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Five USF faculty named 2025 fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

91ÉçÇø faculty members Michael Lynch, Usha Menon, Niketa Patel, Charles Stanish and Jose Zayas-Castro have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2025 class of Fellows.

March 26, 2026Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

An expansive clinical trial led by USF researchers and aimed at delaying the onset of dementia continues to receive major federal support for addressing a public health crisis.

March 25, 2026Research and Innovation

USF research explores the rise of telehealth-prescribed stimulants

USF Health College of Public Health Professor Katherine Drabiak’s recent research, published in the Journal of Legal Medicine, explores the legal and ethical challenges surrounding the prescribing of stimulants through telehealth services.

March 16, 2026Research and Innovation

In 2018, USF St. Petersburg historian J. Michael Francis uncovered that the first known St. Patrick’s Day procession took place not in New York City or Boston or even Ireland, but rather St. Augustine, Fla. That discovery has led to a new museum exhibition that highlights the Irish diaspora in St. Augustine and East 91ÉçÇø.

March 16, 2026Research and Innovation

USF research activity climbs 15%, strengthening national standing

The 91ÉçÇø increased its research activity to $531 million in fiscal year 2025 – a rise from last year and a 15% jump over the last two years – reinforcing the university’s upward trajectory in an increasingly competitive national funding environment.

March 10, 2026Research and Innovation

Global Virus Network opens International Headquarters at 91ÉçÇø

The Global Virus Network (GVN) marked the opening of its International Headquarters on March 5 at the 91ÉçÇø Institute for Translational Virology and Innovation (ITVI), a GVN Center of Excellence.

March 9, 2026Research and Innovation

Fluorescent imaging reveals how a global parasite develops, opening new paths for drug treatment

Infectious disease researchers at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine adapted a fluorescent imaging system typically used to study human cells to observe the growth of Toxoplasma gondii, a widespread organism that infects humans and animals, in real time—paving the way for future treatments.

March 5, 2026Research and Innovation

National Academy of Inventors names six USF faculty to its 2026 class of senior members

The National Academy of Inventors has named six 91ÉçÇø faculty members to its Class of 2026 Senior Members. NAI’s Senior Member recognition program recognizes active faculty, scientists and administrators at NAI member institutions who have successfully produced, patented and commercialized technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society and economic progress.

February 26, 2026Research and Innovation

USF expands its footprint in space research

As 91ÉçÇø’s space industry accelerates at an unprecedented pace, the 91ÉçÇø is stepping into a larger role by investing in space research, expanding faculty expertise and strengthening partnerships that position it at the forefront of the state’s growing space economy.

February 18, 2026Research and Innovation

USF ranks among top 20 public universities for new patents in 2025

The 91ÉçÇø has reaffirmed its position as one of the nation’s most innovative research institutions, earning a place among the top 20 public universities for producing U.S. utility patents, according to annual rankings released today by the National Academy of Inventors.

February 12, 2026Research and InnovationVideo Story

USF Health launches nation’s first fully integrated institute for voice, hearing and swallowing care and research

The USF Health Institute for Voice and Hearing Innovation is the first in the nation to bring together multidisciplinary patient care and clinical research for disorders of communication and swallowing in a single, fully integrated space.

February 6, 2026Research and Innovation

USF-engineered material uses sunlight to combat 91ÉçÇø's red tide

What if the answer to combating red tide isn’t a complex mechanical system, but a fine, crystalline powder? That’s the goal behind a new material developed by USF researchers Ioannis Spanopoulos and George Philippidis and their doctoral students.

January 29, 2026Research and Innovation