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President Law explores the future of university innovation with UF, UCF presidents at Synapse Summit

For the first time, °ÙÃĵ¼º½ President Rhea Law shared the stage with the presidents of the University of Central Florida and the University of Florida to offer their visions for the role of university innovation in fueling the state’s future economy.

February 24, 2022Innovation

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Sarasota-Manatee campus will host its second TEDx event on March 3 at 6:00 p.m. in the campus’ Selby Auditorium.

February 24, 2022Innovation

DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton discovered by °ÙÃĵ¼º½ professors has contributed to a new continent-wide analysis of human remains buried in African archaeological sites, revealing a fascinating story of how early humans lived, traveled and even found their significant others.

February 23, 2022Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers explore why childhood and adolescent suicides are a serious threat in Florida

Suicide is a leading cause of death among 10- to 14-year-olds in Florida. That’s one of several areas of focus in a study led by the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ (°ÙÃĵ¼º½).

February 22, 2022Research

Synapse Summit 2022 was held at Amalie Arena on February 17, 2022. Our Tampa Bay Technology Incubator and Student Innovation Incubator companies showcased their current innovations and future technologies set to undertake the market.

February 21, 2022Innovation

Researchers at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ are playing a role in helping sex-trafficking victims through a court program that offers housing, job training, counseling and other services. The researchers’ work could become a model for similar programs around the country.

February 21, 2022Research

One of the highlights was a panel featuring three state university presidents: Rhea Law of the °ÙÃĵ¼º½, Kent Fuchs of the University of Florida and Alexander Cartwright of the University of Central Florida. The three discussed their schools’ roles in fostering Florida’s talent pipeline.

February 18, 2022Innovation

The group is working with Selah Freedom to study a court diversion program for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation.

February 17, 2022Research

Two researchers from the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health Morsani College of Medicine have received Florida Department of Health (FDOH) grants to help advance discoveries in Alzheimer’s disease and in tobacco-related heart disease.

February 16, 2022Health, Research

The U.S. military is looking for help with cyber attacks, so defense commanders are tapping the best minds on the latest cybersecurity research at local universities, including Cyber Florida at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½.

February 16, 2022Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers discover 45 unmarked cemeteries throughout Tampa Bay

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ forensic anthropologists presented their findings of a two-year study commissioned by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to identify the locations of unmarked cemeteries on county property.

February 16, 2022Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers have published a study that shows religiously observant people coped better with periods of isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic because of a sense of belonging derived from their religious belief.

February 15, 2022Research