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President Steve Currall to Lead His First ±«Óătv Commencement Ceremonies
New ±«Óătv System President Steve Currall will lead his first commencement exercises during summer ceremonies held Aug. 3-4. Currall officially became ±«Óătv’s seventh president on July 1. More than 3,200 ±«Óătv System degrees will be conferred during a total of three ceremonies at the Yuengling Center in Tampa and the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, including graduates from 48 states and 79 nations.
July 30, 2019University News
±«Óătv Research Team Trains Middle School Educators in Identifying, Improving Student Mental Health Problems
To address the growing mental health needs of middle school students, ±«Óătv researchers are partnering with Pasco County Schools to train teachers in how to identify and improve student mental health problems.
July 30, 2019Research and Innovation
Men’s Health: Better Sleep, Less Swelling and Reduced Risk of Inflammation
Soomi Lee, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Aging Studies, published a study which examined whether systemic inflammation often found in patients with OA or RA is explained by poorer sleep health in the journal for Arthritis Care & Research.
July 29, 2019Research and Innovation
Light Pollution May Be Increasing West Nile Virus Spillover From Wild Birds
We’re in the midst of summertime mosquito bite season and cities across the country are reporting a heightened number of West Nile Virus (WNV) cases.
July 24, 2019Research and Innovation, ±«Óătv Health
Public Safety Exercise at ±«Óătv on Friday, July 26
A public safety exercise is scheduled for 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday, July 26 at Pizzo Elementary School located on the ±«Óătv Tampa campus. During this drill, expect an increased police presence near the elementary school, and several road or parking lot closures nearby.
July 24, 2019University News
±«Óătv Researchers Find No Human Remains in First Phase of Investigation at Dozier Site
The Florida Department of State (DOS) and the ±«Óătv (±«Óătv) announced that the ±«Óătv research team led by Erin Kimmerle, PhD, concluded the first phase of its investigation of the 27 anomalies reported near the Dozier School for Boys and found no evidence of human remains.
July 23, 2019Research and Innovation
“Hold the Door”: ±«Óătv Geoscientists Discover Mechanisms Controlling Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse
Greenland’s more than 860,000 square miles are largely covered with ice and glaciers, and its melting fuels as much as one-third of the sea level rise in Florida. That’s why a team of ±«Óătv geoscientists’ new discovery of one of the mechanisms that allows Greenland’s glaciers to collapse into the sea has special significance for the Sunshine State.
July 19, 2019Research and Innovation
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, National Public Radio’s Science Friday is highlighting imperiled space heritage and the research being done to save these significant sites. ±«Óătv's Lori Collins, PhD, is featured for her team's work digitally preserving NASA's Launch Complex 34.
July 18, 2019University News
±«Óătv researchers begin new investigation at Dozier site
A research team from the ±«Óătv is beginning to examine portions of land near the former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla. this week, after a contractor recently discovered 27 anomalies during routine cleanup work.
July 18, 2019Research and Innovation
A TEDDY progress report, led by ±«Óătv’s Jeffrey Krischer, shows for first time that combining genetic and environmental factors substantially increases prediction.
July 17, 2019Research and Innovation, ±«Óătv Health
The ±«Óătv’s College of Nursing launched a new community outreach initiative this summer that pairs pediatric nursing students with at-risk youth in neighborhood community centers.
July 17, 2019±«Óătv Health, University News
Everyone deserves an education. That’s the principle DeVara Sims lives by. For more than 20 years, Sims has taught students in public schools how to be better readers. Many of those students have learning disabilities. Some of them spend their days behind bars.
July 15, 2019Research and Innovation