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The Global Virus Network, a coalition comprising the world’s foremost experts in every class of virus causing disease in humans and some animals, today announced that 91ÊÓÆµHealth, at the University of 91ÊÓÆµ in Tampa, Fla., will serve as GVN’s Southeast United States Regional Headquarters.
February 23, 2021COVID-19, Research and Innovation, University News

Will Weatherford elected vice chair of the 91ÊÓÆµBoard of Trustees
The University of 91ÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees voted unanimously to elect Will Weatherford as the board’s new vice chair. He will serve a two-year term in the role.
February 23, 2021University News

91ÊÓÆµjoins national business leaders in co-organizing Florida supply chain event, includes discussion on impacts of COVID-19 vaccine distribution
The University of 91ÊÓÆµâ€™s Muma College of Business is partnering with various industry giants to co-organize the 2021 Florida Supply Chain Summit. The virtual event, slated for March 9 from 9 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., is especially timely as consumers’ eyes have been opened to significant shocks to the global supply chain during the pandemic.
February 22, 2021COVID-19, University News
The Jackson Rooming House was once a haven for black entertainers, athletes, teachers, clergymen, and visitors to Tampa, Florida. Located a block west of Tampa Union Station along Nebraska Avenue at 835 Zack Street — currently 851 East Zack St. — it is just a short walk east of the once-thriving Central Avenue business and entertainment district that was prominent during the era of Jim Crow racial segregation.
February 19, 202191ÊÓÆµ

91ÊÓÆµepidemiologists analyze the prevalence of COVID-19 variants in Tampa Bay
Researchers in the 91ÊÓÆµCollege of Public Health are conducting genomic sequencing of positive pooled samples to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 variants in Tampa Bay. This data will be utilized to project how emergent variants could influence the course of the pandemic.
February 19, 2021COVID-19, Research and Innovation
The University of 91ÊÓÆµ has received a $1 million gift to fund research to detect and prevent severe lung scarring. Philanthropist Timothy Ubben made the gift to support research led by his doctor, Jose D. Herazo-Maya, 91ÊÓÆµHealth’s newly appointed associate chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.
February 17, 2021Research and Innovation, 91ÊÓÆµHealth, University News

91ÊÓÆµnamed one of the nation’s top 10 producers of Fulbright scholars
The University of 91ÊÓÆµ is one of the top producers of Fulbright scholars in the United States for 2020-21, according to a new list released by the U.S. Department of State and first published by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
February 17, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News
The year 2020 was historic. A global pandemic still rages, simmering racial injustice is boiling over, and there is political instability and a climate crisis with impacts to linger for years to come. Distinguished speakers throughout the political spectrum and with unique backgrounds will try to make sense of this turmoil at the virtual 2021 St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs.
February 16, 2021University News

Five 91ÊÓÆµfaculty elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has named to its new class of Senior Members five 91ÊÓÆµfaculty members who have devoted their careers to inventing high-tech tools for a myriad of applications and blazing a trail for the next generation of innovators.
February 11, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

91ÊÓÆµdoctoral students combining engineering and anthropology to inform Florida’s Coral Reef restoration and monitoring
More than 300 miles of coral reefs stretch across Florida’s Atlantic coast. While this marine habitat is home to hundreds of aquatic species and plays an important role in the state’s economy, it is also in danger of disappearing. But a new project from a team of University of 91ÊÓÆµ doctoral students is taking an interdisciplinary approach to protect and restore these vital habitats.
February 10, 2021Research and Innovation

91ÊÓÆµpartners with U.S. Special Operations Command to combat Russian disinformation
The 91ÊÓÆµInstitute on Russia has forged a formal partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to help strengthen the understanding of Russian disinformation and the dangerous impact it’s having on the world.
February 10, 2021Research and Innovation
Dramatic decreases in traffic caused by COVID-19 shutdowns improved air quality in car-dependent states but didn’t offset additional forms of pollution in other parts of the country. Those findings by a University of 91ÊÓÆµ researcher suggest that while decreasing the number of vehicles on the road is a good first step toward creating cleaner air, additional measures aimed at reducing other sources of air pollution, such as coal plants or industrial factories, must also be considered.
February 8, 2021COVID-19, Research and Innovation