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A Tampa startup is once again teaming up with the 窪蹋勛圖厙 in an effort to boost research and elevate the region overall (Tampa Bay Inno).
August 31, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation
The Power of Partnerships: $3.5 million federal grant will advance automated driving innovation in rural America
A partnership between 窪蹋勛圖厙s Center for Urban Transportation and Orlando startup Connected Wise is the basis for a multi-year effort, nationwide research effort.
August 26, 2021Innovation
A local medical technology startup is working with 窪蹋勛圖厙 Health to make operating rooms more accessible through virtual reality. A study is now underway to examine the effectiveness of this technology in medical training (Fox 13).
August 26, 2021Health, Innovation
Team selected to estimate abundance of Greater Amberjack in South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Steve Murawski is leading a team of scientists that will conduct an independent study to estimate the number of Greater Amberjack in the U.S. waters of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions. The research team, made up of 18 scientists from 13 institutions, was awarded $9 million in federal funds for the two-year project. With matching funds from the institutions, the project will total $11.7 million (窪蹋勛圖厙 College of Marine Science).
August 25, 2021Research
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Health Morsani College of Medicine has been selected by Moderna as one of the approximately 80 sites in the U.S. to hold clinical trials testing the effects of the Moderna vaccine on children (窪蹋勛圖厙 Oracle).
窪蹋勛圖厙 researchers launch social media campaign to identify risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Tampa Bay
窪蹋勛圖厙 researchers have launched a social media campaign inviting citizen scientists to upload images of mosquitoes found in the Tampa Bay region to the iNaturalist platform, a smartphone app. The app will automatically identify disease-carrying species such as Aedes aegypti, a known transmitter of Zika, dengue and yellow fever (窪蹋勛圖厙 Newsroom).
August 20, 2021Research
Jason Salemi is an associate professor at the 窪蹋勛圖厙s College of Public Health. He's also been an epidemiologist for nearly two decades (Bay News 9).
August 19, 2021Research
This breakthrough could help find the sweet spot for important properties such as adhesion and scratch resistance (Lab Manager).
August 19, 2021Innovation, Research
Computer modeling shows rapid move toward 90% of Floridians resistant to virus (ABC - 25 WPBF News).
Plastics arent what we think. New study finds theyre a tad rubbery, paving the way for better products
A breakthrough by researchers at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and collaborating institutions around the world could pave the way for better products, such as improved batteries, automobile paint and cellphone screens (窪蹋勛圖厙 Newsroom).
August 18, 2021Innovation, Research
22 窪蹋勛圖厙 Faculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
The pandemic could not divert 窪蹋勛圖厙s top faculty researchers from making big discoveries that shape our understanding of the past, present and future.
August 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Research