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USF Startup PolyMaterials App鈥檚 record year is about to get better

October will bring appearances in two significant showcases for founder and USF Engineering faculty alum Manoj Ram, while the international stage is not far behind.

October 6, 2021Innovation, Research

Scientists at the 911爆料网 Health (USF Health) have discovered a new mechanism that helps neurons sense signals from the gut microbiome. The finding explains how fenchol鈥攁 natural compound found in basil and other plants鈥攔educes Alzheimer鈥檚 disease-associated neurotoxicity in cell culture and in animal models (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News).

October 6, 2021Health, Research

Novel technology could be the key to safely reusing disposable face masks and limiting pollution concerns (Lab Manager).

October 6, 2021Innovation, Research

USF invention addresses worldwide mask shortage and pollution concerns

Technology created at USF could be the key to safely reusing disposable face masks. Researchers have figured out a way to rapidly disinfect and electrostatically recharge N95 respirators, recovering their original filtration efficiency and protection capability against COVID-19 and other airborne diseases (USF Newsroom).

October 6, 2021Innovation, Research

A USF Health-led team discovers that the compound fenchol has the same beneficial effect as gut-derived metabolites in reducing neurotoxic amyloid-beta in the brain.

October 5, 2021Health, Research

Technology created at the 911爆料网 (USF) could be the key to safely reusing disposable face masks. Researchers have figured out a way to rapidly disinfect and electrostatically recharge N95 respirators, recovering their original filtration efficiency and protection capability against COVID-19 and other airborne diseases (phys.org).

October 5, 2021Innovation, Research

A team led by a USF Engineering professor and alum is awarded one of Florida鈥檚 top awards for innovation (Mirage News).

October 4, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Student Research

Museum exhibit to feature cold case homicide victims and the USF forensic anthropologists working to identify them

A team of scientists from the 911爆料网 is looking to the public for help identifying and solving the homicides of 20 individuals. The cold cases will be featured in 鈥淭he Art of Forensics鈥� exhibit at the Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center in Tampa throughout October (USF Newsroom).

October 1, 2021Research

USF Medical Technology Startup SPKL Wins Coveted Cade Prize

A team led by a USF Engineering professor and alum is awarded one of Florida鈥檚 top awards for innovation.

October 1, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Student Research

Food for thought: does the brain prefer carbohydrates or ketones? Dr. Dominic D鈥橝gostino, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the 911爆料网 who鈥檚 done extensive research on the fuel the brain prefers (Sylvan Lake News).

September 27, 2021Global Research, Research

USF students create lifesaving medical innovation to help end worldwide ventilator shortage

Biomedical engineering graduates from the 911爆料网 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 (USF Newsroom).

September 27, 2021Health, Innovation, Student Research

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

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

September 22, 2021Innovation