Recent University Beat episodes
Marianna Graves (July 3, 2012)
USF researchers are using a variety of high and low-tech means to map out a graveyard on the site of the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida. University Beat on WUSF TV takes you along on a search for answers that can only be found both...
In its lengthy & troubled history, over 80 young men died at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida. Many of them were buried on the school grounds, but it’s not known exactly where. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 looks at...
STEM Superheroes / Speed Dating Record (rebroadcast) (June 26, 2012)
What happens when you cross science and superheroes? You get the “Scientific League of Superheroes”—a collection of USF PhD students who don costumes to teach elementary school students science, technology, engineering and math, both in person...
Almost 300 USF students recently joined a group of TV reality stars to help set a new Guinness World Record. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 takes us to the event, which asked the question: what do you want to do before you die?
STEM Superheroes (June 19, 2012)
What happens when you cross science and superheroes? You get the “Scientific League of Superheroes”—a collection of USF PhD students who don costumes to teach elementary school students science, technology, engineering and math, both in person...
When it comes to knowledge, the “Scientific League of Superheroes” is mightier than the Avengers and more uncanny than the X-Men. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 introduces you to a trio of USF doctoral students who’ve assumed the...
Marine Science-Social Media / Fungicide Safety (June 12, 2012)
Researchers at USF's College of Marine Science are finding new, creative ways to use social media to share what they're learning with students and the public. University Beat on WUSF TV shows you how an underwater vehicle is using Twitter to...
It’s been fifty years since the book “Silent Spring” led to the banning of the pesticide DDT. Today, a pair of USF biologists is putting another one of the world’s most commonly used fungicides under the microscope. This week’s University Beat...
Marine Science-Social Media (June 5, 2012)
Researchers at USF's College of Marine Science are finding new, creative ways to use social media to share what they're learning with students and the public. University Beat on WUSF TV shows you how an underwater vehicle is using Twitter to...
USF’s College of Marine Science is increasingly using social media. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 introduces us to an instructor teaching her classes via Skype while on a research cruise…and to a solar-powered underwater vehicle that...
Marine Science-Social Media Pt 1 / Wine-Alzheimer's Study (May 29, 2012)
Researchers at USF's College of Marine Science are finding new, creative ways to use social media to share what they're learning with students and the public. This week's University Beat looks at how one teacher used Skype to continue teaching...
Can red wine change the course of Alzheimer’s disease? Not red wine specifically—but a component of it that can also be found in chocolate, berries and peanuts. The USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute is taking part in a national study that...
