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New USF Robotics Lab Aims To Improve Lives By Studying How Bodies Move

By B.C. Manion

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February 2, 2010

USF's new Motion Analysis Laboratory brings together researchers and students across multiple disciplines to share perspectives that can improve the lives of those with disabilities. In the new lab, researchers will be able to study lower extremity motions involved in walking up a ramp, climbing stairs, turning a doorknob, lifting a box, putting away dishes and other everyday activities that can be daunting for people with disabilities.

Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo Goes Solar

By B.C. Manion

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January 12, 2010

An $800,000 project at Lowry Park Zoo, funded by TECO and a grant from the Florida High Tech Corridor, gives USF researchers and Tampa Electric a chance to learn more about the technical, economic and environmental impacts of using smart grid technologies to connect consumer solar array systems to the regional electrical grid.

St. Petersburg Architect Designs In Context

By B.C. Manion

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December 1, 2009

St. Petersburg Architect Jason Jensen aims to create spaces that are architecturally distinct. The 32-year-old wants his buildings to produce unique experiences for the people who use and visit them.

Cool Digs: New Spaces In Old Places

By B.C. Manion

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Architecture

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November 17, 2009

Former hotels, churches and factories converted into new condos and loft apartments represent some of the coolest digs in town both in Tampa and in St. Petersburg. Some were built for industrial, commercial or religious purposes. Some were in terrible shape. The Sunday school even had a tree growing in it. Now, they are people's homes.