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Inauguration Day has changed dramatically over the years while maintaining some key traditions for a ceremony that ushers in a new American president. Learn more about the history of Inauguration Day and its importance today.

January 17, 2025Research

How worried should we be about avian flu?

Experts from °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health and the Global Virus Network discuss the current avian influenza outbreak in poultry, dairy cattle and wild birds and how they're working to prevent its spread to humans.

January 15, 2025Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Future of Food Think Tank and community leaders collaborate on food system resilience

A new think tank at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ dedicated to the "Future of Food," focuses on building an agile, innovative ecosystem to advance sustainable, food-secure solutions across the Tampa Bay region that are responsive and resilient to extreme weather events.

January 13, 2025Innovation

Florida SBDC at °ÙÃĵ¼º½ adds satellite office in DeSoto County

The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ (°ÙÃĵ¼º½) announces its expansion across the 10-county Tampa Bay region with the addition of a new satellite office location.

January 13, 2025Entrepreneurship

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Center for Urban Transportation Research is working with the city of St. Petersburg on a $3.6 million grant-funded project from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reduce crashes and improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

January 9, 2025Research

Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, °ÙÃĵ¼º½-led study shows

People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.

January 9, 2025Research

Nirmita Roy, a recent °ÙÃĵ¼º½ grad, could soon revolutionize the way health data is collected, whether it’s for a sleep study, monitoring after surgery, or just for your own information.

January 3, 2025Innovation, Research

How gift giving boosts your health and well-being

A °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health expert explains how the simple act of giving can do more than spread holiday cheer and why it is the best gift you can give yourself this season.

December 20, 2024Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health launches state-funded hyperbaric oxygen therapy trial with first patient

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health welcomed its first participants of a $28 million state-funded clinical trial to study the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on Florida service members and veterans who suffer from traumatic brain injury.

December 17, 2024Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ names new dean for College of Engineering

Levi Thompson has been named as the new dean of the College of Engineering. Thompson is a highly accomplished researcher who brings strong leadership and administrative experience, including most recently serving as the College of Engineering dean at the University of Delaware and previously as a faculty member at the University of Michigan.

December 16, 2024Honors and Awards

Two °ÙÃĵ¼º½ faculty members named NAI fellows

They are °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Preeminent Professor Jianfeng Cai in the Department of Chemistry and Professor Ashok Kumar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

December 11, 2024Honors and Awards

How ultra-processed foods may drive colorectal cancer risk

The interdisciplinary research led by °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health and Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute highlights the need to reevaluate the core components of the Western diet and paves the way for a new therapy called resolution medicine.

December 11, 2024Research