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Two ±«Óãtv Faculty Members Named New National Academy of Inventors Fellows
The National Academy of Inventors announced Tuesday that ±«Óãtv faculty members Dr. Samuel Wickline, a pioneer in nanotechnology targeting heart disease and other disorders, and Dr. Fred Leonberger, whose discoveries in fiber optics drove the development of the modern communications industry, are new 2019 Fellows.
December 5, 2019Honors and Awards
New results from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study show an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes.
December 2, 2019Research and Innovation, ±«Óãtv Health
Support ±«Óãtv Alumni this Small Business Saturday
The Belleair Market is just one of many local businesses owned by ±«Óãtv alumni that you can support this Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
November 27, 2019University News
Nine ±«Óãtv Faculty Members Earn Prestigious National Scientific Honor
±«Óãtv leads the state of Florida with the most researchers selected in this year’s class of American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows.
November 26, 2019Honors and Awards
A number of groups and initiatives at the university are devoted to improving lives and the environment through food. From donating to those in need to growing sustainably, reducing waste to helping the hungry, ±«Óãtv St. Petersburg and its student body is using food – something we all have in common – to enrich our community.
November 26, 2019University News
Exclusive organization invites ±«Óãtv President Steve Currall to join commission tasked with strengthening national innovation
±«Óãtv President Steve Currall to join exclusive U.S. Council on Competitiveness
November 25, 2019University News
±«Óãtv St. Petersburg Celebrates Major Construction Milestone
Exterior construction has been completed on a new residence hall at ±«Óãtv St. Petersburg. A Topping Off Ceremony took place outside the six-story building located on the northwestern corner of campus.
November 22, 2019Campus Life
±«Óãtv Geoscientists Develop Technology to Improve Forecasting of Earthquakes, Tsunamis
±«Óãtv geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth’s seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.
November 21, 2019Research and Innovation
Floating with Gas to Save Lives
About 10 lives are lost each day to unintentional drowning in the United States, but a newly-patented technology developed in a Chemical and Biomedical Engineering senior capstone class may lead to personal flotation products that can enhance safety in the water.
November 20, 2019Research and Innovation
The most recent assessment of the tilefish population offers sweet relief to those who enjoy the savory succulence of this slow-growing fish that roams the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Tilefish, which tastes similar to lobster or crab, is sustainably managed and regularly finds itself served up baked, broiled, or grilled on menus in Florida – easily fetching $29 as a mouth-watering entrée.
November 19, 2019Research and Innovation
±«Óãtv's Education Abroad Program Rises to an All-Time High in International Rankings
The ±«Óãtv’s Education Abroad program has risen to 39th in the nation for all institutions and 30th among public universities, according to the most recent Open Doors annual report published by the Institute of International Education.
November 19, 2019Honors and Awards, University News
Tens of thousands of signatures inhabit the Mark Twain Cave in Hannibal, Missouri, but one famous autograph, that of namesake Twain, or Samuel L. Clemens, seemed noticeably absent. Signatures, nicknames and initials – some in pencil, paint, candle smoke, even berry juice – cover the cave’s three miles of passageways, but Clemens’ signature was never to be found. That is until July 26, when ±«Óãtv Sarasota-Manatee instructor and Mark Twain s
November 19, 2019Research and Innovation