3+ week, 3+ day ago   (352+ words) University of South Florida engineers have developed an innovative laser-based technology that is helping nuclear power plants solve a complex maintenance challenge affecting a critical reactor safety system. After four years of research, design, and testing, the custom system has…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (292+ words) Study identifies potential new treatment target for a serious complication of the progressive genetic disease DMD primarily affects boys because it is inherited through the X chromosome. The disease is best known for causing progressive weakness in the muscles used…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (443+ words) Research led by Dr. Michael Kachmar and collaborators analyzed more than 11 million surgical cases across the United States. Dr. Michael Kachmar High rates of obesity are associated with an increased risk of developing a number of chronic health conditions, including…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (653+ words) As a medical student, Shyam Kottilil, MD, PhD, read a New England Journal of Medicine paper that changed the course of his career. Dr. Shyam Kottilil, vice dean for clinical research at USF Health and clinical director of the Institute…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (395+ words) We all know how social or financial pressures can affect our physical and mental health, but can such stress exist on the genetic level? A team at the University of South Florida College of Public Health (COPH) published a scholarly…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1088+ words) Dr. Stephen Liggett accepts the Culture Coin award from Dr. Charles J. Lockwood, executive vice president of USF Health and dean of the Morsani College of Medicine, during USF Health Research Day on March 6, 2026. The award recognizes Liggett's outstanding contributions to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (979+ words) Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee TAMPA — A woman struggling through sleepless nights and brain fog during menopause. A stroke survivor working to regain the confidence to walk across a room. Those challenges may seem worlds apart, but they share something in…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (734+ words) Caden and Kaila Bergmann’s lives are filled with the everyday joys of childhood. Kaila loves fashion and bringing her creativity into the kitchen, especially through baking. Cookies are her personal favorite. Caden can often be found practicing on his electronic…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (305+ words) The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Dr. Mahmooda Khaliq Pasha recently joined global leaders in public health at the first-ever World Health Organization forum for Collaborating Centers in Lyon, France. Hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO), the forum…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (729+ words) Standing (left to right) Shenica Jerome, Annabelle Zielinski, Olivia Villoria, Melissa Newsome, Myai Hoang Sitting (left to right) Dr. Steve Freedman, Diana Diaz, Dr. Donna Petersen, Dr. Ellen Daley, Aimee Etheridge, Ashley Varela. The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH)…...