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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ are launching a new project to figure out why some people are hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. (ABC News).

October 20, 2020Health, Research

Sleep health dictates success of practicing mindfulness

Sleeping an extra 29 minutes each night can be the key to improving mindfulness, a critical resource that has benefits for daily well-being and work performance (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

October 19, 2020Health, Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ and NOAA to launch world-class cooperative ocean mapping center

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™s College of Marine Science has been awarded a five-year, $9 million cooperative agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Coast Survey to launch the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

October 16, 2020Innovation, Research

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ has received a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to fight mosquito-borne diseases. Researchers will collect data through smartphone apps, uploading images of mosquitos that will then be identified with their species and potential to transmit viruses (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

October 15, 2020Innovation, Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers exploring what human physiology can tell us about how animals cope with stress

How we respond to stress has been a source of scientific research since the term was introduced more than 70 years ago. While the analysis of human stress response has provided valuable insight, new work from °ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers is offering a novel perspective on how other vertebrates may regulate flexibility in coping with stress (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

October 15, 2020Research

Social media could hold important clues as to why some people would hesitate to get vaccinated for Covid-19, according to a °ÙÃĵ¼º½ researcher (St. Pete Catalyst).

October 14, 2020Health, Research

After launching a coronavirus-tracking map at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ now not only wants to track cases but help organizations and the general public see the bigger picture (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

October 14, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

A study led by the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ found better sleep improves next-day mindfulness, which in turn, reduces sleepiness during the day (EurekAlert!).

October 13, 2020Health, Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers develop new technologies to fight mosquito-borne diseases

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers have been awarded a $900,000, four-year grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to fight mosquito-borne diseases. Ryan Carney, assistant professor of integrative biology, and Sriram Chellappan, professor of computer science and engineering, will lead a multi-disciplinary effort to collect data through smartphone apps such as NASA’s GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

October 13, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½-designed 3D-printed nasal swab is now being used by hospitals, academic medical centers, state governments, and international agencies and health care facilities. Created in March when medical supplies were a significant challenge, the innovative swab allowed entities around the world fight the spread of COVID-19 through widespread testing (AUTM).

October 9, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™s College of Marine Science announced that it is the new home of the International Marine Minerals Society, providing staff support and a fixed address, and helping organize an annual research conference (Tampa Bay Times / paywall).

October 8, 2020Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Drug Discovery Startup Ibis Therapeutics Focuses Technology on COVID-19

Artificial Intelligence-enabled platform created by °ÙÃĵ¼º½ chemistry professor reduces lengthy drug discovery process to days instead of weeks or months (°ÙÃĵ¼º½RI Newsroom).

October 8, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research