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Scientists harness AI to discover a rise in floating algae across the global ocean
With the help of AI, researchers conducted the first global study of floating algae and found blooms are expanding across oceans, likely driven by changes in temperature, currents, and nutrients, with potential consequences for marine life and coastal economies.
January 20, 2026Campus News, Research and Innovation
Rare, giant millipedes unearthed in graduate student's conservation research
Before scientists knew how many Florida scrub millipedes remained in the wild, a quiet breakthrough occurred in a USF lab when the rare species reproduced in captivity. The success is the result of conservation research led by graduate student Anne Sawl, whose work is revealing long-missing information about a species found nowhere else in the world.
January 15, 2026Campus News, Research and Innovation
USF rises in new research rankings, outpacing many peer institutions in growth
USF is gaining national recognition as a top research institution because of increased research activity. Recent contributions to this rise is the largest cybersecurity grant to date and funding that resulted in a crowdsourced app that collects real-time data on flooding risks.
January 13, 2026Campus News, Research and Innovation
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