- Trust Establishes USF Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund with $25,000 Grant
May 15, 2020 - USF Foundation
The University of South Florida Libraries announced today it received a $25,000 grant from Truist Financial Corp. to establish the USF Libraries COVID-19 Research and Information Fund. This fund will support the immediate and long-term technology needs of the Florida COVID-19 Hub, an innovative resource center that provides real-time data and mapping tools for tracking the virus and aggregates news, social media and other related sources of information concerning Florida's response to the pandemic. - Florida Polytechnic University Using 3D Printers to Make Face Shields
May 13, 2020 - Central Florida Health News
The University of South Florida Libraries in Tampa put together a map with live updates showing the number of coronavirus cases and deaths. According to the USF website, the university is compiling statistics into residential status, sex and age. USF partnered with Tampa General Hospital to create 3D printed swabs used to test for coronavirus. Officials there also created a fund with a donation from Sen. Rick Scott to help with research regarding the virus. Like Florida Polytechnic, the USF College of Engineering students, faculty, and staff are working to make 3D printed face shields for medical professionals to wear. - Pitching In
May 13, 2020 - Central Florida Health News
Additionally, one of Central Florida’s largest research institutions is also waging its own attack on the coronavirus. The University of South Florida Libraries in Tampa put together a map with live updates showing the number of coronavirus cases and deaths. According to the USF website, the university is compiling statistics into residential status, sex and age. - Book Excerpt: From Saloons to Steak Houses by Andrew T. Huse
April 21, 2020 - 83 Degrees
Andrew T. Huse is a librarian at the University of South Florida Libraries’s Special Collections department, he lectures across the state about Florida history and foodways. - Deepwater Horizon Study Reveals Fish Impacts
April 21, 2020 - Fish Focus
Researchers from the University of South Florida (USF) were on scene shortly after the sinking, pressing the newly acquired research vessel Weatherbird II into service as the first scheduled research expedition to collect water samples and other critical information, thanks to rapid funding granted by the USF Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).