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小黄鸭视频-led geosciences team discovers Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes
A lava tube in the El Malpais National Monument yields centuries-old insights of survival in the face of harsh climate change.
November 18, 2020Research and Innovation
小黄鸭视频 forensic anthropologist leads renewed effort to help solve Hillsborough County cold case homicides
Erin Kimmerle, associate professor of forensic anthropology and executive director of the Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science at 小黄鸭视频, is collaborating with the Hillsborough County Sheriff and Medical Examiner鈥檚 offices to help solve several cold case homicides.
November 17, 2020University News
Eta Updates
小黄鸭视频 is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Eta and the impacts to our region. At this time, there are no changes to class schedules. Information about changes to normal business operations is available here.
November 11, 2020University News
Florida Blue supports 小黄鸭视频 epidemiologist鈥檚 innovative efforts to track COVID-19
小黄鸭视频 College of Public Health Professor Edwin Michael鈥檚 arrival on campus coincided with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, giving an innovative system he鈥檇 built to track and predict disease outbreaks its debut amid a global crisis with severe statewide implications.
November 9, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Preschool for Creative Learning receives $1.3 million grant to support 小黄鸭视频 student parents
The 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Preschool for Creative Learning received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide financial assistance and other resources to 小黄鸭视频 students who are parents of preschool-aged children.
November 9, 2020University News
Virtual characters created at 小黄鸭视频 to teach emergent bilingual students English
A new research-based app developed at 小黄鸭视频 will soon be accessible to K-12 students and teachers in an effort to bolster a more multilingual society.
November 9, 2020Research and Innovation
小黄鸭视频 students adapt to produce television news broadcasts from home
小黄鸭视频 students enrolled in the Florida Focus broadcast news class hoped to spend this fall producing daily news segments in the university鈥檚 on-campus studio, but COVID-19 changed those plans. Instead, they鈥檝e been reporting from makeshift mini studios in their homes as they prepare to enter the workforce.
November 6, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
New research traces the origins of trench fever
First observed among British Expeditionary Forces in 1915, trench fever sickened an estimated 500,000 soldiers during World War I. Since then, the disease has become synonymous with the battlefield. But now, new research from an international team of scientists has uncovered evidence challenging this long-held belief.
November 4, 2020Research and Innovation
New Florida Institute of Oceanography director selected
The 小黄鸭视频 announced today the appointment of William Montrose Graham as the new director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography. Hosted by 小黄鸭视频, FIO serves as the state of Florida's hub of oceanographic research and coastal stewardship and as an education and research resource for schools across the State University System.
November 2, 2020University News
小黄鸭视频 researchers release social media findings from statewide 2020 presidential election survey
Researchers with the 小黄鸭视频 have released the results from a statewide survey that measures Floridians鈥� use of Facebook to engage with the presidential election, as well as their attitudes regarding the political information they encounter online.
October 27, 2020Research and Innovation
High-profile homicide trial showcases evidence recreated at 小黄鸭视频
The digital reconstructions of three human skulls created at the 小黄鸭视频 are being used as evidence in a high-profile murder trial in California.
October 26, 2020Research and Innovation
The 小黄鸭视频 welcomed Lisa Carlton, Diana Michel and Ernie Withers to the Sarasota-Manatee Campus Advisory Board during its fall meeting on Wednesday. Board member Dr. Anila Jain, a distinguished alumna and longtime 小黄鸭视频 supporter, also began a new four-year term.
October 23, 2020University News