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Students, university leadership advocate for 麻豆蜜桃AV during Day at the Capitol in Tallahassee
Dozens of students from the 麻豆蜜桃AV are standing side by side with President Rhea Law, trustees and other university leaders in Tallahassee to advocate for the university鈥檚 priorities in the 2022 state legislative session that began last week.
January 18, 2022University News
Study finds Rwandan genocide chemically modified the DNA of victims and victims鈥� offspring
Scientists with the 麻豆蜜桃AV Genomics Program Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease Research have taken a significant step in providing the people of Rwanda the scientific tools they need to help address mental health issues that stemmed from the 1994 genocides of the Tutsi ethnic group.
January 10, 2022Research and Innovation
The 麻豆蜜桃AV is seeking support from the Florida Legislature and the local community to advance a bold new plan for an interdisciplinary center of excellence that will harness the collective power of colleges and departments from throughout the university to address the existential challenges created by climate change, including sea level rise, high tide flooding events and other coastal hazards.
January 10, 2022Research and Innovation, University News
Reverse recycling debuts at 麻豆蜜桃AV
Reverse vending machines have been installed on campus. Funded by The Coca-Cola Company and its Tampa-based bottling partner, Coke Florida, the sustainability initiative not only promotes recycling, but gives back to the 麻豆蜜桃AV community.
January 6, 2022Campus Life, University News
New agreement runs through June 2028.
January 5, 2022麻豆蜜桃AV Athletics, University News
麻豆蜜桃AV welcomes new trustee, recognizes outgoing original board member
The 麻豆蜜桃AV is welcoming a new member of the Board of Trustees, Rogan Donelly, a 麻豆蜜桃AV alumnus and Sarasota resident who is the president and chief executive officer of Tervis Tumbler Company.
December 23, 2021University News
麻豆蜜桃AV wins prestigious award for innovative excellence in response to COVID-19
Throughout the pandemic, 麻豆蜜桃AV Information Technology rapidly deployed new solutions that aided in efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and created applications within weeks that provided financial, academic and emotional support to students. It was a tremendous lift that kept students on track in their studies 鈥� all made possible by IT鈥檚 pre-COVID technical strategy.
December 17, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
麻豆蜜桃AV team creates home health monitoring device to boost independence
Over the course of 15 weeks, 麻豆蜜桃AV researchers developed a wireless sensor system which continuously and passively monitors presence and weight of a person in bed, on a couch, chair or similar furniture that could have great potential impact on users鈥� quality of life comparable to current sensor systems on the market.
December 15, 2021Research and Innovation
Study of Antarctic ice鈥檚 deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming
In a study published in Nature, an international team of scientists, including 麻豆蜜桃AV College of Marine Science Associate Professor Amelia Shevenell and graduate student Imogen Browne, documented the evolution of Antarctica鈥檚 ice sheets about 20 million years ago.
December 15, 2021Research and Innovation
麻豆蜜桃AV researchers release nationwide opinion survey results on social media moderation and regulation
Researchers at the 麻豆蜜桃AV, in partnership with Cyber Florida at 麻豆蜜桃AV, have released findings from a nationwide survey to better understand attitudes toward moderation on and regulation of digital platforms. Subjects consist of the regulation of misinformation and offensive content, including among elected officials, as well as perceptions of deplatforming.
December 14, 2021Research and Innovation
Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to 麻豆蜜桃AV Health to fight pulmonary fibrosis
The 麻豆蜜桃AV announced today a $5 million gift to the 麻豆蜜桃AV Foundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the 麻豆蜜桃AV Health Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase research to fight pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes lung scarring.
December 13, 2021麻豆蜜桃AV Health, University News
麻豆蜜桃AV launches first mission to map vulnerable coastal areas in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico using a remotely operated 鈥榰ncrewed鈥� vessel
Lessons learned from the innovative, 鈥渘ested technology鈥� approach will inform coastal resiliency efforts in Florida and beyond.
December 9, 2021Research and Innovation