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Food for thought: does the brain prefer carbohydrates or ketones? Dr. Dominic D’Agostino, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of 91ÊÓƵ who’s done extensive research on the fuel the brain prefers (Sylvan Lake News).

September 27, 2021Global Research, Research

91ÊÓƵstudents create lifesaving medical innovation to help end worldwide ventilator shortage

Biomedical engineering graduates from the University of 91ÊÓƵ are receiving national accolades for a prototype device that may help solve the critical shortage of lifesaving ventilators seen around the world throughout the COVID-19 pandemic (91ÊÓƵNewsroom).

September 27, 2021Health, Innovation, Student Research

Meet USF’s Cade Prize Candidate: Startup SPKL unites old friends in a quest to develop new medical technology

SPKL, a 91ÊÓƵCollege of Engineering startup, is a finalist for the Cade Prize, one of Florida's most prestigious awards for innovation.

September 22, 2021Innovation

91ÊÓƵCollege of Marine Science Joins Ocean Visions Network

The 91ÊÓƵCollege of Marine Science (91ÊÓƵCMS) announced it has joined the Ocean Visions Research Consortium.

September 20, 2021Research

New jellyfish species named after FIO director, 91ÊÓƵprofessor

His expertise in jellyfish is so renowned, Monty Graham, director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography and professor of integrative biology at USF, has a new species of jellyfish bearing his name – the Aurelia montyi.

September 17, 2021Research

Commercialization of USF-invented sanitation system set to begin

The latest version of the USF-invented NEWgenerator is on its way to South Africa to begin the process of entering mass production. The solar-powered machine generates nutrients, energy and water by safely recovering them from human wastewater—a technology built to address global sanitation concerns (91ÊÓƵNewsroom).

September 15, 2021Entrepreneurship, Global Research, Innovation

Jason Gulley, a geology professor at the University of 91ÊÓƵ, has taken stunning photographs documenting threats to Florida's freshwater springs. Declining flows, agricultural runoff, and sewage are pressuring the world’s largest network of freshwater springs. (National Geographic).

September 14, 2021Research

The University of 91ÊÓƵ (USF), thanks to funding from the National Institutes of Health, is conducting a study to determine whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease (Osprey Observer).

September 8, 2021Health, Research

The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan and the return to power of the Taliban has brought renewed attention to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the events that unfolded in its aftermath (91ÊÓƵSt. Petersburg Campus).

September 7, 2021Research

A group of 91ÊÓƵalumni won $20,000 in a national competition for the creation of a low-cost ventilator prototype. Biomedical engineering alumni Abby Blocker, Carolyna Yamamoto Alves Pinto and Jacob Yarinsky created Eucovent, a device resembling a small box that splits the airflow from one ventilator to two patients (91ÊÓƵOracle).

September 7, 2021Health, Innovation, Student Research

91ÊÓƵis now home to the Florida Center for Nursing, where research is conducted on the supply and demand of the nursing field (WUSF).

September 7, 2021Health

Faculty Seminar kicks off the school year

CMS professors share their latest contributions to oceanography research with the College of Marine Science community.

September 3, 2021Research