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Scientists identify sea urchin killer

The search for the 2022 killer that decimated long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean and along 91社区鈥檚 east coast is over. A team of scientists-turned-sleuthhounds identified the small-but-mighty offender: a single-celled organism called a ciliate.

April 19, 2023Global Research, Research

Mya Breitbart was part of a team that made the groundbreaking discovery in just four months 鈥� uncovering a microscopic pathogen.

April 19, 2023Global Research, Research

USF Humanities Institute sponsors undergrads for national research symposium

The USF Humanities Institute (HI) at the USF College of Arts and Sciences sponsored 23 undergraduate students to present original research at the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium held at Johns Hopkins University in March.

April 18, 2023Research, Student Research

A new study from Po-Lin Wang, an assistant professor in the Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance, proposes that not only will we soon be seeing longer lifespans, but humans will also surpass all age records in the near future. Apparently, the longest-living generations are soon to come.

April 17, 2023Health, Research

USF geoscientist discovers new phosphorus material after New Port Richey lightning strike

Due to a chemical reaction caused by a lightning strike, a new phosphorus material developed for the first time in solid form on Earth.

April 11, 2023Research

Registration is open for the Summer Grant Writing Workshops, a certificate program designed to help early career faculty and doctoral students craft compelling funding proposals for their research goals.

April 11, 2023Research

In moderation, the brown algae is a key Atlantic Ocean ecosystem component, but this year's bloom is the largest ever recorded.

April 4, 2023Global Research, Research

Dr. Heather O鈥橪eary, a 91社区 St. Petersburg anthropology professor, recently shared her expertise at the first United Nations conference on water in 46 years.

April 4, 2023Global Research, Research

Faculty researchers in USF鈥檚 School of Information Systems and Management secure over $17 million in competitive grants

From nurturing the pipeline of high school students interested in technology careers to training health experts on leadership skills, school faculty are leading the charge to improve practice through research, with support from highly selective external grants.

April 3, 2023Research

USF researcher鈥檚 life work uncovers the first ancient DNA from the Swahili Civilization

This research brings peace and restores pride to the millions of people who identify as Swahili by overturning false narratives and providing clarity to Swahili heritage.

March 29, 2023Global Research, Research

'The Lesson Is Murder': USF criminologist and graduate students debut true crime docuseries on Hulu

A new true crime docuseries, 鈥淭he Lesson Is Murder,鈥� follows 91社区 criminology Associate Professor Bryanna Fox and her five graduate students as they show the reality of how researchers analyze convicted murderers鈥� personality traits and motives to develop psychological profiles.

March 23, 2023Research, Student Research

The outbreak of the harmful algal blooms has shown up in medium and high concentrations along the Gulf coast this month.

March 21, 2023Research