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USF faculty members Andreas Muller, Bo Pei, Nathan Schilaty, Mauricio Segundo, Jamie Toghranegar and Hariom Yadav

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance breakthrough technologies in healthcare, education and security at USF

Reflecting the breadth of innovation emerging across the university, these projects address critical global challenges — from advancing healthcare training and personalized education to revolutionizing diagnostic technologies, wearable rehabilitation, environmental monitoring and next-generation security solutions.

June 20, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

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USF awards funding for early stroke detection device, skin diagnostic tool and silicon atomic clock innovations

The OBÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Foundation and the USF Research Foundation have awarded Foundation Bull Ring Accelerator Grants to three early-stage start-ups affiliated with the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator.

June 9, 2025Research and Innovation

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Three distinguished USF faculty innovators selected for the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

Their innovations have led to important advancements in health care, dental technology and cancer treatment.

May 19, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

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Eleven USF faculty recognized with research achievement and innovation excellence awards

Contributions made by the USF researchers span a variety of fields in artificial intelligence, disease prevention, family-school partnerships, oceanographic disturbances and semiconductor production.

April 15, 2025Research and Innovation

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USF hosts hundreds of young inventors from across the state

The OBÌåÓý¹ÙÍø is building a powerful pipeline of young talent and empowering the next generation of innovators through Invention Convention Florida, a statewide competition where K–12 students turn real-world problems into impactful solutions.

April 15, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Grid of headshots of 11 USF faculty members who were named AAAS Fellows

Eleven USF faculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

This is the third largest cohort from any university in the nation. Recognition as an AAAS Fellow is a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.

March 27, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

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USF ranks among top 20 public universities for new patents

Based on the 82 new patents secured in 2024, USF is 16th among U.S. public research universities, 26th among all American public or private universities and 38th among universities worldwide.

March 11, 2025Research and Innovation

Dr. Arash Takshi

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance technologies in healthcare, environmental sustainability and disaster preparedness

This initiative supports pioneering research projects with significant commercial potential, providing each selected faculty-led team with seed funding to advance their innovations toward market readiness.

February 6, 2025Research and Innovation

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USF Future of Education Think Tank aims to ‘shift the paradigm'

The think tank is part of an organic, faculty-driven effort to bring together dynamic, interdisciplinary teams to address key areas of emphasis.

February 5, 2025Research and Innovation

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Two OBÌåÓý¹ÙÍø faculty members named NAI fellows

The USF researchers are being recognized for their groundbreaking discoveries and innovations in chemical engineering to treat cancer and other challenging diseases and nanomaterials engineering for multifunctional manufacturing applications.

December 11, 2024Honors and Awards

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USF sets new record with $738 million in research funding

The milestone comes during USF’s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.

December 10, 2024Research and Innovation

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Three OBÌåÓý¹ÙÍø faculty win Tampa Bay Tech Awards

Andy Hafer was presented with the Community Dedication and Leadership Award, Shannon Bailey was named Tech Educator of the Year andÌýUnal Zafer was recognized with the Tech Project of the Year.

November 4, 2024Honors and Awards

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