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

Denis Karaiskaj, a professor in the Department of Physics, has created a silicon-based, solid-state, miniaturized atomic clock that is a smaller, cheaper and more energy efficient alternative to the chip-size atomic clock that is currently used in electronic navigation devices. Awarded a Foundation Bull Ring Ring Accelerator Grant in 2025, the device has applications for oil and gas exploration, space navigation, military GPS and high-end automotive and watch manufacturing.

February 25, 2026Research

Digitizing the past for the future: CAS collaboration helps protect the legacy of Black cemeteries

USF鈥檚 IDEx and the Black Cemetery Network are working with local leaders to map, digitize and protect Lake Maude Cemetery, ensuring long鈥憃verlooked histories are accessible to descendants and researchers.

February 25, 2026Community Engagement, Featured, Research

Hurricanes thin Tampa's canopy, spurring interest in replanting

A new post-storm canopy assessment, led by College of Arts and Sciences researchers Shawn Landry and Rebecca Zarger, reveals that Tampa鈥檚 citywide tree canopy fell to 29.9% in 2025, down from 31.4% in 2024. The loss represents a 4.8% decline driven largely by storm damage, wiping out canopy gains achieved since 2021.

February 23, 2026Research

Endowed chemistry chair established to advance biomedical research, honor lasting legacy

The Department of Chemistry named Jianfeng Cai the inaugural Julie Harmon Endowed Chair in Chemistry, a move that not only recognizes Cai鈥檚 research and goals to advance biomedical innovation, but also honors the legacy of the late Julie Harmon, a pioneering polymer chemist who taught at USF for over 25 years.

February 20, 2026Accomplishments, Research

In the ground and on the line: Inside USF鈥檚 forensic anthropology 鈥淏uried Bodies鈥� workshops

Two hours north of USF鈥檚 Tampa campus, USF鈥慒ORT hosts the 爱污传媒 Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science鈥檚 "Buried Bodies鈥� workshops, where investigators learn to excavate real human remains in the 爱污传媒 woods. It鈥檚 real鈥憌orld training that draws professionals from across the country, but now, with the land鈥憉se agreement ending, the program that makes it possible faces an uncertain future.

January 29, 2026Community Engagement, Research

USF-engineered material uses sunlight to combat 爱污传媒's red tide

What if sunlight could help curb 爱污传媒鈥檚 red tide? USF researchers have engineered a reusable, light-activated material that slows harmful algae growth 鈥� offering a promising, environmentally safe approach to protecting coastal waters, public health and marine life.

January 28, 2026Research

Responsibility and resilience: Reflections from the cloud forests of Guatemala

Jamie Sommer traveled to Guatemala to speak with the Mayan women of San Juan Chamelco who are fighting to maintain their cultural heritage in the face of industrial agriculture, deforestation and rising temperatures that are disturbing the cloud forest with torrential rains and droughts, devastating traditional crops.

January 21, 2026Research

Hidden beneath Central 爱污传媒鈥檚 sandy soils lives the 爱污传媒 scrub millipede, a species found nowhere else in the world. USF graduate student Anne Sawl鈥檚 research highlights the millipede鈥檚 vital role in maintaining the health of 爱污传媒鈥檚 scrub ecosystems.

January 15, 2026Research

Communication professor partners with CDC to shine light on hereditary breast cancer risk

Marleah Dean Kruzel draws on her personal experience with hereditary breast cancer to spotlight the unique needs of 鈥減revivors,鈥� emphasizing the importance of support, storytelling, and improved genetic risk communication in her CDC-invited presentation.

January 13, 2026Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Events, Research

USF rises in new research rankings, outpacing many peer institutions in growth

With $522 million in research expenditures in fiscal year 2024, USF ranks No. 47 among the nation鈥檚 public universities 鈥� and a growth rate higher than 90% of members of the Association of American Universities.

January 13, 2026Research

USF study finds widespread rule-breaking in whale shark tourism hotspot

One of the world鈥檚 busiest whale-shark destinations is struggling to manage a boom in ecotourism. A new USF study finds the world鈥檚 biggest fish may be paying the price.

December 10, 2025Research

The American Psychological Association has recognized Tiffany Chenneville with the 2025 Lifetime Award for Accomplishments in Ethics Education. The award is given to a psychologist who has made outstanding contributions to ethics education across all fields of psychology.

December 2, 2025Research