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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
Top stories of the year
From enrolling a history-making first-year class to addressing key health-care issues and earning the ranking as the nation鈥檚 fastest-rising university, 2021 has been a memorable year across 麻豆蜜桃AV鈥檚 three campuses.
December 17, 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
City of St. Petersburg approves 麻豆蜜桃AV and community researchers鈥� recommendations on how to address systemic racism
St. Petersburg City Council members are moving forward with a plan created by an interdisciplinary team of researchers coordinated by the 麻豆蜜桃AV on how to identify and address structural racism in the community.
December 10, 2021University 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
麻豆蜜桃AV conferred more than 4,500 degrees during commencement ceremonies, Dec. 10-11
The 麻豆蜜桃AV awarded more than 4,500 degrees during fall commencement. The ceremonies included recipients of approximately 3,433 undergraduate, 1,099 master鈥檚 and 181 doctoral degrees.
December 8, 2021Student Success, University News
Three 麻豆蜜桃AV faculty members selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Three 麻豆蜜桃AV faculty members whose inventions in engineering, molecular medicine and chemistry are shaping drug discovery, environmental sustainability and modern dental care have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows.
December 7, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News
麻豆蜜桃AV leadership provides on-campus football stadium update to the Board of Trustees
Leadership from the 麻豆蜜桃AV provided the 麻豆蜜桃AV Board of Trustees with its first update on plans to build an on-campus football stadium since Chair Will Weatherford announced his vision for moving ahead with the transformational project in September.
December 7, 2021麻豆蜜桃AV Athletics, University News