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Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ inventors post record patent numbers, ranking in the nation’s top 10 university producers

Annual ranking from the National Academy of Inventors and International Property Owners Association is a key measure of global innovation.

June 15, 2021Innovation

Could caves on other planets yield the secrets of the universe? Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Geoscientist Bogdan Onac and his international colleagues want to find out

Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ School of Geosciences Professor Bogdan P. Onac documents millions of years of Earth’s natural history by exploring caves and lava tubes around the world. But now Onac along with dozens of fellow geoscientists, astronomers, astrobiologists, and robotics and artificial intelligence engineers are urging a new focus on caves on other planets as sites of untold discovery.

June 15, 2021Global Research

The Byrne lab goes West: three CMS students set sail on 45-day Pacific Ocean cruise

The major goal is to understand trends in the Pacific Ocean, with a specific focus on environmental parameters that influence ocean acidification — a major threat to ocean health, food security, economies, and more (Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ College of Marine Science).

June 15, 2021Research, Student Research

Over the course of a decade, scientists looked into a strange phenomenon found in Gulf waters near the BP oil rig after the spill, and 12 expeditions were also mounted to collect environmental data (WÓ£»¨ÊÓƵ).

June 14, 2021Research

More than half the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Case numbers are declining, but with nearly half of the people not yet vaccinated, it’s clear that trust is not there for many Americans. In an online forum, Trust & Vaccines, a panel of experts looked at what’s motivating people to get the vaccine and why others still are not (Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ St. Petersburg campus).

June 14, 2021Health, Research

Community volunteer and Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Health patient Bruce Mackey has made a $1.8 million estate gift to Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Health to fund a women’s heart health professorship, dermatology research endowment and caregiver education programs at the Byrd Alzheimer’s Center (Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Health).

June 14, 2021Health

The Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Health Center has received $1.8 million from a former patient and hospital volunteer (Tampa Bay Business Journal).

June 14, 2021Health, Research

Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ College of Engineering professor Norma Alcantar has 12 patents for cactus mucilage, the gummy stuff inside the plant, used for everything from water purification to using it in the fight against Parkinson’s disease (Bay News 9).

June 14, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ librarians are working with Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ researchers and the Tampa Bay community to identify living next-of-kin for those forgotten while bringing historical injustices to light (Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Libraries).

June 11, 2021Research

Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Distinguished University Professor Yogi GoswamiÌýHonored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ College of Engineering Distinguished Professor Yogi Goswami has been named the 2021 recipient of the ASME Safety Codes and Standards Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for leading the development of new safety standards for thermal energy systems.

June 11, 2021Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research

Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Florida Health Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute held trials for the new drug.

June 10, 2021Health, Research

Health experts say vaccine engagement efforts are helping build trust in communities, but there is still a lot of work to do. Experts with the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ will combat mistrust in COVID-19 vaccines during a virtual event on Friday (WÓ£»¨ÊÓƵ).

June 10, 2021Health, Research