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Social marketers catch cheating on online surveys, casting doubt on compensated internet research

A warning from researchers at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ: Scam artists are taking advantage of online surveys that pay for participation — a method of market research that has become more common practice since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 11, 2022Research

Energy harvesting from radiofrequency waves is being investigated by scientists from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, using metamaterials designed to capture low-intensity RF waves similar in intensity to those emitted from cell phone towers.

March 10, 2022Research

$75 million proposed to fund the new Environmental & Oceanographic Sciences Research and Teaching facility at the St. Petersburg campus

This investment will position St. Petersburg as a world-class center of marine and environmental science, education and community engagement.

March 10, 2022Innovation

Students gather at Weedon Island Preserve to excavate one of Florida's most significant archaeological sites. The field school—where students learn the proper methods to conduct digs and identify artifacts—is held every two years and is part of a course at USF called Florida Archaeology.

March 9, 2022Student Research

NOAA Administrator visits the USF College of Marine Science, inspires crowd at Hub ribbon-cutting

On March 2, 2022, a group from the USF College of Marine Science led by dean Tom Frazer welcomed the Honorable Dr. Richard Spinrad, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere and the 11th NOAA Administrator, to St. Petersburg for a visit.

March 9, 2022Research

The Florida High Tech Corridor matched Psilera's contribution for research focused on developing novel derivatives of DMT with non-hallucinogenic properties for mental health and addiction disorders.

March 8, 2022Health, Research

A recent study ranked four Â鶹ÊÓƵ St. Petersburg campus faculty members among the world’s best. Hossam Arshour, Barnali Dixon, James McHale and Joan Reid were recognized among a global database of over 100,000 researchers across all fields of study.

March 7, 2022Honors and Awards, Research

In the first study to look at asthma treatments for Black and Latino patients, researchers at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and around the nation spent more than three years developing solutions to historic inequities in care.

March 7, 2022Health

Her work in developing low cost, low power miniaturized electronic circuitry, advanced materials, nanostructures, and nanomaterials has contributed to innovations in implantable health devices, water filtration systems, regenerative disease treatments, drug delivery systems, and more.

March 1, 2022Innovation

The research team, led by forensic anthropologist and Executive Director of the Florida Institute of Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science Erin Kimmerle, was commissioned by the Hillsborough County Board on Jan. 23, 2020 to uncover the sociocultural history of the county’s unmarked cemeteries by their locations on current county-owned property.

March 1, 2022Research

Vital contributions of women create opportunities at USF and beyond

March marks the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s celebration of Women’s History Month and an opportunity to highlight the contributions of women throughout history and contemporary society.

March 1, 2022Research

A study by Stanford University placed four faculty members from USF’s St. Petersburg campus among the top 2 percent of scientists in the world. The professors were recognized for their single-year impact in 2020 based on research criterion metrics and other factors.

February 25, 2022Research