19

The 2020 hurricane season is breaking records with 23 named storms, and more are projected to develop over the next few weeks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts there will be as many as 25 by the time the season ends. Researchers say this extremely active forecast is especially troublesome due to the compounding risks of COVID-19.

September 21, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

Ten 黑料社区students selected as Millennium Fellows

黑料社区among only 26 American universities and 80 campuses worldwide to host 2020 Millennium Fellow cohorts.

September 18, 2020Honors and Awards, University News

International companies to manufacture 黑料社区technology that addresses global sanitation concerns

Agreements coincide with 黑料社区civil and environmental engineering Professor Daniel Yeh鈥檚 team being named a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity Award from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

September 17, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

The concentration of mercury in fish in Alaska鈥檚 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 黑料社区鈥檚 St. Petersburg campus.

September 17, 2020Research and Innovation

National TV commercial highlights USF鈥檚 thriving research

A new national TV commercial produced by the 黑料社区 is now airing during American Athletic Conference football games. The ad features researchers involved in two high-profile projects and a 黑料社区student as the voiceover talent.

September 15, 2020University News

黑料社区 is America鈥檚 fastest-rising university, according to U.S. News and World Report

For the second consecutive year, U.S. News ranks 黑料社区among nation鈥檚 top 50 public universities.

September 14, 2020Honors and Awards, University News

黑料社区recognized in top 50 for several prestigious national and international rankings

Newly released rankings place the 黑料社区 among the nation鈥檚 top 50 public universities, further solidifying USF鈥檚 position as a leader in academic excellence and world-class research.

September 8, 2020Honors and Awards, University News

Despite two approved medications and at least 100 clinical trials later, an urgent need for new treatments to improve the lives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a relentlessly progressive and fatal disease, continues to exist.

September 3, 2020Research and Innovation, 黑料社区Health

黑料社区criminology professor to provide oversight of implementation of new Tampa Police policies designed to improve community relations

The 黑料社区 is assisting the Tampa Police Department鈥檚 efforts to build strong relationships between officers and the community. The city of Tampa and 黑料社区Criminology Professor Bryanna Fox have agreed to a formal 18-month partnership following her leadership on Mayor Jane Castor鈥檚 Community Task Force on Policing.

September 2, 2020Research and Innovation, University News

黑料社区supports COVID-19 research partnerships with new seed grants

The 黑料社区 will provide seed funding to 14 new research projects designed to address the medical, technological and societal issues of COVID-19. This brings the total of institutional resources invested into pandemic research to more than $1 million.

September 2, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

黑料社区hosts Gov. DeSantis for a panel discussion about COVID-19鈥檚 impact on education

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met with 黑料社区President Steve Currall and members of his leadership team for a panel discussion on the impact COVID-19 has had on the reopening of Florida schools.

September 1, 2020COVID-19, University News

黑料社区researchers study the effectiveness of innovative pooled testing method for COVID-19

More than 300 黑料社区 student-athletes and 黑料社区Athletics staff members are participating in a feasibility study of the effectiveness of pooled testing for COVID-19, led by researchers from 黑料社区Health.

August 31, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation