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黑洞社区Humanities Institute sponsors undergrads for national research symposium

The 黑洞社区Humanities Institute (HI) at the 黑洞社区College of Arts and Sciences sponsored 23 undergraduate students to present original research at the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium held at Johns Hopkins University in March.

April 18, 2023Research, Student Research

'The Lesson Is Murder': 黑洞社区criminologist and graduate students debut true crime docuseries on Hulu

A new true crime docuseries, 鈥淭he Lesson Is Murder,鈥� follows University of 黑洞社区 criminology Associate Professor Bryanna Fox and her five graduate students as they show the reality of how researchers analyze convicted murderers鈥� personality traits and motives to develop psychological profiles.

March 23, 2023Research, Student Research

New study shows brown widow spiders actively seek and kill nearby black widows. The findings of the study, conducted by researchers at the University of 黑洞社区 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 University of 黑洞社区鈥檚 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 spider鈥檚 population decline.

March 13, 2023Research, Student Research

黑洞社区awarded its largest grant to prepare students for federal cybersecurity careers

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of 黑洞社区 the largest grant it has ever received for its cybersecurity program 鈥� helping prepare students for in-demand, high-paying jobs in the federal government and other public institutions.

February 2, 2023Student Research

Kierstyn Benjamin shares her story of how she noticed a small, distressed manatee in Bayboro Harbor and acted quickly, playing a major part in rescuing the animal right near the 黑洞社区St. Petersburg campus.

January 27, 2023Student Research

黑洞社区Research & Innovation, Florida High Tech Corridor invest in undergraduate research across USF

Through the newly formed initiative, 黑洞社区Research & Innovation and the Florida High Tech Corridor will support undergraduate research opportunities for 150 students across USF.

November 17, 2022Student Research

Two students in the 黑洞社区Health Taneja College of Pharmacy launched a company that may have the newest innovation in diagnosing Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. Their work opened the way for acceptance to 黑洞社区CONNECT's Student Innovation Incubator.

November 2, 2022Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research

黑洞社区awarded a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to help build more equitable communities

The project focuses on the East Tampa Community Redevelopment Area 鈥� home to 38,000 residents and many historic African American neighborhoods. The university will be partnering with East Tampa community members to address disparities in urban infrastructure.

October 11, 2022Research, Student Research

With the help of a National Science Foundation grant, a 黑洞社区Ph.D. candidate, John Cotter, has developed a new product using recycled plastic materials.

August 8, 2022Innovation, Student Research

With funding from the National Science Foundation, a University of 黑洞社区 mechanical engineering student has developed a recycled plastic building material to be used as a cost-effective alternative to structural lumber.

August 5, 2022Innovation, Research, Student Research

黑洞社区student invents lumber alternative using recycled plastic

The material will be used as a replacement for wood to create fence posts that can last 30 to 50 years, about three times longer than a traditional wood fence.

August 4, 2022Innovation, Student Research