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°ÙÃĵ¼º½ partners with U.S. Special Operations Command to combat Russian disinformation

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ 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 °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Research & Innovation, one of 14 studies supported by nearly $320,000 in seed grants for COVID-19 research partnerships (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ 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 °ÙÃĵ¼º½ 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

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ welcomes Super Bowl LV to Tampa

During the game, physicians, faculty members and residents from the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health Morsani College of Medicine will play a key role in player and fan safety. Dr. Byron Moran, medical director of °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health’s Concussion Center, serves as the Buccaneers’ head team physician. On the Chief’s sideline, will be Dr. Jason Wilson, associate director of °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Emergency Medicine (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

February 3, 2021Health

A preclinical study by a °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ 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 (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health).

February 2, 2021Health, Research

Cutting-edge innovations to fight disease, enhance learning win °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™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 (°ÙÃĵ¼º½RI Newsroom).

February 1, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers say the widely held perception that the Super Bowl is a magnet for sex trafficking is largely unfounded (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

February 1, 2021Research

$3 million has been gifted to the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Foundation to benefit students in the College of Marine Science.

January 31, 2021Research

Satellites engineered by °ÙÃĵ¼º½ students and faculty launch during world record mission

Three of the 143 satellites aboard spaceflight company SpaceX’s first dedicated rideshare mission were engineered by students and faculty at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Institute of Applied Engineering (College of Engineering).

January 29, 2021Innovation, Student Research

A new °ÙÃĵ¼º½ study finds individual female sea turtles lay numerous clutches of eggs in locations miles apart from each other to increase the chance that some of their offspring will survive (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ St. Petersburg campus).

January 28, 2021Research

The center comes after receiving a $1.2 million grant from a national institution (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

January 28, 2021Research