The University of South Florida and WeCar, car-sharing by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, are taking a new approach toward reducing pollution and traffic congestion, making USF one of just a handful of campuses nationwide to join the WeCar program, officials announced today.

The Office of Research & Innovation (OR&I) would like to update on you an exciting opportunity that has developed. In 2010, OR&I will gain editorial control over a newly revised Journal which will enrich USF’s research community system-wide.

University of South Florida Professor Ilene Berson has been researching cyber-safety for several years and her findings have found their way to New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia in the form of digital materials and curricula adopted for young people in those countries.

A researcher at the University of South Florida has tapped into the bay area's fiery tendencies to study how lightning could be connected to the origins and evolution of life.

The study by scientists from Laval University and USF has implications for the development of future cell therapies for Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.

A recent article in "Supply Chain Digest" discusses the research of USF’s Jim Stock, an expert is supply chains and logistics, as he examines reverse logistics and identifies five key process steps

Governor Charlie Crist recognized Florida’s innovative biotechnology and life sciences industry in his ongoing effort to focus on economic development. The Governor highlighted the importance of training Florida’s future workforce and industry growth during a roundtable discussion at the BioScience Technology Complex at Palm Beach Community College.

This is a reminder that effective with the August 8, 2009 submission date, all applications for NIH’s Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships (F-series) will require electronic submission through Grants.gov. Paper PHS 416-4 applications will not be accepted for the August 8 receipt date and beyond. This transition was previously announced in Guide Notice NOT-OD-09-106.

Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center studies demonstrate caffeine reverses memory impairment and markedly reduces the hallmark protein for Alzheimer’s disease in the brains and blood of Alzheimer's mice.

Thirty-seven teachers from Haiti and the Dominican Republic will spend the next six weeks at the University of South Florida in a collaboration with the U.S. State Department to foster the teaching of democracy in the Caribbean.

A human growth factor that stimulates blood stem cells to proliferate in the bone marrow reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at the University of South Florida and James A. Haley Hospital found.

Dr. Nathan Crane, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Principal Investigator in collaboration with Dr. George Nolas, USF Professor of Physics and co-Principal Investigator, were awarded a three-year NSF grant of $340,000.

Students from migrant farm worker backgrounds will have an opportunity to continue their education thanks to two grants from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE).

The University of South Florida’s Office of Undergraduate Research presented a series of new research projects examining the impact of hurricanes on children, the elderly, the impoverished and the infirm in the third year of the unique National Science Foundation-funded program.

Nationally Recognized Researcher in Children’s Injury Prevention Appointed USF Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation

Dr. Cindy Bethel, a summer Ph.D. graduate of the Computer Science and Engineering Department has been named a 2009 Computing Innovation Fellow.

David Morgan, PhD, professor of molecular pharmacology and physiology, was recently named chief scientific officer at the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute.

Three of the University of South Florida’s top graduate students have been awarded Fulbright scholarships to support studies overseas during the 2009-2010 academic year.

College of Business Professor Alan Hevner received the 2009 Design Science Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology. The annual conference brings together researchers and practitioners in the design science field.

The Office of Research & Innovation announces USF Research Week, October 5-9, 2009!

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