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Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV strengthens research into potential military brain injury with new federal funding
Results from a key study led by the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV about potential brain injuries in members of the military are driving significant new investment from the U.S. Department of Defense – reinforcing the vital role of academic research in solving some of the nation’s most critical challenges.
April 16, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s commitment to community drives new partnerships and innovation
From improving area neighborhoods, to advancing innovation and strengthening ties with government agencies, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV is proving what’s possible when people of different disciplines unite. Learn more about what’s been accomplished since the formation of the Office of University Community Partnerships.
January 29, 2025Community Partnerships, Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Health, University News
Top stories of 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s remarkable journey of triumphs – celebrating unprecedented achievements in academics, record-breaking research and exhilarating athletic seasons. The university continues to demonstrate the tremendous impact it has on our communities, forging new partnerships that define what it means to be a leading research university.
December 16, 2024University News
Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV sets new record with $738 million in research funding
The milestone comes during Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.
December 10, 2024Research and Innovation
Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV and defense agencies headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base sign landmark agreement
The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV has signed two of its largest defense contracts with U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command, bringing together interdisciplinary faculty experts from across the university.
October 24, 2024Community Partnerships, Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, University News
NASA’s permanent presence on the moon could begin with Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV-invented mapping technology
As NASA continues exploring the moon’s southern polar region to find ice, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV engineers are developing technology to make landing on the moon safer and less expensive – enabling rapid exploration and eventually the establishment of an outpost for astronauts through the availability of safe drinking water and the ability to create oxygen and rocket fuel.
August 13, 2024Research and Innovation
Brain injuries in U.S. Special Operations Forces aren’t easy to detect, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV helping develop a solution
Through its partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command, the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Institute of Applied Engineering has co-led an illuminating study that found repeated exposure to low-level blasts is associated with signs of brain injury in Special Operations Forces. Such exposure is common throughout many military careers, including in training and operational environments.
April 22, 2024Research and Innovation
Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV opens cutting-edge lab aimed at rapidly providing military solutions
Managed by Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s Institute of Applied Engineering, the new Rapid Experimentation Lab provides a unique, collaborative space to rapidly test concepts for the U.S. Department of Defense.
March 22, 2024Research and Innovation
Synapse showcases Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s leadership in the tech industry
With Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s largest presence yet, the conference highlighted the university’s endeavors and collaborative initiatives that are shaping the future of technology in Tampa Bay.
February 28, 2024Research and Innovation
Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s success securing defense contracts prompts new partnership to broaden nation’s research expertise
Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV has become the first university in Florida and one of just a handful of universities in the nation to join a new network that connects research institutions with historically black colleges or universities.
September 19, 2023Research and Innovation, University News
Hundreds of Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV students land internships, secure employment through the university’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense
The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Institute of Applied Engineering sets up and administers custom programs that are based on the customer’s needs and then matches students with the niche skills needed for the project.
August 23, 2023Community Partnerships, Student Success
Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV to rapidly develop technologies for the military with new cutting-edge lab
The Rapid Experimentation Lab, managed by the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Institute of Applied Engineering, puts engineers with different areas of expertise in the same room, dramatically reducing the amount of time it typically takes to build a prototype. It’s part of a five-year, $85 million contract with U.S. Special Operations Command, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base.
August 9, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation