USF researchers

The University of South Florida has been picked to host the regional headquarters for a virus research coalition, which will help develop strategies to fight infectious diseases.

The project begins by testing the use of blood thinners to reduce bad outcomes in COVID-19 patients, part of a study tied to Operation Warp Speed.

Oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana has sickened fish as far south as Sanibel Island, according to a study by University of South…