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USF researchers find death counts fail to capture full mortality effects of COVID-19

More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. Some argue that statistic is inaccurate due to inconsistencies in how deaths are being reported. But researchers from the ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp claim that even if those deaths have been correctly measured, the number doesn’t fully convey the true mortality effects of COVID-19.

September 23, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

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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

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Ten USF ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps selected as Millennium Fellows

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

September 18, 2020Honors and Awards, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp News

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International companies to manufacture USF technology that addresses global sanitation concerns

Agreements coincide with USF 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.

September 17, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and 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 ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp at the ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp’s St. Petersburg campus.

September 17, 2020Research and Innovation

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New digitally produced sculpture celebrates African American history in Tampa Bay

In the garden of Tampa’s C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library sits a life-size bronze sculpture designed to celebrate the community that surrounds it and inspire those who come across it.

September 16, 2020ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp News

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National TV commercial highlights USF’s thriving research

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

September 15, 2020ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp News

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ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp earns national recognition for excellence in diversity and inclusion

The ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp is a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

September 15, 2020Honors and Awards, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp News

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ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp is America’s fastest-rising university, according to U.S. News and World Report

For the second consecutive year, U.S. News ranks USF among nation’s top 50 public universities.

September 14, 2020Honors and Awards, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp News

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USF 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.

September 9, 2020Research and Innovation

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USF recognized in top 50 for several prestigious national and international rankings

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

September 8, 2020Honors and Awards, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp 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, USF Health

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