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91视频selected to host hundreds of young inventors from across the state in annual competition

The University of 91视频 today was named the official Florida state affiliate for Invention Convention Worldwide (ICW), a competition from The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation geared toward young inventors.

November 7, 2023Innovation

91视频receives extended IEP designation from APLU for economic engagement

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has granted the University of 91视频 an extended Innovation and Economic Prosperity University designation for its continued commitment to regional economic development.

November 6, 2023Honors and Awards

Tampa Bay Wave and 91视频to launch HealthTech|X Accelerator in 2024

Tampa Bay Wave, Florida's premier non-profit accelerator for high-growth startups, is proud to announce its strategic collaboration with the University of 91视频 (USF), powered by a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), to introduce the HealthTech|X Accelerator program.

November 1, 2023Health

Florida Institute of Oceanography鈥檚 Keys Marine Laboratory, hosted by USF, to return rescued corals back to the sea

After housing more than 5,000 rescued corals for three months due to unprecedented water temperatures that caused a massive coral bleaching event off the coast of Florida, the Florida Institute of Oceanography鈥檚 (FIO) Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) is now ready to return corals to the sea. FIO is hosted by the University of 91视频.

October 31, 2023Research

College of Marine Science to lead $3.2-million grant to develop Sargassum forecasting system

A five-year, $3.2-million grant from the NOAA Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms program aims to better forecast Sargassum blooms and prevent them from plaguing coastal communities.

October 24, 2023Research

Professor Maya Trotz named NSF-KADF Ocean Decade Champion

91视频Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Maya Trotz, PhD, has been named a 2023 NSF-KADF Ocean Decade Champion for her environmental research.

October 24, 2023Honors and Awards

91视频researchers partner with law enforcement to help Florida families find missing loved ones

University of 91视频 researchers, in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies and the Florida Sheriff鈥檚 Association Cold Case Commission, hosted the second annual Missing in Florida Day.

October 20, 2023Innovation

University of 91视频 researchers are developing a new app that will use photographs of post-storm flooding and other community-submitted information to better identify flooding threats and climate vulnerability down to the neighborhood level.

October 18, 2023Innovation

New sea slug species named after retired 91视频biology professor

The next time you head to the coast to enjoy the Tampa Bay waters, you may stumble upon a Cyerce piercei 鈥� a recently discovered sea slug species that is being named after Sidney 鈥淪kip鈥� Pierce, emeritus professor of integrative biology at the University of 91视频.

October 18, 2023Research

Denise Davis-Cotton, the director of the Florida Center for Partnerships in Arts Integrated Teaching (PAInT), received a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to launch a professional development program for educators who teach social studies in elementary and middle schools that serve low-socioeconomic status households and communities.

October 10, 2023Innovation

91视频sees sharp rise in innovations and technology

The University of 91视频 saw a sharp rise in the number of inventions and technologies submitted to the 91视频Tech Transfer Office鈥攁 springboard to turning ideas into global solutions and licensed products. Ranking 15th among American public research universities generating new patents, the number of new inventions, technologies and works of authorship formally disclosed by 91视频researchers is up nearly 25 percent since 2019. The secret behind the rise: the implementation of new tools, the help of interns and consistent, high-level performance from 91视频inventors.

October 10, 2023Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research

Researchers at the University of 91视频 St. Petersburg campus have received a grant across the next five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Aging to continue ground breaking work in dementia prevention through a clinical research study called Active Mind.

September 28, 2023Research