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Bulls In The Burg: November 2024 Community Relations Roundup
This community roundup series highlights the ways that USF faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.
November 19, 2024Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events
USF celebrates first-generation and military-connected students
During November, USF’s three campuses will hold several events to raise awareness of the challenges and successes of first-generation students who are often veterans.
November 7, 2024Campus News, Events
Campus to donate hundreds of used computers to enhance digital literacy in the community
USF St. Petersburg is partnering with the Digital Inclusion Network to donate around 500 used computers to be refurbished and recycled for use by community organizations, post-secondary students and adults in Pinellas County.
November 1, 2024Campus News, Community Partnerships
A new app developed by USF researchers tracks flooding in coastal communities during hurricanes Helene and Milton
A web-based application that gathers crowdsourced data to identify flooding and inform policy in coastal communities provided scientists with essential data from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
October 24, 2024Campus News, Research and Innovation
Psychology professor receives prestigious Executive Branch Fellowship with the National Science Foundation
USF St. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been working with the National Science Foundation's scientific integrity team in Washington, D.C.
October 22, 2024Campus News, Research and Innovation
Hurricane Milton: The people helping restore USF campus operations
From supporting students and employees to protecting and repairing facilities, the University of South Florida has resumed campus operations thanks to hundreds of dedicated people who worked around the clock as Hurricane Milton moved across Tampa Bay and the state of Florida.
October 18, 2024Campus News
Back-to-back hurricanes lead to unprecedented campus response
The simultaneous efforts to finish cleanup efforts from Hurricane Helene while preparing the campus for Hurricane Milton resulted in an unprecedented emergency management team response under challenging conditions.
October 17, 2024Campus News
USF community mobilizes for Hurricane Helene recovery
In the wake of the hurricane, the University of South Florida continues to demonstrate a powerful commitment to community – mobilizing students, faculty and staff across Tampa Bay. While there’s much work to be done, many of these efforts began before the historic storm surge devastated parts of the region.
October 4, 2024Campus News
Tampa Bay Wave and USF announce new class of startups for FinTech|X Accelerator
Tampa Bay Wave and USF Muma College of Business have selected 10 high-growth startups to take part in its third FinTech|X Accelerator program, which aims to propel businesses through support and guidance from industry veterans to success in Tampa Bay and beyond.
October 2, 2024Campus News, Community Partnerships
U.S. News ranks USF a top 50 public university, best value among all Florida universities
For the sixth year in a row, USF sits among the top 50 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best colleges. It also ranks USF as the “best value” among public and private universities in Florida for the second consecutive year.
September 24, 2024Campus News
Library launches digital archive featuring 20 years of work from The Studio@620
The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library unveiled a new comprehensive digital collection and gallery exhibit highlighting two decades’ worth of artistic material from the popular art venue The Studio@620 and its co-founder, Bob Devin Jones.
September 17, 2024Campus News, Community Partnerships
Bulls In the Burg: September 2024 Community Relations Roundup
This community roundup series highlights the ways that USF faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.
September 17, 2024Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events