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°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers study the effectiveness of innovative pooled testing method for COVID-19

More than 300 °ÙÃĵ¼º½ student-athletes and °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Athletics staff members are participating in a feasibility study of the effectiveness of pooled testing for COVID-19, led by researchers from °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

August 31, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

A Patent for Humanity

Created by a team of °ÙÃĵ¼º½ engineers led by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh, human wastewater converter NEWgenerator will be recognized as a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity award by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (College of Engineering).

August 28, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

The Laboratory for Advancement of Crossdisciplinary Innovation was founded by °ÙÃĵ¼º½ professors Giti Javidi and Ehsan Sheybani (Sarasota Magazine).

August 26, 2020Research

The NEWgenerator team is one of the 2020 winners of the Patents for Humanity program, a USPTO initiative promoting game-changing innovations that address long-standing development challenges (USPTO).

August 26, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Maisie Williams, an actor most known for her role on "Game of Thrones," has invested an undisclosed amount into Molekule. The company's co-founder Yogi Goswami is the director of °ÙÃĵ¼º½'s Clean Energy Research Center and Molekule itself was patented at the university and has research facilities in the school (Tampa Bay Inno).

August 24, 2020Entrepreneurship, Health, Innovation

Environmental Scientists: New Federal Rule is a Watershed Moment for U.S. Water Quality

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ School of Geosciences Director Mark Rains is among group of leading water scientists who decry a new federal rule removing protection of some vital streams and wetlands (Science).

August 13, 2020Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers release findings from statewide COVID-19 survey

Researchers with the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ School of Public Affairs have released the first set of results from a statewide survey that measures general opinions regarding the COVID-19 public health crisis and related policy issues, as well as emergency preparedness (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

August 13, 2020Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ College of Marine Science’s Clifford Merz Named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors has named °ÙÃĵ¼º½ College of Marine Science Senior Research Ocean Engineer Clifford R. Merz as one of its new senior members in recognition of his achievements in inventing marine-based renewable energy technology (°ÙÃĵ¼º½RI Newsroom).

August 11, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation

Using data from wearable devices, they hope to learn if the body sends clues before symptoms get worse (Tampa Bay Times).

August 11, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

A technology created at °ÙÃĵ¼º½ could help enable the establishment of a permanent presence on the moon. Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh has been collaborating with NASA to develop a system that converts human waste into fertilizer and water, which would allow astronauts to grow fresh vegetables in space in a more sustainable way (Mirage News).

August 10, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Senior VP Paul Sanberg Selected to Inaugural Class of Sigma Xi Fellows

Sigma Xi, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and engineering honor societies, has selected °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Senior Vice President Paul Sanberg for its inaugural class of Fellows (°ÙÃĵ¼º½RI Newsroom).

August 5, 2020Honors and Awards

Five °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Faculty Elected 2020 Members of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida

The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida have selected five °ÙÃĵ¼º½ professors as new members in recognition of their accomplishments, exceptional research achievements, and high-impact contributions to advancing science, engineering and medicine.

August 4, 2020Honors and Awards