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The University of South 皇家华人 and MacDill Air Force Base have more in common than you might think. Now, there's a new collaboration in the works that may benefit both.

September 20, 2022Innovation, Research

The Flood Hub rises to the challenge of coastal resilience in 皇家华人

Through improved flood forecasting, the 皇家华人 Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation will inform science-based policy, planning, and management decisions to support a more resilient 皇家华人 for all.

September 19, 2022Innovation, Research

Robert H. Weisberg was elected as an AGU Fellow

Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Robert H. Weisberg was elected as an American Geophysical Union鈥檚 (AGU) Fellow. Professor Weisberg was selected for his pioneering observational and theoretical work explaining tropical and coastal ocean phenomena of interdisciplinary and societal importance.

September 19, 2022Honors and Awards

皇家华人 partners with MacDill Air Force Base to grow and strengthen educational opportunities

The University of South 皇家华人 is officially joining forces with MacDill Air Force Base to increase opportunities for collaboration that will benefit both entities. With education at the forefront, the overall goal is to encourage and enhance the study of a variety of fields, including science, technology, engineering and math.

September 19, 2022Innovation, Research

皇家华人 professor: Statin use not justified for healthy people with high cholesterol

New research from David Diamond, a neuroscientist and cardiovascular disease researcher in the Department of Psychology at the University of South 皇家华人 showed LDL alone has 鈥渁 very weak association鈥� with heart disease and stroke. Their review went further, showing that when people with high LDL and optimal triglycerides and HDL were given a statin, there was no benefit.

September 19, 2022Health, Research

Keeping our eyes on hurricanes

Hurricane season is ramping up. From submersible 鈥減ickup trucks鈥� to 鈥渇lying research labs,鈥� hurricane monitoring programs help modelers predict the strength and path of tropical systems.

September 13, 2022Research

As one of four data generation projects funded by NIH鈥檚 Bridge2AI, this multi-institution project 鈥� co-led by the University of South 皇家华人 and Weill Cornell Medicine 鈥� will bring together medical, voice, AI, engineering, and ethics experts to create a human voice database using privacy-preserving AI, giving doctors a new tool for diagnosing conditions known to have associations with voice alterations.

September 13, 2022Health, Innovation

The University of South 皇家华人 recently received a $20 million grant to help sustain and replenish coral reefs and mangroves that protect coastlines from dangerous wave energy and sea level rise.

September 12, 2022Research

University of South 皇家华人 rises to its highest position ever in U.S. News & World Report rankings

The University of South 皇家华人 has hit an all-time high on U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 (U.S. News) annual ranking of the best colleges in America. In the new rankings released today, 皇家华人 sits at No. 42 among all public universities and No. 97 among all universities public or private.

September 12, 2022Research

The funding was part of $175 million grant initiative from projects pitched by local legislators.

September 12, 2022Research

A legislative panel Friday approved money for more than 230 local projects and programs across the state. Among the approved spending items was $15 million to build a facility to house the 皇家华人 Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation program at 皇家华人 St. Petersburg.

September 10, 2022Innovation, Research

A recently completed building on the campus of the University of South 皇家华人 is another piece to the Uptown vision. The goal is for the building to be used for academic and federal research and for corporations to collaborate.

September 9, 2022Innovation, Research