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| USF Health Geneticist Gary Litman's Research Funded by NIH Tuesday, August 29, 2006 |
| USF Research Dollars Top $300 Million Wednesday, August 23, 2006 On the road to becoming a “top 50 research institution,” USF has surpassed the $300 million mark in externally funded research dollars. Research grants and contracts for the fiscal year 2005-2006 total $310.2 million, representing a $22.9 million increase, or 8 percent, over the previous year. Since FY2000-2001, external research funding has increased $124 million, or 67 percent. |
| USF and Mote Marine Lab Build New Parnerships Wednesday, August 23, 2006 |
| USF College of Education Receives Transitions to Teaching (TTT) Grant Monday, August 14, 2006 The College of Education faculty has received over $1 million in grant money to prepare para-professionals to teach. |
| Schneider Takes Position at National Science Foundation Monday, June 19, 2006 Sandra L. Schneider, Ph.D. will leave her position as Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship in the College of Arts & Sciences to pursue a new career with the National Science Foundation (NSF). |
| Event Calendar Provides Valuable Resource for USF Researchers Tuesday, February 14, 2006 The research programs at USF have become so wide-ranging that is it difficult to know everything that is going on—in particular, what research lectures and seminars are being offered, including those at our affiliates. |
| Alzheimer’s Disease and Protection: Good News, Bad News Thursday, February 02, 2006 A study recently published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society examines the relationships between cognitive decline after diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), levels of education and type of work performed. |
| Gov. Bush Visits USF to Announce Plans for Tax Surplus Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Governor Jeb Bush headed a press conference on Monday which outlined a $630 million budget proposal he will submit to the Legislature on February 1. |
| Thomas Bannen Named CAO of Heart Health Services at USF Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Thomas P. Bannen has been named Chief Administrative Officer of Heart Health at USF Health. |
| Tampa Bay Region Enjoys $3.2 Billion Return on Investment Monday, January 23, 2006 An annual economic impact report released Tuesday by the University of South Florida boasts contributions in the billions for local economy. |
| Pigeons Help Researchers Understand Evolution of Animal Communication Thursday, January 12, 2006 Discovery News Channel highlighted research on avian courtship behavior conducted by two Investigators from the University of South Florida in an article on its website. |
| USF Engineering Professor will Join NASA in Effort to Improve Runway Conditions with Friction Testing Friday, January 06, 2006 Researchers from the University of South Florida in partnership with Neubert Aero Corp. (NAC) of Pinellas County, will utilize a $2 million dollar grant to test friction conditions on runways and other surfaces. |
| Estuary Atlas Makes Big Splash in Tampa Bay Area Thursday, January 05, 2006 The creators of the Tampa Bay Estuary Atlas are interested not only in expanding the database of information, but also in expanding its coverage. |
| Nanomaterial Research Offers Big Solution to Environmental Problem Thursday, January 05, 2006 USF Engineering professors, Maya Trotz and Vinay Gupta receive $100K grant for nanoscale research. |
| Chemical Engineering Team Focuses on Smooth Integration for Transfer Students Thursday, December 22, 2005 Chemical Engineering receives a $1 M grant for new curriculum development. |
| USF begins state’s first practice doctorate program in nursing Tuesday, January 03, 2006 The University of South Florida College of Nursing begins the state’s first Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) program next week – giving nurses who want to practice, teach or manage at the profession’s highest level an alternative to the traditional research-oriented PhD degree. |
| Renowned Fetal Surgeon Dr. Rubén Quintero Joins USF Health Monday, December 12, 2005 A world-renowned fetal surgeon has joined USF Health as professor and director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
| USF Health Appoints Research Leader Tuesday, November 22, 2005 USF Health has appointed as its new head of research a pioneer in translating basic science research to solve clinical problems. |
| Outstanding Research Faculty Recognized Tuesday, November 22, 2005 The University of South Florida’s (USF) 2005 Faculty Honors & Awards Reception was held on November 9, 2005, in the new Interdisciplinary Research Building’s atrium. The event recognized faculty for their achievements and promotions over the past year. |
| Genshaft Outlines Strategic Moves for Making the Top 50 Thursday, October 13, 2005 USF’s President Dr. Judy Genshaft outlined the universities goals and progress toward becoming one of the nation’s top 50 public research universities during her fall address to the faculty, staff and students. |
| Katrina Sludge Heading Our Way Thursday, October 13, 2005 In a way, Hurricane Rita saved the day by tempering the size of the pollution plume from Katrina that would have reached Florida waters. |
| Cryo-Cell Affiliate Receives Grants for Cardiac Research Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Saneron CCEL Therapeutics Inc. was awarded two grants to study the effects of cord blood stem cells for the treatment of heart attacks. The studies will be in collaboration with the University of South Florida. |
| Leading Infertility Specialist to Head OB/GYN at USF Thursday, September 01, 2005 David L. Keefe, MD, a leading researcher and physician in the field of reproductive medicine, has been appointed professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. He begins his tenure Sept. 1. |
| USF Aging Studies Researchers Focus on Dementia Risk Reduction Friday, August 12, 2005 University of South Florida School of Aging Studies researchers Ross Andel and Tiffany Hughes published a paper in the inaugural issue of Aging Health (Vol.1 No1.) presenting a review of strategies that might help reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life. |
| University of South Florida Receives $7-million for National Bus Rapid Transit Institute Friday, August 12, 2005 Of the $286.4 billion authorized by the national transportation bill, $8.6 billion are to be used for Florida roads and infrastructure over the next five years, plus about $1.5 billion for public transportation. Of the total funds, the University of South Florida is to receive $7 million for the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute (NBRTI). |
| USF Alzheimer's Center Featured In Tampa Tribune Friday, August 12, 2005 The Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute and the University of South Florida was highlighted by Tampa Tribune writer, Gary Haber. |
| USF hosts STARS Summer Camp to Boost Science Interest for K-5 Students Tuesday, August 02, 2005 With science and math performance of American school children lagging that of students in many countries in Europe and Asia, University of South Florida professors decided to do what they could to boost interest and proficiency in science and engineering at the elementary school level. |
| Team of Researchers Return from Deepest Coral Reef in U.S. Tuesday, August 02, 2005 A team of researchers from the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science returned to USF’s Bayboro Harbor after an eight-day reconnaissance mission to Pulley Ridge, the newly-discovered deepest reef in U.S. waters. |
| USF Professor Works Toward Cleaner Water for the World Tuesday, August 02, 2005 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), lack of access to clean water is a “silent emergency” putting the health of billions of people in the developing world at-risk. Listening to the emergency and trying to do something about the clean water crisis is University of South Florida assistant professor Daniel Yeh of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, whose research is devoted to finding better, more efficient and less expensive ways to make clean water more accessible to those who need it most. |
| USF College of Engineering Provides Engineering Research Experience for K-12 teachers Tuesday, August 02, 2005 The University of South Florida College of Engineering’s Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program, currently celebrating its fourth year, is hosting 19 math and science teachers from Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties. The five-week program exposes teachers to engineering research and enhances their teaching skills and ability to motivate and better guide their students into science and engineering career paths. |
| USF HIV Center Receives $14 Million Federal Grant to Train Providers Thursday, July 07, 2005 Dr. Michael Knox, founder and director of the USF Center for HIV Education and Research, announced today that the center has been awarded a highly competitive, $14 million five year grant to provide HIV/AIDS training to healthcare providers in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, a region that ranks among the top ten states/territories affected by HIV. |
| Sarasota-Manatee Campus Commits to Growing Research Agenda Wednesday, July 06, 2005 The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus has seen enormous growth in the last year and adds to the university's national research profile and goals by building infrastructure and top-level personnel committed to research and scholarship. |
| Modelithics: Making Waves, Getting Raves Wednesday, June 22, 2005 University support and savvy business management lead to success for USF start-up company, Modelitics, Inc. |
| Lakeland Campus Add to USF’s Research Profile Thursday, June 09, 2005 The rapid development of the USF Lakeland community is pouring a lot of momentum into the growing research profile for the University of South Florida. In addition to a massive amount of construction in the works to add to its infrastructure, the campus has been bustling with nationally recognized research. |
| Elderly Homicide-Suicide On Rise Tuesday, June 07, 2005 A study by University of South Florida researcher Donna Cohen and Julie Malphurs of the Miami Veteran's Administration Health Care System recently published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (13:3) shows homicide-suicide among the elderly to be "an emerging public health concern." |
| Shingles Vaccine Shown Effective in Large VA Trial Tuesday, June 07, 2005 In one of the largest adult vaccine trials ever, USF researchers have shown that an experimental vaccine against shingles prevented about half (51 percent) the cases of the painful nerve and skin infection. |
| USF and Pepin Focus On Cardio Health Tuesday, June 07, 2005 The University of South Florida, the Pepin Heart Hospital & Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute have a new partnership for research, clinical practice and graduate medical education. |
| USF Divers Go Deep Safer, More Often Tuesday, June 07, 2005 A look at the 2004 annual report from the University of South Florida's Scientific Diving Safety Program shows USF underwater researchers spend more time than ever underwater (150,000 total dive minutes in 2004). |
| Center for Global Solutions to be Funded by Single Largest Gift in University History Monday, May 23, 2005 The single largest gift in USF's history will be used to fund a new building and create an endowment to construct and sustain the $62.5-million Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions. |
| Rising Stars of Research Meet for Dinner Discussions Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Last week, a group of promising USF researchers from departments and colleges across the campuses gathered on the fourth floor of the Marshall Center to make contact and talk research. |
| USF Physician Receives Grant to Prevent Skin Cancer in Children Monday, May 16, 2005 Dr. Richard Roetzheim, a family physician at the University of South Florida College Medicine was recently awarded over $1 million dollars from the National Cancer Institute to study skin cancer prevention among 4th grade students in Hillsborough County Schools. |
| USF Health Sciences Center Appoints Chief Operating Officer to Build Entrepreneurial Model Monday, May 16, 2005 The University of South Florida has appointed Mohamad (Mo) Kasti as Chief Operating Officer of its Health Sciences Center, which includes the colleges of medicine, nursing, public health and physical therapy. |
| Award-Winning Writer of History is Slated to Speak at Savannah Center Monday, May 16, 2005 USF St. Petersburg history professor, Gary R. Mormino will present "Florida in the 20th Century", a free lecture focusing on Florida's transformation from an isolated, sparsely populated state to one that is among the largest and most diverse in the country at the Savannah Center. |
| USF and Byrd Institute Designated Florida’s First Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Monday, May 16, 2005 The University of South Florida, in collaboration with the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer’s Research Center and Research Institute, has been awarded a $7.5-million, five-year federal grant to establish Florida’s first Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC). |
| USF Researchers Develop Sensor for Detecting Underwater TNT Monday, May 16, 2005 In a study published in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (v 106 no.1 ), University of South Florida College of Marine Science researchers in the Center for Ocean Technology (COT) explained their recent development of a sensor that can detect the explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in a marine environment. |
| USF Study Finds State’s Trauma System in Need of Life Support Monday, May 16, 2005 Florida needs more trauma centers strategically linked within the state, according to a University of South Florida assessment of the Florida Trauma System. Florida lawmakers are considering alternative ways to support the overburdened system, and will use the USF study as a basis for change. (A bill now in the House and Human Services Appropriations Committee would draw on motor vehicle fines from running red lights to help finance the trauma centers.) |
| USF Appoints Robert Chang Vice President for Research Tuesday, May 03, 2005 University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft has appointed Robert Chang vice president for research. Chang, a professor of physics who has served as the vice provost for faculty and program development, will report directly to the president. |
| USF Civil Engineers "Blast off" to Test a Foundation’s Mettle Tuesday, May 03, 2005 Thanks to research and real world testing carried out by University of South Florida's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering engineers and doctoral students, bridges under construction, and especially the pilings on which they are built, will be safer and better able to reliably withstand every day stresses of use and natural hazards. |
| Antioxidant-rich Diets Reduce Brain Damage from Stroke in Rats Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Your mother was right. Eat your fruits and veggies -- they’re good for you! A new study suggests antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables may limit brain damage from stroke and other neurological disorders. |
| Haley Named Academic Director of Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies Tuesday, April 26, 2005 William E. Haley, PhD, has been appointed academic director of the Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies at the University of South Florida. |
| USF Oceanographers Look at Potential Impact of 2005 Hurricane Season Tuesday, April 26, 2005 University of South Florida College of Marine Science physical oceanographer Robert Weisberg and associate Lianyuan Zheng, using data gathered in the wake of last season’s spate of hurricanes in the greater Tampa Bay area, have run models to examine the potential for hurricane storm surge impacts in our area. |
| USF Researchers Investigate Yemen’s Ancient Climate Change Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Researchers from the University of South Florida, working with archaeologists from the The Ohio State University, have just returned from Yemen where they spent two months doing “geoarchaeology.” |
| Dr. Anne Curtis to head USF Heart Services Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Anne B. Curtis, MD, has been appointed Director of the Division of Cardiology, CEO of Heart Services and Professor of Medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. A specialist in the treatment of heart rhythm disorders, Dr. Curtis will begin full time at USF on April 18. |
| USF Students and Faculty Rally for Oceans Day 2005 Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Students and faculty members from the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science will be in Tallahassee on "Oceans Day," Apr. 20, to lobby legislators about the importance of Florida's ocean and coastal resources. |
| Everybody Wins! Tuesday, April 26, 2005 The Second Annual Research Symposium awarded over $17,000 worth of travel awards to the graduate students that participated in this year’s poster session. |
| Symposium Showcases Undergraduate Research Monday, April 04, 2005 Last week, the Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of South Florida hosted the third annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the Phyllis P. Marshall Center. |
| Durand Named Regional Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Thursday, March 24, 2005 USF St. Petersburg named V. Mark Durand its Regional Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Durand was the founding dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. |
| USF Research Goes to the Heart of Depression Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Collaborative research conducted by the University of South Florida and headed up by Jonathan Rottenberg and Kristen Salomon, assistant professors in psychology, is looking at heart rate variability and its correlation to depression. |
| USF Science and Math Advocacy Goes Forward Friday, March 11, 2005 Gerry Meisels, director of USF’s Coalition for Science Literacy and chair of the Feb. 2-3 Florida Summit on Mathematics and Science (www.flsummit.usf.edu), presented results and recommendations from the summit to members of the Florida legislature Feb. 21 and 22 prior to the start of the new legislative season Mar. 6. According to Meisels, the Florida Senate’s Committee on Education was “enthusiastic” and the governor’s education policy group was “supportive.” |
| USF Researchers Featured in Maddux Friday, March 11, 2005 Researchers at the University of South Florida were recently featured on the cover of the Maddux Business Report. The story “A-ha!” highlights the local and national contributions of the university’s growing research enterprise. |
| HSC Research Day 2005 Tuesday, March 01, 2005 Another successful year was highlighted at this year's annual display of the future of medical research at the Health Sciences Center’s (HSC) Research Day. |
| Nobel Laureate Talks on Technology, Tolerance and Terror Monday, January 24, 2005 Dr. John Charles Polanyi, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986, gave a talk on “Technology, Tolerance, and Terror” on the Tampa campus in the Phyllis P. Marshall Center Ballroom. |
| First Lady Praises USF Program’s Success in Curbing Aggressive Behavior Wednesday, February 16, 2005 When Laura Bush visited an inner city Baltimore classroom earlier this month, she observed first-grade students playing a game that promotes good behavior as they worked on a reading assignment. The First Lady’s words of praise for the “Good Behavior Game” shined the national spotlight on a classroom management technique little known outside academic circles. |
| USF Centers Helped Protect Super Bowl from Terrorist Threats Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Two important University of South Florida centers played key roles in providing anti-terrorism surveillance for Sunday’s Super Bowl XXXIX. |
| Researchers at USF Testing Red Tide Sensors Monday, February 07, 2005 Researchers at the University of South Florida have been working on a biological sensor that would test waters off Florida for red tide, hoping to eventually track the harmful algae blooms. |
| USF Research Will Help Halt Infectious Disease Spread After Natural Disasters like Recent Tsunami Tuesday, February 01, 2005 Biosensors developed at the University of South Florida can detect infectious diseases in blood and bodily fluids as well as identify pathogenic microorganisms in contaminated water. |
| USF Names Dr. Enrico Camporesi New Anesthesiology Chair Tuesday, February 01, 2005 Enrico Camporesi, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and associate dean for Clinical Practice at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA, dean of the college and vice president for Health Sciences announced today. Dr. Camporesi will begin full time at USF no later than May 1. |
| Rehearsal for Disaster Monday, January 31, 2005 Civilian and military health professionals from across the Southeast practiced responding to simulations of biological, chemical and radioactive disasters at the University of South Florida Health Sciences Center. |
| USF gives Tampa Bay ‘close encounter’ of the Sci-Fi kind Wednesday, January 26, 2005 The University of South Florida is giving students and the local community the chance to meet and talk with three top sci-fi authors Feb. 9. Close Encounters, a first-ever event celebrating the works of notable contemporary authors of a genre, will feature renowned writers Piers Anthony, Joe Haldeman and Harry Harrison. |
| Novel antiviral technology inhibits RSV infection in mice Wednesday, January 19, 2005 A novel antiviral treatment combining nanoparticle and gene silencing technologies thwarts attacks of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) -- a virus associated with severe bronchitis and asthma, an animal study by University of South Florida College of Medicine researchers found. The study was reported in the January 2005 issue of the journal Nature Medicine. |
| USF Paleontologist Sheds Light on Extinction and Evolution Monday, January 03, 2005 Gregory Herbert, a University of South Florida paleontologist, and colleagues at Yale University and the University of California-Davis, have generated new data clarifying how the process of species extinction affects biological communities. |
| Lim Displays Award Proudly Wednesday, December 01, 2004 Dr. Daniel Lim, professor of microbiology at the University of South, proudly displays the Homeland Security Award which was presented to him and his research team by the Christopher Columbus Foundation. |
| USF's Huntington's Disease Clinic Named Center of Excellence Monday, November 22, 2004 The Huntington's Disease Clinic at the University of South Florida has been named a Center of Excellence by the Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA). The USF Clinic will be one of only twenty one clinics nationwide to be recognized by the HDSA. This prestigious group includes medical centers such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and University of California-Davis. |
| USF names new College of Arts and Sciences dean Monday, November 22, 2004 University of South Florida Provost Renu Khator today named John Skvoretz dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Skvoretz comes to USF from the University of South Carolina where he served as the interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts. |
| USF Receives $1.1 Million NIH Grant to Improve Alzheimer’s Vaccine Monday, November 22, 2004 University of South Florida College of Medicine neuroscientists have been awarded a $1.1 million federal grant to improve the safety and effectiveness of an Alzheimer’s vaccine in a mouse model. |
| NSF Cost Sharing Policy Revised Tuesday, October 26, 2004 Effective October 14, 2004, all new National Science Foundation (NSF) program solicitations issued will reflect a new cost sharing policy, which was implemented by the National Science Board, that will eliminate most of the money colleges are required to provide toward research projects. |
| USF ocean monitoring expert gets grant to install more data stations Monday, October 25, 2004 A researcher at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science has received a $200,000 grant from the State of Florida's Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund to install four additional coastal tide observation stations as part of the Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMPS) |
| Physical Therapy Doctorate at USF will be First for State Schools Monday, October 25, 2004 The University of South Florida will be the first public school in the state graduating students with clinical doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degrees. |
| Self-Help Booklets Help Smokers After Quitting Monday, October 25, 2004 A series of self-help booklets helped people who recently quit smoking, according to a University of South Florida study in the October issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. |
| Zebrafish May Offer Powerful New Tool for Studying Innate Immunity Monday, October 25, 2004 For the first time, researchers at the USF have sequenced all 36 genes of novel receptors that appear to play a critical role in the innate immune protection of zebrafish – an achievement that could lead to a better understanding of infectious diseases and certain cancers. |
| A Visit from the National Endowment for the Humanities Monday, October 25, 2004 Dr. Jane Aikin, the Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Research Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), conducted a presentation and workshop about funding opportunities available at NEH. |
| USF Biologist and Students Sort Out Genome of Exotic, Sulfide-Loving Bacteria Sunday, October 03, 2004 This fall, University of South Florida biologist Kathleen Scott and her students are sleuthing out the whole genome of an exotic bacterium, "Thiomicrospira crunogena." It thrives in remote parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans where tepid, deep sea thermal vents gush poisonous sulfide gas, which it uses as fuel for its metabolic pathways. |
| Lim Wins Columbus Foundation Homeland Security Award Monday, September 20, 2004 Dr. Lim will receive the 2004 Homeland Security Award in the field of Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear sponsored by the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation. |
| PERT Achieves 100% Participation Monday, October 04, 2004 The PERT (Personnel Effort Reporting Tool) Advisory Committee and Research Financial Management (RFM) have a reason to celebrate. The certification of personnel effort reports for the spring 2004 semester were due September 3, 2004. By the close of the day, 96% of the reports were on hand with only four percent outstanding. Shortly after the deadline, all 2,282 effort reports were in place. |
| Celebrate Research Honors Outstanding Faculty and Achievement Monday, October 04, 2004 Celebrate Research honored the faculty and staff for their achievements this past year at Traditions Hall in the Sam and Martha Gibbons Alumni Center on September 28, 2004. |
| Lessons From Snakes: The Better Part of Valor |
| College of Nursing Awarded Disaster Management Training Funds Thursday, September 30, 2004 A new $434,000 U.S. Department of Defense contract to the University of South Florida College of Nursing will help prepare the Tampa Bay region’s nurses and other health professionals to most effectively respond to potential bioterrorist attacks or other mass casualties. |
| THC May Help Combat Cancer- Causing Herpes Viruses Monday, September 27, 2004 The compound in marijuana that produces a high, delta-9 tetrahydrocannbinol or THC, may block the spread of several forms of cancer causing herpes viruses, University of South Florida College of Medicine scientists report. |
| Preparation is Key During Hurricane Season Monday, September 13, 2004 With four major hurricanes under our belt and half the hurricane season left to go (June 1 through November 30), we recommend that all researchers keep their labs prepared for bad weather conditions should the University have to close on short notice. Preparations should be similar to those taken during Ivan, Frances, Charley, and Jeanne. |
| CRASAR Response Team Quick to Assist in Aftermath of Hurricane Charley Tuesday, August 31, 2004 Hurricane Charley made landfall in southwest Florida on the afternoon of August 13th. Late that evening, the CRASAR response team from the University of South Florida was assisting with the search and rescue operations in the areas devastated by the storm. |
| KU Medical Center Alumni Association to Honor Nine Illustrious Careers During Annual Reunion Monday, September 13, 2004 Kansas City, Kan.—Six alumni of the University of Kansas Medical Center and three faculty members will receive prestigious awards during the 2004 KU Medical Center Alumni Reunion, Sept. 17-18. The Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Alumni and Early Career Achievement awards are the highest honors presented by the KU Allied Health, Medical and Nurses Alumni Associations. |
| Join Us Today to "Celebrate Research" Monday, September 13, 2004 "Celebrate Research" will be held at Traditions Hall in the Alumni Center today, September 28, 2004, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. |
| Kumar Awarded $1.3 million NIRT Grant for Nanotechnology Research Monday, August 30, 2004 Dr. Ashok Kumar, a USF professor from the Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Research Center (NNRC), received a 4-year grant for $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT) Program. |
| Kumar Awarded $1.3 million NIRT Grant for Nanotechnology Research Monday, August 30, 2004 Dr. Ashok Kumar, a USF professor from the Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Research Center (NNRC), received a 4-year grant for $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT) Program. |
| USF Names Donna Petersen Dean of Public Health Thursday, August 26, 2004 The University of South Florida has appointed Donna J. Petersen, MHS, ScD, as the new dean of the College of Public Health. Dr. Petersen joins USF from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she is a full professor and former senior associate dean and known as an innovator in the area of public health education and a leader in the fields of health policy and maternal and child health. She will begin October 31. |
| A Whale of a Tale Monday, August 16, 2004 From sea slugs to sea monsters, Dr. Sidney (Skip) Pierce, professor and chair of the biology department at the University of South Florida leads a very exciting research life. |
| McCook Honored for Achievement in Library Diversity Research Friday, July 30, 2004 Dr. Kathleen de la Peña McCook, a Distinguished University Professor at the University of South Florida, was the inaugural recipient of the "Achievement in Library Diversity Research" from the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity for her propagation of library-based diversity research. |
| Stefanakos Receives $2.5 Million to Fuel Hydrogen Research Thursday, July 29, 2004 The Dr. Lee Stefanakos, the director of University of South Florida’s Clean Energy Research Center (CERC), was awarded $2.5 million from various grants to work collaboratively with UF on hydrogen and fuel cell research. |
| USF Team Harpoons Blob Myth: It's Just Whale Blubber Thursday, July 29, 2004 |
| VP for Health Sciences Named Friday, July 16, 2004 President Judy Genshaft appointed Dr. Stephen K. Klasko as vice president for Health Sciences and dean of the College of Medicine. |
| Watch Us Grow Monday, July 12, 2004 The construction of the Multi-Tenant Office Building (MTOB) is well under way on the grounds of the USF Research Park. The research park will marry the strengths of the university and the strengths of the technology sector in the region. The two-building complex will provide critical services to move university research into the marketplace, stimulate biotech industries, create jobs and educate a highly skilled workforce. The building is expected to be completed in the fall of 2005. |
| Miracles and Wonders Wednesday, July 07, 2004 In high school, I had a math teacher who enjoyed playing the curmudgeon. Part of his shtick involved solemnly proclaiming the superiority of geometry, which he taught, while pretending to treat other sciences as glorified magic tricks. Chemistry, for example, he dismissed archly as “witchcraft." |
| Oceanography Camp Prepares Girls for Life with Science Monday, June 14, 2004 On a grassy field next to a harbor full of sailboats at USF’s St. Petersburg campus, thirty girls are playing a game to get their energy levels up for the afternoon. |
| Dr. Baker Featured in Smithsonian Monday, June 14, 2004 Dr. Bill Baker, a USF faculty member in the department of chemistry, was featured recently in an article in Smithsonian Magazine. The story “Medicine from the Sea” detailed a research expedition to the Gulf of Mexico, where scuba divers searched for marine organisms on oil rigs. |
| Marine Science Professor Links Ocean’s Currents and Jupiter’s Bands Monday, June 21, 2004 Dr. Boris Galperin, a professor at the University Of South Florida College Of Marine Science, presented the results of a study this weekend to a conference at Columbia University that links the movement and appearance of ocean currents on Earth and the bands that characterize the surface of Jupiter and other large planets in our solar system. |
| Dollars Flow to Commercialization of On-Campus Research Friday, June 18, 2004 Faculty innovations and campus research at Florida universities was a multi-billion dollar business in 2003. |
| TRANSFORMing the Way Drugs and Deals are Done Monday, June 14, 2004 Dr. Mike Zaworotko, Chair of the USF Department of Chemistry believes his unconventional crystal technology will make it to the market in a less conventional way than most. |
| USF Robotics Expert Appears in TIME magaizine Thursday, June 10, 2004 In the June 14, 2004 issue of TIME magazine, Dr. Robin Murphy, the director of University of South Florida's Center for Robot Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR), appeared in a section on innovators forging the future through artificial intelligence. |
| USF St. Petersburg Hires Research Leader Friday, May 28, 2004 USF St. Petersburg has hired its first research leader in its 39 year history. Christopher F. D’Elia, PhD, will begin as assistant vice president for research and community partnerships on Sept. 1. |
| REU Emphasizes Undergraduate Research Thursday, April 22, 2004 Faculty members and graduate students are not the only contributors to research. The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) celebrated contributions made by USF undergraduate students at their 2nd annual symposium. |
| Advisors Secure Faculty Perspective Thursday, May 27, 2004 The Office of Research is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Kovac has recently been appointed Senior Faculty Advisor for Research. He will join two other faculty advisors, Dr. Jacqueline Cattani and Dr. Sandra Schneider. These three faculty advisors will help provide faculty input and ideas to the Office of Research. |
| Programs to Lessen Depression for Alzheimer's Caregivers Have Sustained Benefits Thursday, May 27, 2004 |
| USF College of Public Health Receives Full Reaccredidation Thursday, May 27, 2004 |
| USF Study to Test Potential of Asthma Drug in Helping Reduce Risk of Severe Allergic Reactions to Peanuts Thursday, May 27, 2004 |
| Genshaft and Phillips Reward Middle School for Science and Art Participation Monday, May 10, 2004 In an assembly at the Independent Day School, University of South Florida’s President, Judy Genshaft, and Vice President for Research, Dr. M. Ian Phillips presented certificates of congratulations to the students who participated in the DNA: Art & Science – The Double Helix art show in January. |
| Yao Liang Tang Receives Multiple Young Investigator Accolades Tuesday, May 18, 2004 |
| Tech Transfer Exposes Florida’s Researchers Thursday, May 27, 2004 The First Annual Florida Tech Transfer Conference came to a close on Tuesday, May 17th, 2004 at the St. Petersburg Hilton Hotel. The inaugural conference showcased research with significant commercial applications in information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. |
| Incredible Flying Machines Thursday, April 29, 2004 Last month, University of South Florida’s Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) successfully demonstrated unmanned aerial robotics to the public in two exercises at the USF Research Park. |
| Dr. Rudolf Henning Receives Award at White House |
| 10 Point Plan to Improve Research at USF Thursday, February 26, 2004 The following points to improve research at USF were presented to and approved by the President and President’s Cabinet. We need to work on the following (in addition to recruiting the best people we can): |
| USF SKINS program kicks off new vision for research, training and education Thursday, April 22, 2004 The University of South Florida's SKINS (Sensory Knowledge-based Interface Science) program unveiled its new vision for interdisciplinary research, teaching and graduate education April 20 with an event that featured remarks by USF President Judy Genshaft, M. Ian Phillips, vice president of research, Louis Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering, Kathleen Heide, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Bruce Kramer of the National Science Foundation, Michael Poland, partner, Ernst and Young and chair of the IGERT advisory board, and research presentations by SKINS/IGERT faculty and students. |
| “Feet on the Street” Near You Tuesday, May 04, 2004 In an effort to fulfill the University of South Florida’s Division of Patents and Licensing’s (DPL) commitment to be accessible to the university’s research faculty, DPL is meeting with faculty at the faculty member’s office and holding seminars and workshops in more central locations throughout the multiple campuses. |
| Research Day Highlights University’s Community Connections Thursday, April 29, 2004 Sponsored by the USF Collaborative for Children, Families and Communities, the 2004 Research Day highlighted the work of students from various colleges that showed the university’s commitment to East Tampa. |
| Murphy's Robots Featured on "Techknowledge" Thursday, April 29, 2004 Dr. Robin Murphy, professor at the University of South Florida and her team from the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASR) were featured on The Science Channel’s March 3rd edition of “Techknowledge.” |
| Alumna Named to Women Diver’s Hall of Fame Thursday, April 29, 2004 On Saturday March 27, 2004, at the Beneath the Sea Dive & Travel Expo held at the Meadowlands Convention Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, University of South Florida alumna and former scientific diver, Helen Kundrat Talge, Ph.D. 2002, was posthumously inducted into the Women Diver’s Hall of Fame. |
| Making it Better Thursday, April 29, 2004 Kyung Woon Jung’s description of his research brings to mind the TV commercial that says “We don’t make it…we make it better.” What Jung makes better, however, are processes, not products. His innovations are providing the foundation for important efforts in the vital area of drug discovery, where chemistry and medicine intersect. |
| DNA: Art and Science: The Double Helix - Winners of Middle School Competition Wednesday, April 21, 2004 In a small ceremony at Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts the media center was alive with excitement in preparation for USF’s President, Judy Genshaft, and Vice President for Research, Dr. M. Ian Phillips, visit to present the school with a check for $500 for the highest participation by a middle school in the "DNA: Art and Science – The Double Helix" competition. |
| Firm Foundation Ensured Monday, April 19, 2004 With the expanses of green lawns and all the other landscaping that has been added to USF’s Tampa campus over the years, it’s sometimes easy to forget that underneath it all is just a layer of sand, great for beaches but not necessarily for buildings. |
| New Awards Received Since January of 2004 Tuesday, April 06, 2004 |
| Researchers Publish Results of New Cancer Gene Therapy in Nature Medicine Wednesday, March 31, 2004 Researchers at the Immunology Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center have published an article in the January issue of Nature Medicine describing a new cancer gene therapy. |
| Gerontology Center Researches the Affects of Vitamins on Alzheimer's Tuesday, March 30, 2004 |
| Research Experience Program Offers Teachers the Ability to Work with USF Faculty Tuesday, March 30, 2004 |
| Grad Student Shark Bite Expert Appears on Discovery Channel Tuesday, March 30, 2004 |
| Mouse Barrier Facility Provides a Bridge to Life Saving Medicine Tuesday, March 30, 2004 Medical researchers have long realized the necessity of using animals whose biological makeup correlates with that of human beings. |
| Nanotechnology Spin-Off to Release Automated Microlithography Unit Tuesday, March 30, 2004 Intelligent Micro Patterning of St. Petersburg, the successful University of South Florida spin-off that manufactures equipment to miniaturize patterns used in the biotechnology industry, plans to launch an automated version of their units. |
| SIGMA XI Hosts Lecture on the Affects of Terrorism Friday, March 26, 2004 The Tampa Bay Chapter of SIGMA XI, a non-profit scientific research society, hosted a public panel discussion titled “How Does the Threat of Terrorism Affect You,” at the Embassy Suites on Thursday evening. |
| Lindsey Receives Prestigious $3.5 Million Javits Award Monday, March 22, 2004 University researcher Dr. Bruce Lindsey was happy and appreciative after receiving a letter of notification from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stoke (NINDS) naming him and his seven- member research team as recipients of the 2004 NINDS Javits Neuroscience Investigator award from the National Institute of Health. |
| Cardiovascular Researchers Use Gene Therapy to Protect Heart Tuesday, March 16, 2004 A cardiovascular paper developed by a team of University of South Florida researchers lead by Dr. M. Ian Phillips and Dr. Yao Liang Tang was published in the April 2004 edition of the America Heart Association journal, Hypertension. |
| HSC Research Day Highlights the Future of Medicine Thursday, February 26, 2004 Crowds came to see the future of medical research on display during the Health Sciences Center’s (HSC) Research Day. |
| March 2004 Publications Monday, March 15, 2004 |
| USF Research Park Grows Friday, March 12, 2004 Miles of galvanized fencing surround a group of earthmovers at the University of South Florida’s Research Park. Their roars signal the start of two new buildings being constructed to house high-tech research partnerships. |
| Fourth National Symposium of Bioethical Considerations in Human Subject Research Monday, March 15, 2004 The Fourth National Symposium of Bioethical Considerations in Human Subject Research was held March 11-14 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater, Florida. The event was jointly sponsored by USF’s Health Sciences Center, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, and All Children’s Hospital. |
| Schreiber Named AIA Fellow Tuesday, March 02, 2004 |
| History Professor Receives Distinguished International Prize Tuesday, March 02, 2004 |
| Invention Disclosures - Much More Than a Placeholder Monday, February 9, 2004 The Division of Patents and Licensing at USF is charged with protecting and commercializing intellectual property that results from routine operations of faculty, staff and students at the various campuses that comprise the University of South Florida. |
| Student Drives Cross Country in Cooking Oil-Fueled Mercedes Monday, March 01, 2004 Morgan Crawford, a Ph.D. student at the USF College of Engineering’s Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), is taking Mercedes on a cross-country trip and will stop at restaurants all the way to "fill 'er up." |
| Bone Marrow Cell Hormone May Hasten Recovery From Brain Injury Thursday, February 26, 2004 A blood vessel-dilating hormone released by bone marrow stromal cells has been found in the brain — a finding that suggests the hormone may be tapped to help patients recover from stroke or other neurological injuries disrupting blood flow to the central nervous system. The hormone, known as brain natriuretic peptide, was reported for the first time by researchers at the USF and James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in a laboratory study, results from which are published in the January 2004 issue of the journal Experimental Neurology. |
| Florida Holds First Magnet Nursing Research Conference Thursday, February 26, 2004 More than 200 nurses, administrators, and healthcare providers attended the state’s first Magnet Nursing Research Conference Feb. 6 in Tampa to share their research initiatives and begin work on a collaborative research agenda. |
| Stylianides Organizes Human Movement Symposium Thursday, February 26, 2004 In the summer of 2002, his colleagues from around the world elected Dr. Georgios Stylianides president of the International Society of Biomechanics Technical Group on the 3-D Analysis of Human Movement. |
| Genetronics and RMR Announce Partnership Thursday, February 26, 2004 On February 4, Genetronics Biomedical Corporation announced its partnership with RMR Technologies, LLC (RMR). Genetronics plans on commercializing RMR’s electroporation methods and devices on a worldwide exclusive basis. This is exciting news for USF researchers and RMR founders Drs. Richard Heller, Mark Jaroszeski, and Richard Gilbert. |
| Artists Learn How to Patent Protect Their Technology Thursday, February 26, 2004 While most artists understand that the work they produce is protected under copyright law, they usually forget that the materials, techniques, software and instruments used in the creative process may also be protected. |
| Pope Named Co-Chair at FDP Thursday, February 26, 2004 A new subcommittee was formed to reduce administrative burdens at a recent meeting of the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP). The task force, titled The Initiative to Reduce Administrative Burdens (IRAB), is in charge of identifying ways to streamline and simplify administrative regulations (like the costing principles outlined in OMB Circular A-21) applicable to federally sponsored projects. |
| USF Faculty Members Receive Fulbright Scholar Grants Thursday, February 26, 2004 Roger Cole, Abraham Kandel, Robert Lawrence, Andrea Scott and Wayne William Westhoff have been awarded Fulbright Scholar grants to lecture or research at a host institution during the 2003-2004 academic year. |
| 2004 Florida Tech Transfer Conference Friday, February 20, 2004 This is a Call for presentations and posters. This inaugural conference will showcase research with significant commercial applications in information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. |
| NIH Offers Pioneer Award for High-Risk Medical Research Thursday, February 05, 2004 In a move to stimulate high-risk, high-impact medical research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is inviting nominations for the NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program. |
| University Breaks Ground on New Research Park Facilities Thursday, January 29, 2004 The University of South Florida broke ground on two new buildings in its Research Park for bioengineering and life sciences research and entrepreneurship. |
| Becker Named Associate Director of NSBRI Wednesday, January 28, 2004 The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), a consortium of twelve academic institutions, has named Dr. Jeanne L. Becker, associate professor at the University of South Florida’s (USF) College of Medicine, as associate director. She will soon leave for Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where the NSBRI is housed. |
| Crowds Gather to See the Fusion of Art and Science Wednesday, January 28, 2004 Hundreds showed up to see Eduardo Kac and the awards winners for the one night DNA: Art and Science—The Double Helix projector show at the USF CAM on January 22, 2004. |
| USF’s First Cardiovascular Symposium Tuesday, January 27, 2004 On Friday, January 30th, the University of South Florida held its first cardiovascular symposium in the Phyllis Marshall Center. The symposium focused on local advances in heart disease research, treatment and education. |
| Governor Increases Centers for Excellence Budget Monday, January 26, 2004 Governor Jeb Bush announced that he will recommend $20 million in his fiscal year 2004-05 budget for the state’s Centers for Excellence program, which fosters innovative, cutting-edge technology research at Florida’s colleges and universities. |
| USF Ranks 43rd Among Public Research Universities Tuesday, January 20, 2004 According to a recent annual report by TheCenter, the University of South Florida was ranked 43rd in the nation among public research universities for total research funding. |
| Nobel Laureate to Chair Physics Executive Advisory Board Tuesday, January 20, 2004 Physics Nobel Laureate, Dr. Ivar Giaever, has accepted a three-year renewable appointment as Chair of a newly created Physics Executive Advisory Board. Effective January 1, 2004, this Advisory Board is charged with the duties of providing guidance and counsel to the Department of Physics on matters related to research, curriculum and industrial outreach efforts. |
| USF Will Become It's Own Paymaster Monday, January 5, 2004 Starting January 9, 2004, USF is scheduled to assume paymaster functions from the Bureau of State Payrolls and will begin issuing pay for all USF employees. Employees will not need to take any action to make this happen; pay will continue to be distributed by check or to the bank account via direct deposit. Emplyoees’ benefits, deductions, leave and retirement are not affected by pay autonomy. |
| Office of Research Shows Generosity to Tampa Bay with Record Fundraiser Monday, January 5, 2004 During the 2003 Holiday Celebration and Length of Service Awards, Liz O'Connell and Ian Phillips presented the FSECC / United Way Awards to generous representatives, who gathered a remarkable amount of money to give to the local Tampa Bay charity. When the Office of Research started the campaign they established an internal goal of about $7,500. The total amount pledged by employees at the end of the drive exceeded the goal by over $3,500 and brought in a little over $11,000 in donations. As of December 18th, the total amount contributed by all employees at the University of South Florida was over $200,000. |
| AT&T and SURA Announce Agreement to Advance Nation’s Grid Network Infrastructure Monday, January 5, 2004 On December 16, 2003, AT&T and the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) announced a collaboration agreement that will allow the nation’s research and education community to use AT&T’s newest national network infrastructure for experimental work on the next generation of networking technology and applications, called Grid networking. |
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Direct comments to research@research.usf.edu