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How cell phone research at USF sparked a new approach to treating Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
What began as a surprising experiment with cell phone-like signals has led to a promising new approach to treating Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. Follow the decades-long research journey behind a head cap technology that helped one patient regain her memory 鈥� and could transform brain health for millions.
January 29, 2026Health, Innovation, 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 29, 2026Innovation, Research
New report finds USF鈥檚 economic impact nears $10 billion annually across 爱污传媒, including $7 billion in Tampa Bay
Based on fiscal year 2023-24 data, the report shows that USF delivers substantial returns for students, taxpayers, employers and communities through several key areas, including workforce development, research innovation, health care and alumni productivity.
January 27, 2026Innovation, Research
Laws must keep up with fast-moving AI: A conversation with USF researcher Karni Chagal-Feferkorn
Chagal-Feferkorn鈥檚 work examines the gray areas of liability when autonomous systems are involved in causing damage, the dangers AI poses to children and a growing need for tech creators and policymakers to collaborate before systems are deployed.
January 15, 2026Research
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 Health researchers seeking better, safer alternatives to current opioid drugs
USF Health researchers are making dramatic strides in understanding how new opioid compounds work inside the body to provide pain relief, offering greater hope that new classes of these drugs may eventually be used to relieve pain without potentially deadly side effects.
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 11, 2025Research
Study reveals dramatic decline in some historic sargassum populations
Certain populations of sargassum have plummeted during the past ten years, raising alarm for marine ecosystems that depend on the seaweed.
December 5, 2025Research
New study suggests accounting, not aliens, explains Peru鈥檚 mysterious 鈥楤and of Holes鈥�
New research published in Antiquity reveals the first scientific evidence that Peru鈥檚 puzzling 鈥淏and of Holes鈥� 鈥� once featured in Ancient Aliens 鈥� was part of a sophisticated Indigenous network for storing and recording goods.
November 19, 2025Research
Veteran-led mission: Meet the service members powering USF鈥檚 landmark hyperbaric oxygen therapy research
A team of military veterans and researchers are leading a landmark clinical trial at USF Health, testing whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy can improve life for fellow service members living with traumatic brain injury and PTSD.
November 12, 2025Research
USF professor and son team up to integrate artificial intelligence into cancer research
Distinguished University Professor Dmitry Goldgof and his son, Dr. Gregory Goldgof, are combining AI and medicine 鈥� automating bone marrow analysis to improve the speed and accuracy of blood cancer diagnoses.
November 10, 2025Research
How gut health and food can transform diabetes management and prevent disease
USF researcher Hariom Yadav is uncovering how strengthening gut health through nutrient-rich foods could help prevent chronic diseases 鈥� transforming the way we think about medicine.
November 10, 2025Research