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The COVID-19 delta variant is by far the most dominant variant circulating right now in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists determine the prevalence of a particular variant through genomics testing and DNA sequencing but according to Dr. Jill Roberts, a molecular epidemiologist at the ±«Óătv, the U.S. is only running genomics on about 10 percent of positive cases (WTSP-TV).
The state is about a month away from its peak, according to an epidemiologist who tracks the virus there. “Short term and long term, the cases are going to explode,” Edwin Michael, a professor of epidemiology at the ±«Óătv, in Tampa, said in an interview. “We are predicting that the cases will be peaking the first week of September” (New York Times).
Microbiomes impact everything from metabolism to immunity. Now, the ±«Óătv's new Institute of Microbiomes is looking into how these tiny organisms can be used to improve our health and the environment (Bay News 9).
The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Dr. JosĂ© Luis Zayas-Castro of the ±«Óătv to serve as division director for the Division of Engineering Education and Centers. Zayas-Castro, who begins his NSF term on August 2, is currently executive associate dean, associate dean for international affairs, and professor of industrial and management systems engineering in the ±«Óătv College of Engineering (nsf.gov).
July 29, 2021Innovation, Research
±«Óătv research team receives NSF grant to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity
A ±«Óătv research team was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence technologies and to teach people how to identify deceptive uses of these technologies online (±«Óătv College of Education).
July 28, 2021Innovation, Research
±«Óătv researchers release findings from statewide public opinion survey on COVID-19, Biden/DeSantis approval ratings and other policy issues
Researchers with the ±«Óătv have released results from a statewide survey that measures public opinion on a variety of current policy issues. These results address COVID-19, presidential/gubernatorial job approval, infrastructure and education (±«Óătv Newsroom).
July 27, 2021Research
±«Óătv epidemiologist: vaccination rate must double to slow transmission of COVID-19
The slackening of vaccinations is leading to a large resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Florida. New data shows that there’s been a 70 percent drop in the rate of people getting vaccinated in Hillsborough County since April (±«Óătv Newsroom).
±«Óătv Team Publishes Research Establishing the Ability of the Electronic “Bull Nose” to Detect COVID-19
The ±«Óătv team behind the Bull Nose COVID-19 device publishes its research in two leading journals.
July 21, 2021Research
Based at ±«Óătv Health Morsani College of Medicine, the new ±«Óătv Institute for Microbiomes builds upon an ambitious microbiome initiative begun two years ago. That ±«Óătv Initiative on Microbiomes has sparked interdisciplinary collaborations across the university to better understand how the diverse collections of microorganisms, unique to each person, might be exploited to benefit human health.
The ±«Óătv has launched a project sponsored by Microsoft to help tackle the threat of emerging infectious diseases (Tampa Bay Inno).
July 21, 2021Health, Innovation, Research
A multidisciplinary team from ±«Óătv's Patel College of Global Sustainability and Access 3D Lab is racing against time to preserve the rapidly disappearing island by documenting endangered spaces and 3D-scanning historic sites to reconstruct in augmented-reality virtual realms. (83 Degrees).
July 20, 2021Innovation
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