29 minutes of extra sleep key to mindfulness, USF research finds
A new study published in the National Sleep Foundation journal, Sleep Health, indicates that sleeping an additional 29 minutes per night could be a key factor in improving mindfulness.
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USF researchers develop web portals to map COVID-19 by ZIP code, forecast outbreaks
Florida COVID-19 Hub visitors can access dashboards that track infections statewide daily by ZIP code across a color-coded map of Florida. There's also visual data specific to Florida nursing homes and pediatrics, and a Tampa Bay Area dashboard that curates data localized to the region where USF's three campuses reside.
USF Health, TGH tackle infectious, emerging diseases via new collaborative medical research efforts
Among the first projects being tackled by the new TGH-USF Health Office of Clinical Research? Phase 3 clinical trial testing of the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine for COVID-19.
On the hunt for unique holiday gifts from local makers in the Tampa Bay area
83 Degrees Media set out to find unique gifts by local makers throughout the Tampa Bay region as samples of what one can find online and at area markets, boutique shops, and small galleries. While the number out there is pretty impressive, we include just a few here to whet your appetite for mining out these and other gems.
Black Leadership Network at USF champions professional development, builds community
"The Black Leadership Network helps provide a viable pathway for students who want to attend USF, offers support while they are here, and opportunities for their careers and future when they graduate," says Walter Jennings, Assistant Director of Diversity Initiatives at USF in Tampa.
USF Morsani College of Medicine leads 1st nationwide study on rare, atypical forms of diabetes
In a five-year NIH-funded study, USF's Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT) aims to screen approximately 2,000 people with atypical forms of the disease that do not match symptoms commonly associated with Types 1 and 2 diabetes.
Mote Marine shares insights on new aquarium, coral reef restoration projects
As Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota celebrates its 65th year, scientists there are scrambling to save Florida's coral reefs while anticipating the 2023 opening of a new state-of-the-art aquarium, Mote SEA, being built at Nathan Benderson Park.
A nose for COVID-19: USF researchers develop rapid test technology with virus-sniffing biosensor
USF researchers developing an electronic nose to sniff out viruses are named finalists in the global XPRIZE Rapid COVID Testing competition.
Competitive grant provides green light to study solar solutions in Tampa region
The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC), in partnership with USF's Patel College of Global Sustainability, and the U.S. Department of Energy, seeks to create a framework to mitigate worst-case natural disaster scenarios in the Tampa region by harnessing a form of renewable energy with bright potential: solar power.
USF begins Phase II preparations for campus reopening this Fall
USF moves forward with plan to reopen campuses for a hybrid of in-person and virtual classes in Fall 2020 in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota.
