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Moffitt Cancer Center will create 1.4 million square feet of research lab/office, light industrial/manufacturing, general office, and clinical building space on a 775-acre campus in Pasco County, FL. The expanded clinical and research facilities will accommodate Moffitt’s growth in the Tampa Bay region of complementary third-party research, product manufacturing, clinical providers, and conferencing facilities. (Business Facilities).

January 26, 2021Health, Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers release findings from new national COVID-19 opinion survey

Researchers with the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ School of Public Affairs, in partnership with Cyber Florida at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½, have released the second set of results from a nationwide opinion survey regarding COVID-19 (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

January 25, 2021Health, Research

To gain insight into future ice sheet stability and sea-level rise, new research from an international team led by °ÙÃĵ¼º½ geoscientists is drawing on evidence from past interglacial periods when Earth’s climate was warmer than today (Mirage News).

January 22, 2021Global Research, Research

Doctors at °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health are working on a test that could predict how bad your reaction will be to the coronavirus before you even develop any symptoms. °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health hopes to have trials started by this year (ABC Action News).

January 22, 2021Health, Innovation, Research

Archives in Context features rarely seen 1939 to 1988 era photographic imagery of the groundbreaking life and photographic practice of Griff Davis, which is supported by a °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Understanding and Addressing Blackness and Anti-Black Racism in Our Local, National, and International Communities Research Grant; Susana and Yann Weymouth; Mort and Sara Richter; Major Sponsor The Stanton Storer Embrace the Arts Foundation; and the Florida Department of State (Patch).

January 22, 2021Research

A collaborative team led by psychology professor James McHale, director of the Family Study Center on the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ St. Petersburg campus, has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and strengthen relationships between family members to create safe and supportive households.

January 21, 2021Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½-led international geosciences team reconstructs 6.5 million years of sea level stands in the Western Mediterranean

The geological features in caves from Mallorca provide scientific insights for understanding modern-day sea level changes (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

January 21, 2021Global Research, Research

The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club’s board approved a $2,500 grant in late 2020 for Dr. Greg Herbert, with the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ (captivasanibel.com).

January 21, 2021Research

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ School of Public Affairs, in partnership with The Florida Center for Cybersecurity at °ÙÃĵ¼º½, surveyed approximately 1,000 voting age Americans. According to the survey, almost a quarter of Americans are not planning on getting vaccinated against COVID-19 anytime soon; many do not believe the vaccines are safe (W°ÙÃĵ¼º½ News).

January 21, 2021Health, Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researcher’s exploration of toxic Tiger Rattlesnake venom advances application of genetic science techniques

In deciphering a simple, but particularly deadly venom, the research opens avenues for exploration of how genes produce traits (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

January 19, 2021Innovation, Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers aim to ease COVID-19 vaccine concerns by building trust within communities of color

With distribution of the coronavirus vaccine underway, researchers from the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Taneja College of Pharmacy are working to educate communities of color about COVID-19 and the benefits of inoculation (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

January 19, 2021Research

New statewide data emphasizes urgency in ramping up administration of COVID-19 vaccines

For the first time, Edwin Michael, professor of epidemiology in the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ College of Public Health, has obtained statewide forecasts of the impact of vaccine rollouts using his SEIRcast COVID-19 Forecasting and Planning portal (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

January 14, 2021Health, Research