×ó°®ÊÓƵ Lands EPA Grant to Use Genetics in Florida Bay Sponge Restoration
Funded by the U.S. EPA, the project marks the first genetic assessment of sponge recovery in the region, with broad implications for ecosystem health and economically important species like the spiny lobster.
Single Drug Shows Promise to Treat PTSD, Pain, and Alcohol Misuse
A study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine showed that the drug PPL-138 reduced anxiety, pain, and alcohol misuse in rats with PTSD-like symptoms by targeting specific opioid receptors in the brain.
Decoding a Decade of Grouper Grunts Unlocks Spawning Secrets, Shifts
×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers used 12 years of underwater audio to study red hind groupers, whose sounds reveal courtship, mating and territorial behavior - offering key clues to ocean changes through sound.
Research Characterizes Remarkable Skills of Octopus Arms in the Wild
Think your multitasking is impressive? A new study reveals that wild octopuses use their arms with incredible complexity. Each of the eight limbs can perform any type of movement, but clear patterns emerged.
Seaweed Snare: Sargassum Stops Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Their Tracks
A new study finds sea turtle hatchlings take significantly longer to reach the ocean when sargassum is present - slowed mainly by the struggle to climb over seaweed piles, endangering their survival.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Amy Wright, Ph.D., Honored for Marine Drug Discovery Research
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researcher Amy Wright, Ph.D., has received the prestigious Norman R. Farnsworth ASP Research Achievement Award, the highest accolade presented by the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP).
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
×ó°®ÊÓƵ is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.
New ×ó°®ÊÓƵ-USF Research Rewrites Origins of the World's First Pandemic
For the first time, ×ó°®ÊÓƵ-USF researchers have found direct genomic evidence of the Plague of Justinian in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the world's first recorded pandemic began nearly 1,500 years ago.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Tells 'Story' of Atlantic's Sargassum Surge Using 40 Years of Data
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch's landmark review reveals 40 years of change in pelagic sargassum - its growth, drivers and rising biomass across the North Atlantic, impacting the ocean's vital ecosystem.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Engineering Ph.D. Student Dan Zimmerman Awarded DoD Scholarship
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Ph.D. student Dan Zimmerman has been awarded the prestigious U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship.