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Five Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Faculty Elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors has named to its new class of Senior Members five Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV faculty members who have devoted their careers to inventing high-tech tools for a myriad of applications and blazing a trail for the next generation of innovators.

February 11, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV doctoral students combining engineering and anthropology to inform Florida’s Coral Reef restoration and monitoring

More than 300 miles of coral reefs stretch across Florida’s Atlantic coast. While this marine habitat is home to hundreds of aquatic species and plays an important role in the state’s economy, it is also in danger of disappearing. But a new project from a team of Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV doctoral students is taking an interdisciplinary approach to protect and restore these vital habitats.

February 10, 2021Research

Loyola University Maryland’s Center for the Humanities will host its annual Humanities Symposium on Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Antoinette Jackson, Ph.D., professor and chair of Anthropology at the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV (Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV) in Tampa and director of the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Heritage Research Lab, will give the keynote address, "Lessons within Reach: The Space Between Truth, Social Justice, and What it Means ‘to be Maligned’."

February 10, 2021Research

Another avenue of research has opened up for Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV students looking to get involved in existing and future research projects on criminal justice issues as well as participate in collaborative, firsthand experiences with students across colleges (Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Oracle).

February 10, 2021Research

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV partners with U.S. Special Operations Command to combat Russian disinformation

The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Institute on Russia has forged a formal partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to help strengthen the understanding of Russian disinformation and the dangerous impact it’s having on the world.

February 10, 2021Global Research, Research

Study shows dramatic decreases in traffic caused by COVID-19 shutdowns improved air quality in car-dependent states but didn’t offset additional forms of pollution in other parts of the country. This study was funded by a $25,000 grant from Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Research & Innovation, one of 14 studies supported by nearly $320,000 in seed grants for COVID-19 research partnerships (Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV St. Petersburg campus).

February 8, 2021Research

While the University of Florida, with its 168-year history, has long been heralded as a standard for higher education innovation, the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV is making gains that could soon put the two on equal footing (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

February 5, 2021Innovation, Research

New research findings correlate with clinical observations of more fetal abnormalities and other Zika-related health problems in late versus early pregnancy (EurekAlert!).

February 3, 2021Health, Research

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV welcomes Super Bowl LV to Tampa

During the game, physicians, faculty members and residents from the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Health Morsani College of Medicine will play a key role in player and fan safety. Dr. Byron Moran, medical director of Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Health’s Concussion Center, serves as the Buccaneers’ head team physician. On the Chief’s sideline, will be Dr. Jason Wilson, associate director of Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Emergency Medicine (Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Newsroom).

February 3, 2021Health

A preclinical study by a Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Health (Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Health) Morsani College of Medicine research team has discovered a new mechanism for how Zika virus can pass from mothers to their children during pregnancy — a process known as vertical transmission (Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Health).

February 2, 2021Health, Research

Cutting-edge innovations to fight disease, enhance learning win Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s Excellence in Innovation Awards

Faculty inventors who created new technologies and applications to address COVID-19, malaria and literacy barriers are lauded in annual awards (Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAVRI Newsroom).

February 1, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV researchers say the widely held perception that the Super Bowl is a magnet for sex trafficking is largely unfounded (Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Newsroom).

February 1, 2021Research