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Report: Social distancing and face masks will help crush COVID-19 pandemic by late April
麻豆蜜桃AV-developed computer model projects social mitigation measures will have a dramatic effect on how quickly Tampa Bay recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 4, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
麻豆蜜桃AV research team uncovers significant reason older adults are at increased risk of suffering a heart attack
A team of researchers in the 麻豆蜜桃AV Department of Surgery has made a key discovery as to why we become more susceptible to heart disease as we age. The human body, especially the heart, is dependent on the mitochondria, the part of the cell responsible for producing energy to maintain organ function. The protein, Sesn2, is located inside the mitochondria and plays a pivotal role in protecting the heart from stress.
December 3, 2020Research and Innovation, 麻豆蜜桃AV Health
麻豆蜜桃AV Health and Tampa General Hospital have been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine for COVID-19. They join over 100 research sites expecting to enroll more than 30,000 adult participants as part of the global search for a safe and effective vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
December 3, 2020COVID-19, 麻豆蜜桃AV Health
Scientists discover new way to measure turbulence of large planets and exoplanets
The swirls, eddies, and wavy bands of Jupiter and Saturn may remind us of a soothing, starry, starry night - but they reveal these two gas giants to be stormy, turbulent places. The turbulence produces energy cascades, a non-linear transfer of energy between different scales of motion. These are as fundamental to understanding planetary dynamics as the cardiovascular system is to understanding the human body.
December 2, 2020Research and Innovation
麻豆蜜桃AV breaks ground on innovative Judy Genshaft Honors College
The 麻豆蜜桃AV broke ground today on the new home of the Judy Genshaft Honors College, a five-story, 85,000-square-foot facility that will strengthen 麻豆蜜桃AV鈥檚 position to attract the best students in Florida, nationally and internationally.
December 1, 2020University News
New study explores why rural counties have higher infant mortality rates than more urban areas.
December 1, 2020Research and Innovation
Eight 麻豆蜜桃AV faculty members named new AAAS Fellows
Eight 麻豆蜜桃AV faculty members who have led their disciplines in research, innovation and scholarship have been named new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of higher education鈥檚 highest honors bestowed by peers.
November 24, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News
Dr. Menon brings a wealth of nursing leadership experience and academic achievement to her new role.
November 24, 2020麻豆蜜桃AV Health
麻豆蜜桃AV Computer Science and Engineering receives grant to attract and retain more women computer scientists
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering received a three-year, $579,737 grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University for funding evidence-based approaches to attract and retain more women computer science, information technology, and cybersecurity students.
November 23, 2020Research and Innovation, University News
麻豆蜜桃AV-led geosciences team discovers Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes
A lava tube in the El Malpais National Monument yields centuries-old insights of survival in the face of harsh climate change.
November 18, 2020Research and Innovation
麻豆蜜桃AV forensic anthropologist leads renewed effort to help solve Hillsborough County cold case homicides
Erin Kimmerle, associate professor of forensic anthropology and executive director of the Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science at 麻豆蜜桃AV, is collaborating with the Hillsborough County Sheriff and Medical Examiner鈥檚 offices to help solve several cold case homicides.
November 17, 2020University News
Eta Updates
麻豆蜜桃AV is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Eta and the impacts to our region. At this time, there are no changes to class schedules. Information about changes to normal business operations is available here.
November 11, 2020University News