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Hospitality Industry Gets Helping Hand from University Expertise and Resources
Kate Tiedemann College of Business partnered with USF’s Muma College of Business and USF Sarasota-Manatee’s College of Hospitality and Tourism Leadership to organize a virtual roundtable discussion with hospitality leaders across Tampa Bay and even some from out of state.
April 16, 2020Research and Innovation
Combating Misinformation During a Public Health Crisis
In times of crisis, a safe and prepared public is a well-informed public. And yet, as the new coronavirus spreads across the country, another viral threat proliferates on the internet and seeps into earnest conversations: misinformation.
April 13, 2020Research and Innovation
How to Maintain Connections (and Avoid Conflict) While Social Distancing
As many students, faculty and staff find themselves at home, with or without loved ones, Lindsey Rodriguez, an applied social and health psychologist at USF St. Petersburg, spoke to us about ways people can maintain social connections despite physical separation.
April 3, 2020Research and Innovation
Anthropology Professor to Speak at U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
Heather O’Leary, an assistant professor of anthropology, is an invited speaker at the upcoming United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, an intergovernmental body that champions gender equality and women empowerment globally.
March 2, 2020Research and Innovation
AT&T Awards USF St. Petersburg a Climate Resiliency Grant for Crowdsourced Community Project
USF St. Petersburg was one of just five universities in the southeastern U.S. to be awarded an AT&T Climate Resiliency Community Challenge grant.
February 27, 2020Research and Innovation, Sustainability
National Archives Awards $250,000 Grant to La Florida: Interactive Digital Archives of the AmericasArticle Title
La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archives of the Americas housed at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg received a $250,000 major initiatives grant from the National Archives.
February 18, 2020Research and Innovation
USF St. Petersburg Awarded $10 Million Grant to Spread Mental Health Awareness Training
The university recently received a $10 million grant from the Florida Department of Education that will be used to help school districts address a variety of mental health related issues.
February 17, 2020Research and Innovation
Hospitality Leadership Program Seeks to Strengthen One of Florida’s Largest Industries
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February 6, 2020Research and Innovation
From Oprah to Opera: The Journey of Historian Raymond Arsenault’s Book “Freedom Riders”
The acclaimed book “Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice” by USF St. Petersburg historian Raymond Arsenault, which was the basis for a PBS documentary that won three Emmy Awards, has now played a part in an opera.
February 5, 2020Research and Innovation
New Sustainability Planner Seeks to Boost Initiatives that Create a More Environmentally Friendly Campus
Winnie Mulamba will oversee the tracking and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and other sustainability data on campus.
January 17, 2020Research and Innovation, Sustainability
Community Program Seeks to Diminish Stigma around HIV in Order to Reduce Spread of the Disease
A new research grant will target the multiple stigmas surrounding HIV in Tampa Bay, with the goal of increasing health screenings and diminishing the spread of the disease.
January 7, 2020Research and Innovation
Student Research Projects Aim to Rethink Domestic Violence Cases
Shelly Wagers, an Assistant Professor of Criminology at USF St. Petersburg, wonders how we, as a community, can reduce rates of domestic violence, hold offenders accountable and keep victims safe?
December 12, 2019Research and Innovation, Student Life