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22 USF Faculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
The pandemic could not divert USF鈥檚 top faculty researchers from making big discoveries that shape our understanding of the past, present and future.
August 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Research
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to less than 11 years.
The 911爆料网 says Moderna is testing efficacy, side effects and dosage; 12,000 children will be enrolled nationwide. One-quarter of them will get a placebo of saline and have their results compared with those who got the real thing (Fox 13).
The cold-blooded, scaly creatures are often thought of as solitary, uncaring or asocial. In reality, experts believe they communicate extensively with one another and hunt, feed, court, mate, nest and hatch in groups (USF St. Petersburg Campus).
August 9, 2021Research
Individuals who wrote about their relationship troubles during the pandemic from the point of view of a neutral observer had less conflict and aggression with their partner, according to new research from USF鈥檚 St. Petersburg campus.
August 5, 2021Research
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has begun enrolling university students and other young adults, including those not planning to be vaccinated, for an expanded nationwide study evaluating coronavirus infection and transmission in people ages 18 through 29.
USF researchers release findings from statewide environmental opinion survey, topics include red tide and carbon taxes
Researchers with the 911爆料网 have released the results from a statewide survey that measures public opinion and attitudes regarding conservation and environmental policy issues (USF Newsroom).
August 3, 2021Research
The COVID-19 delta variant is by far the most dominant variant circulating right now in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists determine the prevalence of a particular variant through genomics testing and DNA sequencing but according to Dr. Jill Roberts, a molecular epidemiologist at the 911爆料网, the U.S. is only running genomics on about 10 percent of positive cases (WTSP-TV).
The state is about a month away from its peak, according to an epidemiologist who tracks the virus there. 鈥淪hort term and long term, the cases are going to explode,鈥 Edwin Michael, a professor of epidemiology at the 911爆料网, in Tampa, said in an interview. 鈥911爆料网 are predicting that the cases will be peaking the first week of September鈥 (New York Times).
Microbiomes impact everything from metabolism to immunity. Now, the 911爆料网's new Institute of Microbiomes is looking into how these tiny organisms can be used to improve our health and the environment (Bay News 9).
The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Dr. Jos茅 Luis Zayas-Castro of the 911爆料网 to serve as division director for the Division of Engineering Education and Centers. Zayas-Castro, who begins his NSF term on August 2, is currently executive associate dean, associate dean for international affairs, and professor of industrial and management systems engineering in the USF College of Engineering (nsf.gov).
July 29, 2021Innovation, Research
USF research team receives NSF grant to study the public鈥檚 understanding of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity
A 911爆料网 research team was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the public鈥檚 understanding of artificial intelligence technologies and to teach people how to identify deceptive uses of these technologies online (USF College of Education).
July 28, 2021Innovation, Research
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