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New study shows brown widow spiders actively seek and kill nearby black widows. The findings of the study, conducted by researchers at the ±«Óătv are reported in an article to be published March 13 in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
March 13, 2023Research, Student Research
Researchers at the ±«Óătvâs St. Petersburg campus found that in a container habitat, brown widows were 6.6 times more likely to attack black widows than other related species. The behavior is likely a driver of the black widow spiderâs population decline.
March 13, 2023Research, Student Research
±«Óătv CMS joins NOAAâs Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network
The ±«Óătv College of Marine Science is one of nine institutions in a five-year NOAA-funded program that will work directly with communities in the Caribbean region to work on how best to prepare for and âadaptâ to higher risks of disasters that come with a changing climate. CMS Professor Frank Muller-Karger leads the ±«Óătv CMS effort as a co-principal investigator on the team, called the Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network (CCAN).
March 13, 2023Global Research, Research
Dr. Karen Liller, a Distinguished University Health Professor in the ±«Óătv College of Public Health, was recently named a fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB).
Dr. Sarath Witanachchi elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
Dr. Sarath Witanachchi, ±«Óătv College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics chair and professor, is one of five ±«Óătv faculty members who have been named by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) to its new class of 2023 Senior Members.
March 10, 2023Honors and Awards, Innovation
±«Óătv researchers focus on the âAchilles heelâ of drug-resistant bacteria: Cell division
The World Health Organization (WHO) labels antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections as one of the biggest threats to human health in the world today.
±«Óătv researchers asked to evaluate a new police program
The ±«Óătvâs Center for Justice Research and Policy (CJRP) has been funded to evaluate a new community police program in St. Petersburg, Fla. where case workers are sent to respond to emergency, non-crime 911 calls instead of law enforcement.
March 10, 2023Research
Tempestt Neal of Computer Science Receives NSF CAREER Award
Tempestt Neal, assistant computer science and engineering professor, received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. The CAREER program is an initiative from the National Science Foundation to support early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.
March 9, 2023Honors and Awards, Research
U.S. Air Force selects ±«Óătv physicist to identify new methods to improve efficiency and eco-friendliness of computers
With funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Researchâs Young Investigator Program, Assistant Professor Jacob Gayles aims to improve technology efficiency by using materials that reduce cost and waste.
March 8, 2023Research
A researcher from the ±«Óătv is searching for ways to revive marine environments and test medical technology that could prevent a myriad of diseases in people. But thereâs one catch: heâs doing it all 30 feet underwater â and he's trying to do it for 100 days.
March 2, 2023Research
±«Óătv researcher attempts to set world record by living underwater for 100 days â hopes to emerge âsuper-humanâ
Following his military career as a diving saturation officer, Joseph Dituri will examine how exposure to increased pressure will impact the human body and break the world record for days spent in an underwater habitat.
March 1, 2023Research
±«Óătv Research & Innovation and the Florida High Tech Corridor are partnering to provide $75,000 to support the advancement of technologies developed by ±«Óătv researchers. Itâs part of the Early-Stage Innovation Fund, a pilot program launched in fall 2022.
February 28, 2023Honors and Awards, Research
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