USF study finds stem cell combination therapy improves traumatic brain injury outcomes
Umbilical cord cell and growth factor treatment tested in animal models could offer hope for millions, including U.S. war veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
USF Health researchers closer to improving safety, effectiveness of lithium therapy
Lithium salicylate produced steady blood and brain lithium levels up to 48 hours following oral dose, the recent preclinical study showed (USF Health).
USF team mines data at end of the world
Professors and graduate students from USF are aboard the research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer off the coast of eastern Antarctica, collecting oceanographic and geologic data. Their focus is the Totten glacial system, which appears to be thinning in response to intruding warm ocean waters.
Using 3D laser scanning technology, a team of researchers from the Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies (AIST) at the University of South Florida, is focusing their cutting edge instruments on Cape Canaveral to document and preserve space history in Florida.
JPMorgan Chase Selects USF for Grant Supporting Student Vets
JPMorgan Chase has selected the University of South Florida as one of just four institutions nationwide for a grant to expand educational opportunities for military veterans on campus and help student veterans graduate from college and find meaningful jobs.
USF undergraduate research on the rise
USF now has at least 2,500 undergrads working with faculty mentors on rigorous inquiry. Faculty researchers have relied on help from undergraduates for decades, but educators are now recognizing that the practice is a strong contributor to the engagement of younger students (Tampa Tribune).