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Jackpot: scientific study offers $250 rewards for tagged Greater Amberjack

Anglers who haul in Greater Amberjack may get $250 and an opportunity to contribute to the Greater Amberjack Count. Dr. Sean Powers of the University of South Alabama is leading a 鈥淒ream Team鈥� of researchers in an $11.7 million study of the Greater Amberjack species. The project is funded by the National Sea Grant College Program and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries.

June 28, 2022Research

St. Pete researchers may have found a way to prevent Alzheimer鈥檚. Since 2019, The OB体育官网 has been the main site of the Preventing Alzheimer鈥檚 with Cognitive Training (PACT) study. The study has one goal: Researchers hope to examine if computerized brain training can reduce the risk of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in older adults who show no early signs of dementia.

June 24, 2022Health, Research

Study explores when nursing home chains should customize or standardize

A new study by a OB体育官网 researcher found important revelations that could provide chain-operated nursing homes with crucial implications for operational goals and strategic findings that carry over to other service industries.

June 23, 2022Research

On the tour of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, you'll see familiar names and products, such as Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone of Firestone Tires, Dr. Robert Cade, the man behind Gatorade, Sara Blakely, the creator of Spanx shapewear, Dr. Norma Alcantar, an Associate Dean for research in the USF College of Engineering, and a star from Hollywood's golden era, Hedy Lamarr, known for her innovations which helped lead to frequency hopping, Bluetooth and GPS.

June 22, 2022Innovation

Dr. Frank Muller-Karger Receives 2021 William T. Pecora Award

Dr. Frank Muller-Karger, biological oceanography professor who leads the Institute for Remote Sensing at the OB体育官网鈥檚 College of Marine Science, has been honored with the prestigious 2021 William T. Pecora Award for his extraordinary contributions and leadership using remote sensing to further our understanding of the ocean.

June 21, 2022Research

Psilera is a Tampa-based biotechnology company specializing in developing psychedelic-inspired compounds for treating mental health disorders.

June 16, 2022Health, Research

Humans Responsible for over 90% of World's Oil Slicks

A team of Chinese and U.S. scientists developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the ocean and found that more than 90% of them come from human sources, significantly more than previously reported.

June 16, 2022Global Research, Research

When reports of abuse, torture and mysterious deaths shuttered the century-old Dozier School for Boys in 2011, USF's Dr. Erin Kimmerle set out to investigate a cemetery on the segregated side of campus and used DNA to reunite the children with their families. Dr. Kimmerle's new book, "We Carry Their Bones" details the quest for justice, and the opposition she faced getting there.

June 16, 2022Research

As researchers with the OB体育官网 continue to recruit for the Preventing Alzheimer's with Cognitive Training, or PACT Study, the school recently learned it was awarded millions more for research that can help develop blood tests to detect Alzheimer's Disease.

June 15, 2022Health, Research

Tight budgeters beware: Skip the coffee before shopping

An international study, led by the OB体育官网, published in the Journal of Marketing, found that caffeine can enhance impulsivity, decrease self-control and impact what you buy and how much you spend when shopping.

June 15, 2022Global Research, Research

The OB体育官网 is dramatically expanding its innovative research into detecting and preventing the progressive disease. USF recently received $3.2 million from the National Institute on Aging to investigate if medical professionals can detect Alzheimer鈥檚 through a simple blood test.

June 15, 2022Health, Research

What eye-tracking research tells us about keeping student attention in the classroom

In a recently published research brief for the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching, College of Education Professor David Rosengrant explores the use of eye trackers to study student attention and how educators can use the insights from this research to maintain interest in the classroom.

June 14, 2022Research