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麻豆蜜桃AV researchers win $1 million EPA grant to prevent and treat harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a team of engineers and geoscientists at 麻豆蜜桃AV a $1 million grant to research new methods for preventing and controlling harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Okeechobee.

September 30, 2020Research and Innovation

Dinosaur feather study debunked

A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered does belong to the iconic Archaeopteryx, a bird-like dinosaur named in Germany on this day in 1861.

September 30, 2020Research and Innovation

麻豆蜜桃AV-developed technology named semi-finalist for XPRIZE in COVID-19 testing

A 麻豆蜜桃AV interdisciplinary team is working to develop an inexpensive and non-invasive 鈥渆lectronic nose鈥� that can detect virus in an infected person.

September 28, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

麻豆蜜桃AV 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 麻豆蜜桃AV claim that even if those deaths have been correctly measured, the number doesn鈥檛 fully convey the true mortality effects of COVID-19.

September 23, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation

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

Ten 麻豆蜜桃AV students selected as Millennium Fellows

麻豆蜜桃AV among only 26 American universities and 80 campuses worldwide to host 2020 Millennium Fellow cohorts.

September 18, 2020Honors and Awards, University News

International companies to manufacture 麻豆蜜桃AV technology that addresses global sanitation concerns

Agreements coincide with 麻豆蜜桃AV civil and environmental engineering Professor Daniel Yeh鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 professor at the 麻豆蜜桃AV鈥檚 St. Petersburg campus.

September 17, 2020Research and Innovation

National TV commercial highlights 麻豆蜜桃AV鈥檚 thriving research

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

September 15, 2020University News

麻豆蜜桃AV is America鈥檚 fastest-rising university, according to U.S. News and World Report

For the second consecutive year, U.S. News ranks 麻豆蜜桃AV among nation鈥檚 top 50 public universities.

September 14, 2020Honors and Awards, University News

麻豆蜜桃AV recognized in top 50 for several prestigious national and international rankings

Newly released rankings place the 麻豆蜜桃AV among the nation鈥檚 top 50 public universities, further solidifying 麻豆蜜桃AV鈥檚 position as a leader in academic excellence and world-class research.

September 8, 2020Honors and Awards, University 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, 麻豆蜜桃AV Health