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Proper Handwashing: Why Every Second Counts

Professor of Molecular Medicine, Burt Anderson, demonstrates how bacteria grows on our hands, even when washed. With help from Student Body President Britney Deas, he conducts three experiments that illustrate the importance of taking preventative measures against the spread of coronavirus (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ News).

March 10, 2020Health

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Breaks Ground on New Research Park Innovation Building

A new, state-of-the-art facility in the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Research Park will bring together researchers, patent officers, entrepreneurs, financial investors and corporations to enhance technology commercialization and the Tampa Bay region’s growing innovation and knowledge economy (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

March 10, 2020Innovation

°ÙÃĵ¼º½'s new research building is ready to go up along Fowler Avenue, a street that gets roughly 50,000 cars driving past every day. The new building is slated to host companies — both startups and established — along with offices, laboratories, meeting spaces, retail and dining options and a rooftop overlooking the research park (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

March 10, 2020Innovation

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Research Park will begin construction on a three-story, 120,000 square foot building to house state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, office and meeting space for innovators and both established and startup companies, as well as retail and dining options (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Research).

March 10, 2020Innovation

Engineering Solutions for America’s Heroes

A new partnership between the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Center for Assistive, Rehabilitation and Robotics Technologies and nonprofit Quality of Life Plus is helping °ÙÃĵ¼º½ engineering students make a difference in the lives of local veterans (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ College of Engineering).

March 9, 2020Innovation

Guardians of the Gulf, a St. Petersburg-based program for disadvantaged youth to learn about marine science, is among the 13 national winners of the IDC Smart Cities North America awards (Catalyst).

March 9, 2020Innovation

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Food Insecurity Study Prompts Changes to Local School Lunch Program

Low-income teenagers facing food insecurity were more likely to eat cheese sandwiches during school lunch and be bullied because of it according to a recent study conducted by °ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers. The study was designed to learn about the ways in which teens face food scarcity and on what changes they would like to see (°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Newsroom).

March 9, 2020Student Research

Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas received the Educational Leadership Award at the BEYA Conference in February. As an associate professor at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½, she is also an advocate for minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (USBE Information Technology).

March 5, 2020Honors and Awards

Researchers have made a breakthrough to minimise the chances of pregnancy-related complications such as miscarriages, preeclampsia and foetal growth restriction. The study, led by °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health Morsani College of Medicine researchers, has found how a very large human non-protein coding gene regulates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (ANI).

March 1, 2020Health, Research

Research is a significant priority at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Sarasota-Manatee campus. This is expected, and essential, as we undergo consolidation (Sarasota Herald-Tribune).

February 27, 2020Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers and industry experts gathered for the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Office of Corporate Partnerships forum exploring the potential of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, finance and defense and sensor systems.

February 26, 2020Innovation

Molekule uses the company’s patented photoelectrochemical oxidation (PECO) technology, which was developed by Yogi Goswami, a recognized expert in solar technology (VentureBeat).

February 25, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation