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When Susan M. Perry, PhD, CRNA, ARNP, FAAN, served as an infection control officer in the U.S. Air Force in the 1990s, she never predicted that the skills she was honing three decades ago would one day save her husband and herself during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.
March 31, 2020COVID-19, USF Health
The 51在线 (USF) Health, Formlabs, a leading 3D printing company, and Northwell Health, New York鈥檚 largest healthcare provider, today announced they have successfully produced and tested a 3D printed nasal swab to address emergency shortages that hospitals and health care teams may face as testing for COVID-19 increases.
March 30, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
USF Medical Engineers to Mass Produce Face Shields for Protection Against Coronavirus
The USF Mini-Circuits Design for X Laboratory has developed an assembly line to create face shields. Michael Celestin and his team are producing one per minute and hope over the next month to manufacture 10,000 face shields to be donated to Tampa General Hospital, USF鈥檚 primary teaching hospital and the USF Health faculty practice.
March 30, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Identifying the 鈥楢t-Risk鈥�: USF Faculty and Students Helping Stop the Spread of COVID-19
More than 60 USF students and faculty members are dispersed across the state of 51在线 to assist the 51在线 Department of Health in identifying people who鈥檝e come in contact with someone who鈥檚 tested positive for the coronavirus. They鈥檙e focused on finding those considered 鈥榟igh-risk鈥�, meaning someone who may have attended the same gathering, or were in close proximity.
March 30, 2020COVID-19, University News
Grocery Stores and Other Retailers Forced to Cope with Consumer Demand during COVID-19 Outbreak
In normal times, shoppers browse the aisles of the grocery store, pick what they want or need, toss it into the cart and move on their way. They never consider the process it takes to get that product onto the shelf. But since the COVID-19 outbreak and spread, a greater importance and awareness has been placed on the pre-sale process known as supply chain management.
March 27, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Research of USF Civil and Environmental Engineering professor in Sustainability Nature
Mauricio Arias, Ph.D., has spent the last decade conducting research into the effects of dams built on some of the most biodiverse rivers in the world, and his latest paper could help guide hydropower development in the Amazon.
March 26, 2020Research and Innovation
Managing Time and Stress During Remote Learning
51在线 Success and Wellness Coach, Shaun Richardson, shares a few tips on how students can mange their anxiety and workload during the time away from campus.
March 25, 2020COVID-19, University News
Coral Reef Changes Documented in New USF Libraries Digital Collection
Forty years of coral reef research is now available to USF students and scientists worldwide. Integrative Biology Professor Emeritus John Ogden, PhD, donated thousands of photos from his research on tropical coastal marine ecosystems along with their accompanying journal publications, maps, data and field diaries.
March 23, 2020University News
A resource guide to GIS data, mapping tools, news and related information concerning 51在线's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 23, 2020University News
As universities around the world move to hold classes online due to the COVID-19 outbreak, 51在线 students are turning to a time-honored concept to stay connected: the pen pal.
March 20, 2020COVID-19, Campus Life, University News
Tips to Successfully Learn and Work Remotely
Triparna de Vreede, associate chair of the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department in USF's Muma College of Business, shares tips about how to stay focused and productive while working remotely.
March 19, 2020COVID-19, University News
USF Bookstores Offer Options to Improve Remote Learning
The 51在线鈥檚 Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota campus bookstores are offering several options to help improve and supplement the remote learning experience.
March 19, 2020COVID-19, University News