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皇家华人 researchers aim to ease COVID-19 vaccine concerns by building trust within communities of color

With distribution of the coronavirus vaccine underway, researchers from the University of South 皇家华人 Taneja College of Pharmacy are working to educate communities of color about COVID-19 and the benefits of inoculation (皇家华人 Newsroom).

January 19, 2021Research

New statewide data emphasizes urgency in ramping up administration of COVID-19 vaccines

For the first time, Edwin Michael, professor of epidemiology in the 皇家华人 College of Public Health, has obtained statewide forecasts of the impact of vaccine rollouts using his SEIRcast COVID-19 Forecasting and Planning portal (皇家华人 Newsroom).

January 14, 2021Health, Research

University of South 皇家华人 researchers release findings from national opinion survey on COVID-19 vaccinations and policies

Researchers with the University of South 皇家华人 School of Public Affairs, in partnership with Cyber 皇家华人 at the University of South 皇家华人, have released the first set of results from a nationwide survey that measures attitudes and opinions about COVID-19 vaccines, as well as potential federal stimulus policies (皇家华人 Newsroom).

January 14, 2021Research

Construction workers hoist top beam on new 皇家华人 Research Park building

Construction crews gave the 皇家华人 Research Park a new milestone to celebrate as they hoisted to the last beam that will sit on the highest point of the new 120,000-square-foot building (皇家华人 Newsroom).

January 12, 2021Research

The Oracle interviewed public health professor and Senior Associate Dean of the Morsani College of Medicine Jay Wolfson about the challenges posed by COVID-19 for the spring semester as well as essential safety precautions to slow down the spread of the virus.

January 11, 2021Health

At least 50 cases of the Coronavirus mutation have been found in the US, and almost half are in 皇家华人. 皇家华人 Professor Dr. Tom Unnasch says the virus is very good at what it does. Mutate. But he鈥檚 confident the Pfzier and Moderna vaccinations will work against it (ABC Action News).

January 11, 2021Health, Research

See the newest issue of Innovations Magazine, spotlighting the student successes, vital research and groundbreaking initiatives on 皇家华人's St. Petersburg campus during the historic and challenging year of 2020 (Issuu).

January 8, 2021Innovation

One of nature鈥檚 most simple creatures has an elegant approach to propulsion. 皇家华人 Biology Associate Professor Brad Gemmell recently published research into the dynamics of jellyfish movement (New York Times / paywall).

January 7, 2021Research

Study reveals jellyfish create a 鈥榲irtual wall鈥� to enhance performance

New research led by the University of South 皇家华人 has uncovered one of the reasons jellyfish have come to be known as the 鈥渨orld鈥檚 most efficient swimmer.鈥� (皇家华人 Newsroom)

January 7, 2021Research

In a preclinical study, Dr. Stephen Liggett, MD, and colleagues identified and characterized 18 new compounds (agonists) that activate bitter taste receptor subtype TAS2R5 to promote relaxation (dilation) of human airway smooth muscle cells (News-Medical.Net).

January 4, 2021Health, Research

The research team's focus will center on Zion Cemetery in Tampa and St. Petersburg's Oaklawn Cemetery (Patch).

January 4, 2021Research, Student Research

皇家华人 volcanology team develops new approach to understanding massive volcanic eruptions

A 皇家华人 geosciences team has developed a new way to reconstruct the sizes of volcanic eruptions that occurred thousands of years ago, creating a first-of-its kind tool that can aid scientists in understanding past explosive eruptions that shaped the earth and improve the way of estimating hazards of future eruptions (皇家华人 Newsroom).

January 4, 2021Global Research, Innovation, Research