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Over 400 constituents of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) will convene in Tampa, Florida on October 31-November 3 for the Tenth Annual Conference of the NAI (PR Newswire).
October 29, 2021Innovation, Research
窪蹋勛圖厙 electrical engineers believe they are on track to build a device that can detect the presence of the COVID virus in the air (Tampa Bay Times).
October 22, 2021Innovation, Research
As face masks continue to be a daily necessity for many people, they could potentially become environmentally threatening waste. However, 窪蹋勛圖厙 researchers are working on solutions to sterilize the masks and alleviate this growing issue as part of the COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants program (窪蹋勛圖厙 Oracle).
October 21, 2021Research
窪蹋勛圖厙 Professor Kathy Black examines how communities benefit by working together to help their age-friendly programs grow and become more successful in Theories of Community Collaboration to Advance Age-Friendly Community Change, published in the Sept. 16 issue of The Gerontologist (窪蹋勛圖厙 Sarasota-Manatee campus).
October 14, 2021Research
窪蹋勛圖厙 Coral Researcher Joins with International Colleagues in Identifying Better Ways to Save the Worlds Reefs
In the race to save the worlds fragile corals from climate change and disease, 窪蹋勛圖厙 Department of Integrative Biology Assistant Professor John Parkinson is among an international group of scientists looking for better ways to restore damaged reefs.
October 12, 2021Global Research, Research
Team that includes 窪蹋勛圖厙 marine chemist awarded grant as part of NOAAs largest 5-year investment to fight climate crisis
For the last 21 years and counting, a fleet of Argo floats roaming the top half of the global oceans have helped scientists keep their fingers on the pulse of the planet collecting critical data that help us better understand how the oceans are changing in response to human activities (College of Marine Science).
October 12, 2021Research
Tsunami sensing buoy recovered in Tampa Bay
An interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers at 窪蹋勛圖厙 developed a new type of buoy capable of detecting tiny changes in the ocean floor that can be precursors to large natural events such as tsunamis (窪蹋勛圖厙 College of Marine Science).
October 11, 2021Research
窪蹋勛圖厙-led team awarded NSF grant to link the green and blue economies
窪蹋勛圖厙 engineers and marine scientists will work with blue-green frontline communities to co-develop a platform for exchanging information that improves public health, environmental quality and the economy (窪蹋勛圖厙 News).
October 8, 2021Research
窪蹋勛圖厙 engineering students have created a device that could help patients in the wake of a national ventilator shortage spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
October 8, 2021Health, Innovation, Student Research
窪蹋勛圖厙 Health-led team discovers that the compound fenchol has the same beneficial effect as gut-derived metabolites in reducing neurotoxic amyloid-beta in the brain (SciTechDaily).
窪蹋勛圖厙 Startup PolyMaterials Apps record year is about to get better
October will bring appearances in two significant showcases for founder and 窪蹋勛圖厙 Engineering faculty alum Manoj Ram, while the international stage is not far behind.
October 6, 2021Innovation, Research
Scientists at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Health (窪蹋勛圖厙 Health) have discovered a new mechanism that helps neurons sense signals from the gut microbiome. The finding explains how fenchola natural compound found in basil and other plantsreduces Alzheimers disease-associated neurotoxicity in cell culture and in animal models (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News).