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How AI is revolutionizing travel planning

Artificial intelligence is transforming how people plan travel with personalized, instant itineraries that once took hours to build.

July 31, 2025Research and Innovation

University of South »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË: A Preeminent Research University

How a »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË student’s personal battle with dengue helped develop mosquito-fighting AI

Farhat Azam is using artificial intelligence to help fight mosquito-borne illnesses. As a doctoral student at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, she is helping develop a smart mosquito trap that can identify disease-carrying species and alert health officials in real time. Her work aims to protect communities from future outbreaks and save lives.

July 28, 2025Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, Student Success

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»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing hosts inaugural summer research program ahead of fall launch

College students spent the summer at the University of South »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing as part of the inaugural »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Bridge Coalition Program, a new initiative designed to expand research opportunities for undergraduate students from emerging research institutions.

July 25, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Success

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Study finds ‘pressure point’ in the Gulf could drive hurricane strength

»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË researchers have identified how the absence of a strong current at a critical location in the Gulf led to unusually high subsurface sea temperatures and influenced the rapid intensification of Hurricane Ian.

July 24, 2025Research and Innovation

»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË engineers inspect self-driving vehicle

»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË to advance autonomous vehicle technology research

»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË has launched a new academic partnership with COAST Autonomous, helping accelerate research in self-driving vehicle technology and expand workforce training opportunities for the next generation of engineers.

July 23, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Success

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Imaging the impossible: »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË researcher pushing boundaries of what we can see

With support from NSF and DARPA, »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË researcher John Murray-Bruce is developing new mathematical tools to improve how machines "see" in challenging conditions. The research will lay the foundation for imaging systems that don’t just see better, they see the unseen.

July 22, 2025Research and Innovation

»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË student examines medical device

»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË military veteran improves mobility, comfort with medical device invented by »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË engineering students

A group of »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË engineering students turned their class project into something truly life-changing: a custom-designed mobility device for a Marine Corps veteran with a spinal cord injury. Their innovative solution not only transformed her quality of life – it shows how hands-on learning and compassion can shape the future of health care.

July 21, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

Patient gets her hearing examined by »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Health audiologist

»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Health clinical trial reveals how hearing aids improve brain health and quality of life

The clinical trial shows that even mild hearing loss, when treated with hearing aids and expert support, can boost mood, increase activity and reduce the risk of falling. The findings support growing evidence that better hearing promotes healthier aging.

July 15, 2025Research and Innovation, »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Health

A first-of-its-kind report commissioned by the state of »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË shines a light on the high risk and occurrences of human trafficking in the state as well as the growing, coordinated response to combat the crime and aid victims.

July 9, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

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»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË awarded NSF grant to build platform for hands-on cybersecurity education

The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $268,000 to the University of South »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË for a collaborative research project led by Robert Karam, an associate professor in »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

July 8, 2025Research and Innovation

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»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, TGH successfully perform world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery

Transplant surgeons at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Health and Tampa General Hospital have successfully performed the world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery.

July 7, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Tampa General Hospital Neonatal Care Unit

Crying isn’t the only clue: »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË researchers using AI to detect silent pain in newborns

Newborns in the NICU can’t tell us when they’re in pain, so a team of »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË researchers is developing AI technology that can find out. The collaboration between medicine and engineering could change the future of neonatal care.

July 7, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

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