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New Book by USFSP Business Professor Explores the Origins of Money
Noel Mark Noël, PhD, an adjunct professor at USF St. Petersburg and a business professor at USF Sarasota-Manatee, investigates currency’s impact across the spectrum of social development in his new book.
August 30, 2019Research and Innovation
Biology Professor Presents Innovative Model for Classifying Animal Species
Deby Cassill’s unique classification model, which was recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, looks at how pressures from natural selection, such as predation and resource scarcity, influence how mothers invest in offspring quantity and quality.
August 28, 2019Research and Innovation
USF St. Petersburg Awarded $5.5-Million to Support K-12 Mental Health Awareness Training
Thousands of K-12 school personnel will be trained on how to recognize and refer students with emotional or mental health difficulties thanks to a $5.5-million grant awarded to USF St. Petersburg’s College of Education.
August 26, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
Students Conduct Summer Research on Local Air Quality
Two USF St. Petersburg undergraduate students spent this summer studying the health of our air in the Tampa Bay Area.
August 8, 2019Research and Innovation, Student Life
English Professor Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Grant to Teach in Mexico
This upcoming fall semester, Thomas Hallock will help create a connection between students from USF St. Petersburg and those from Cholula, Mexico when he assumes the role of Garcia Robles Chair of U.S. Studies at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) as a Fulbright Scholar.
July 24, 2019Research and Innovation
Anthropologist Leads International Team to Study Social and Environmental Impact of Mass Conflict
USFSP Professor of Anthropology Kathryn Weedman Arthur has been awarded $270,000 by the National Science Foundation to investigate the relationship between human conflict and the preservation of natural resources.
July 22, 2019Research and Innovation
Students from South St. Pete Gain Hands-on Experience Analyzing Local Flooding and Devising Solutions
Led by USFSP Professors Barnali Dixon and Rebecca Johns, the Mapping Flood Vulnerabilities and Solutions workshop taught students to analyze flooding in streets and neighborhoods around the city.
July 18, 2019Research and Innovation
Prison Education Program Aims to Reduce Recidivism and Improve Job Prospects
For six weeks, USF St. Petersburg’s College of Education partnered with the Florida Department of Corrections to offer literacy training to 48 inmates at the Polk Correctional Institute.
July 15, 2019Research and Innovation
Wealth Management Center Makes Recent Grads Stand Out while Improving Personal Finance Know How in the Community
The center provides the space for teams of students to use the knowledge they acquire in class to make compelling stock valuations and presentations, earning the right to have their suggested stocks purchased with real money from a student-managed investment fund.
June 26, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
First Research Team to Film Elusive Giant Squid in U.S. Waters Includes USFSP Professor
When USF St. Petersburg Marine Biology Professor Heather Judkins was awoken last week aboard the Research Vessel Point Sur to news that her colleagues had possibly caught a giant squid on camera, Judkins was up faster than you can say the scientific name Architeuthis.
June 24, 2019Research and Innovation
Marine Biologist to Explore Gulf’s Uncharted Deep Sea
USFSP Marine Biology Professor Heather Judkins and a team of researchers will spend the next two and a half weeks aboard a NOAA Ocean Exploration research cruise to reveal a bit of that mystery and explore never-before-reached areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
June 5, 2019Research and Innovation
Researcher Develops Interventions to Address Alcohol Consumption in Young Adults and Couples
USF St. Petersburg professor is researching how problem drinking affects romantic relationships in younger adults, and devising interventions that can help individuals and couples struggling with this addictive behavior.
May 30, 2019Research and Innovation