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USF advances commercialization of new technologies in mosquito detection, optometry and women’s health

The °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ 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, 2026Research and Innovation

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 and Innovation

USF names new dean for the USF Libraries

Carol Ann Borchert brings a distinguished record of advancing library operations to enhance the impact of research and scholarship across the university.

July 2, 2026Spotlights

USF advances national security research, becoming first in °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ to implement new secure cloud infrastructure powered by Amazon Web Services

The new secure cloud infrastructure will expand defense and aerospace-focused research, accelerate technology development and prepare students for careers supporting national security.

June 30, 2026Spotlights

The gift will help establish the Bellini college’s first-ever endowed professorship and create a new study track within the ReliaQuest Labs program focused on artificial intelligence-supported software engineering.

June 25, 2026Spotlights

USF names new dean of the Taneja College of Pharmacy

A pharmacist and epidemiologist, Zgibor has served at USF for more than a decade and brings over 20 years of academic leadership experience to the role.She will become just the second permanent dean of the college.

June 17, 2026Spotlights

USF names new dean for the College of Education

Jenifer Jasinski Schneider brings a distinguished record of leadership, research and service focused on literacy, creativity and student success.

June 16, 2026Spotlights

USF Health secures new funding to advance research on promising liver cancer drug

Amid rising liver cancer rates linked to alcohol and metabolic disease, USF Health is advancing research on a drug that could work alongside GLP-1 therapies.

June 15, 2026Research and Innovation

How eye movements and brain activity shape reading comprehension

Reading seems like a straightforward process, but it’s not always that simple. Readers regularly skip words, sometimes without realizing it. New research from USF shows how the brain processes those skipped words using peripheral vision, even as the eyes move past them.

June 9, 2026Research and Innovation

After devastating fire, USF oceanographers race to keep hurricane forecasts on track

A devastating fire displaced researchers at the °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ College of Marine Science. But instead of stopping, a team of oceanographers raced back to sea – determined to keep critical hurricane forecasting systems running for the communities that depend on them.

June 3, 2026Research and Innovation

USF invention aims to replicate $30,000 glaucoma test with a $42 at-home alternative

A USF-developed smartphone app could help patients monitor glaucoma from home, making it easier to detect vision changes before permanent sight loss occurs.

June 3, 2026Research and Innovation

USF expedition to Antarctica advances research on potential melanoma treatment

A remote Antarctic expedition has brought USF researchers back to a decades-old discovery: A tiny marine organism containing a compound that kills melanoma cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed. Now, scientists are racing to unlock its potential for future cancer therapies.

June 2, 2026Research and Innovation