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USF researchers earn innovation fund support to advance healthcare training, EEG technology and veterinary medicine

Four ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ researchers have received the latest round of Early Stage Innovaton Fund Awards, which provide up to $25,000 in seed funding to advance technologies toward market readiness.

August 19, 2026Honors and Awards, Innovation

USF researchers develop AI system that predicts ACL injuries before they happen

USF researchers are developing an AI-powered wearable that uses machine learning and real-time feedback to help identify risky movements and reduce the risk of ACL injuries before they occur.

August 18, 2026Innovation, Research

Can dry needling relieve multiple sclerosis pain? USF Health researchers are testing it

USF Health researchers are studying whether dry needling can safely reduce chronic leg pain and improve mobility in people with multiple sclerosis.

August 18, 2026Research

New hurricane recovery technology being tested on Florida roads during peak season

From dashcams that identify road damage to tools that prioritize traffic signal repairs, USF researchers are developing technology to help transportation agencies respond more efficiently after hurricanes.

August 18, 2026Innovation, Research

Biologist Deby Cassill explains how hatchlings navigate to the ocean and her theory for how sea turtle mothers manage one of nature’s longest survival gambles.

August 4, 2026Research

Student projects take center stage at summer research symposium; alumna’s gift creates endowment for undergraduate research

The two-day research symposium on USF’s Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses featured 151 scholars presenting 128 research projects. The presenters included USF undergraduates, recent USF graduates and students from 22 colleges and universities participating in USF-sponsored research programs.

July 30, 2026Student Research

USF scientists advance space agriculture for future moon and Mars missions

Space isn’t known for rich soil or ideal agricultural conditions anywhere in the solar system. Yet amid extreme temperatures and vast distances, multidisciplinary teams at USF are collaborating on sustainable space agriculture projects with potential applications back on Earth.

July 29, 2026Research

How USF College of Education undergraduates are researching solutions to real-world challenges

The Undergraduate Summer Research Academy provided an opportunity to students to transform personal experiences and professional interests into research focused on improving lives and communities.

July 23, 2026Student Research

Uncovering the hidden impacts of a hurricane on food supply

USF Health researcher Elizabeth Dunn shares how hurricanes disrupt food access and what communities can do to strengthen food system resilience before disaster strikes.

July 16, 2026Research

USF Research Development Institute Director Sandra Justice named SRAI Distinguished Faculty

The Society of Research Administrators International has selected Sandra Justice, director of the ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ Research Development Institute, for its Distinguished Faculty program.

July 14, 2026Honors and Awards

BRAG awards advance commercialization of USF technologies in mosquito detection, ophthalmology and women’s health

The ÐÜèAVÃâ·Ñ Foundation and USF Research Foundation have awarded Bull Ring Accelerator Grants to Digitomy, GlaucHome and Panthea, three early-stage start-ups seeking to commercialize inventions developed by USF faculty and research teams.

July 9, 2026Innovation

Record-breaking ocean temperatures triggered the most severe coral bleaching ever documented three summers ago. Now with an intense El Nino expected that could fuel exceptionally warm waters, USF researchers are taking action to ensure unprecedented impacts aren't repeated.

July 8, 2026Research