Spotlight
Research
Examining the Effects of the Spill
| USF News
USF's College of Marine Science is leading a multimillion-dollar research effort tied to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In August, the college was awarded $11 million to lead a research consortium that will study the effects of the spill on the Gulf's ecology and build better ways for predicting damage from future spills.
Improving Outcomes
| USF Health
Research under way at USF could improve treatment for post-stroke patients. Faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair received a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health in August to investigate whether cells derived from human bone marrow could improve post-stroke therapy by repairing the blood-brain barrier. The barrier prevents harmful substances in circulating blood from entering the brain while allowing passage of needed substances.
Bringing Science Home
A program that is helping people with chronic illness live happier, healthier lives got a major boost in October.
The Patterson Foundation announced that it has extended its $5.6 million collaborative partnership with USF Health for the Bringing Science Home initiative from three years to five. And, the foundation announced a dollar-for-dollar matching challenge up to $2 million for donations benefiting the initiative.