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Association of University Research Parks releases 2025 Economic Impact Report: The Power of North American Research Parks

According to the report, research parks, innovation districts and other communities of innovation across North America collectively empower an impressive return on investment.

September 11, 2025Research

How the high-speed tongues of salamanders and chameleons are helping ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø unlock engineering breakthroughs

While studying salamanders and chameleons, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers discovered the animals use the same biological mechanism to fire their tongues at extreme speeds. The research has opened the door to potential innovative engineering applications inspired by nature.

September 9, 2025Research

LifePulse Bio, a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø spinout, Bull Ring Accelerator Grant (BRAG) awardeee, and Florida High Tech Corridor matching grant recipient, has landed a $2 million NIH grant to test its electric-field technology in pets.

September 8, 2025Innovation

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists build on Deepwater Horizon research with new project targeting pollutants in Tampa Bay and beyond

From barnacles to oysters, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists are uncovering clues about toxins in Tampa Bay. What their findings could mean for coastal waters beyond the state of Florida.

September 5, 2025Research

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø secures contract with U.S. Army, strengthening collaboration with Department of Defense

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has signed a five-year research contract worth up to $85 million with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory. The partnership strengthens ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s defense research in cybersecurity, biotechnology and energy sciences while offering students valuable internship opportunities.

September 4, 2025Research

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø invention helps U.S. military counter deadly improvised explosive devices

What started as a weekend sketch and a student prototype at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is now saving lives on the battlefield. Discover how a simple invention transformed operations against one of the military’s deadliest threats.

September 4, 2025Innovation

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø launches aerospace engineering major to meet soaring demand in aviation industry

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø kicked off the fall semester by welcoming the first class of students into its new aerospace engineering major, one of only three undergraduate programs of its kind at a Florida university.

September 2, 2025Student Research

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, FAU researchers solve 1,500-year-old mystery: The bacterium behind the first pandemic

For the first time, researchers at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian in a mass grave in the ancient city of Jerash, Jordan. The discovery underscores plague’s ongoing relevance as a resident of northern Arizona recently died from pneumonic plague and another individual in California tested positive for the disease.

August 29, 2025Research

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø professor leads push for hurricane scale to include storm surge, flood risk

A new study by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's Jennifer Collins finds that current hurricane warnings, which focus only on wind, fail to capture the true dangers from storm surge and rainfall. The researchers developed a system that combines wind, rain, and surge to better communicate overall risk.

August 27, 2025Research

Tampa Bay Times column by six Florida university research vice presidents, including ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Vice President Sylvia Wilson Thomas, on the value of research to state taxpayers.

August 26, 2025Research

Florida SBDC at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø team members honored for service and excellence at Florida SBDC Network’s Performance Excellence Awards

The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø proudly announces that several team members were recognized on August 18, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay during the 2025 Florida SBDC Network’s Performance Excellence Awards.

August 22, 2025Honors and Awards

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health and Tampa General Hospital collaborate on more efficient treatment of deadly infections

The treatment tested use of an antibiotic known under the brand name Dalvance as a possible alternative to antibiotics that must be administered intravenously. The drug shows promise in fighting Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, the leading cause of death by bloodstream infections worldwide.

August 15, 2025Health