Jenny Fenton, a graduate student in marine biology at Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center, decided to make her passion a research project. During the last two years, she has been analyzing the survival rates of juvenile swordfish caught by fishermen using rod and reel and buoy gear. Her research is the first study of its kind. ..
Read More ⇒The University of South Florida now ranks 50th in the nation for research expenditures, among all U.S. universities, public or private. The new ranking by the National Science Foundation places USF in the elite class of research universities, joining Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Yale and Harvard within the top rankings nationwide. USF is second in Florida only to the University of Florida. ..
Read More ⇒A researcher in Florida changes lives by showing struggling 20-somethings the ins and outs of life in the lab. ..
Read More ⇒It may seem like a macabre game of tag, but it’s actually an innovative tool for teaching the fundamentals of epidemiology — the science of how infectious diseases move through a population. ..
Read More ⇒Chemotherapy is known for its devastating effects on the human body, from drastic weight and hair loss to extreme frailty, as much as it is known as a cancer treatment. However, UCF graduate student Rebecca Boohaker attempts to offer an alternative treatment through her groundbreaking research, one in which chemotherapy may no longer be required. ..
Read More ⇒Back when Roxanne Hughes was teaching high school science and coaching track, she noticed an inherent difference between boys and girls — both in the classroom and on the field. Boys, it seemed, were supremely more confident. Girls tended to doubt their own abilities. ..
Read More ⇒Iron is a key mineral for human health. Too much of it in your body — or too little — can lead to major health problems. ..
Read More ⇒USF Health Research Day is an annual event that showcases the work of graduate and postgraduate students and residents from throughout USF Health, as well as across campus. Judges make their rounds to each poster presentation, asking the lead researchers to further explain their methods, results and conclusions before deciding on the award-worthy entrants. In addition, a leading national researcher provides the Roy H. Behnke, MD, Distinguished Lectureship. ..
Read More ⇒Whether you are new to academic research, or you are already knee-deep in your own, or you just want to check out the remarkable research other UCF students have undertaken, Student Research Week will be an invaluable resource for students of all class standing and individuals in all stages of research. ..
Read More ⇒NASA announced today the discovery of 11 new “solar systems” hosting at least 26 planets found with data from NASA’s Kepler Mission. ..
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