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Symposium to Cover Cutting-Edge Field of Computational Biology
On December 13 and 14, USF St. Petersburg will host the second symposium of the International Society for Computational Biology Regional Student Group, Southeast USA.
December 5, 2019Events, Research and Innovation
Black History Preservation Drive Aims to Tell Untold Stories of St. Petersburg
Janice Ayer Jackson was one of more than a hundred attendees at the black history preservation drive held at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum on November 9.
November 20, 2019Research and Innovation
Professor is Editor of Book Collection Highlighting the Art of Adaptation
“Ovid and Adaptation in Early Modern English Theatre” is a collection of essays from various scholars focused on how famous playwrights such as Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe adapted Ovid for their time.
November 12, 2019Research and Innovation
Entrepreneurship Student has Knack for Startups
The Entrepreneurship major at USF St. Petersburg, which began seven years ago, cultivates students who have that same spirit of innovation.
November 5, 2019Research and Innovation, Student Life
Quick Pitch Competition Gives Students Direct Sales Exposure
The inaugural “Selling by the Bay” quick-pitch competition provided real-world sales experience for students from a variety of majors, such as marketing, health sciences and finance.
October 29, 2019Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF St. Petersburg and Jabil Partner on Citizen Data Scientist Program
At USF St. Petersburg, students from Jabil enter the Citizen Data Scientist program with a real-world business problem. Over the course of three months, they learn and apply data science methodology to identify potential solutions
October 25, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
Professor Brings Global Expertise to Tampa Bay Latin Film Festival
The event will screen classic and contemporary filmmaking—from feature-length films to documentaries and short films.
October 17, 2019Events, Research and Innovation
USFSP Professor to Make Seventh Excursion with DEEPEND Team to Gather Data on Gulf of Mexico
DEEPEND (Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico) is a multi-year program to collect faunal data, trace contaminants from the oil spill and study the impacts on food webs to determine changes in the ecosystem and to marine life from the environmental disaster.
October 2, 2019Research and Innovation
Professor Honored as Influential Scholar at International Human Trafficking Conference
Dr. Jill McCracken, USF St. Petersburg Professor of Rhetoric and Gender Studies, was honored with an Influential Scholar Award at the International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference in Toledo, Ohio this month.
September 30, 2019Research and Innovation
USF St. Petersburg Launches New Hospitality Leadership Program
Hospitality industry leaders will gather to celebrate the launch of a new program from USF St. Petersburg (USFSP) designed to help managers from the area’s many restaurants, hotels, craft breweries and more grow and thrive in their careers – a first for the Tampa Bay region.
September 25, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
Five Florida Universities Create Alliance to Increase Minority Women Faculty in STEM Fields
Dr. Brenda L. Walker, the Interim Associate Dean for the College of Education at USF St. Petersburg and the Principle Investigator for the project, said the goal for the first cohort is to prepare them to be more competitive in STEM fields and to take on faculty positions as they move through the ranks for promotion.
September 9, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
New Study Reveals Four Billion Particles of Microplastics in Tampa Bay Waters
A new study from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Eckerd College estimates the waters of Tampa Bay contain four billion particles of microplastics, raising new questions about the impact of pollution on marine life in this vital ecosystem.
September 9, 2019Research and Innovation