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![USF St. Petersburg campus](/news/images/sustainability-2020-news-smjpg.jpg)
From cutting waste to counting trees, sustainability initiatives launch across campus
With many public and private institutions vowing to scale back their carbon footprint, USF’s St. Petersburg campus is accelerating its commitment to sustainability through a series of initiatives designed to decrease emissions, grow green infrastructure and continue its stewardship of the environment.
October 19, 2020Student Life, Sustainability
![Man holding a glass of beer with several beer bottles in front of him](/news/images/yuengling-brweingarts-news-sm.jpg)
Yuengling and Brewing Arts program team up to enhance diversity in the brewing industry
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. is sponsoring a $5,000 diversity in brewing scholarship for a student from a minority group to cover the cost of tuition to USF’s St. Petersburg campus Brewing Arts program for the spring semester.
October 14, 2020Campus News
![Tim Abakhin is dipping his toe into politics by working on State Senator Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota) campaign.](/news/images/campaign-news-sm.jpg)
Learning the art and science of politics on the campaign trail
This year, every student in Professor Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan’s practical politics course is working on a campaign, 19 in all, where they are interning for races ranging from the U.S. presidency to local school boards.
October 13, 2020Campus News, Student Life
![Image of girl thinking with text overlay stating: Science is Real. What? Where? How? We seek to show humans how they interact with the world around them.](/news/images/science-festival-2020-news-sm.jpg)
St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest goes virtual
The St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest will offer thousands of people throughout Tampa Bay a chance to be inspired, engage their curiosity and get involved with science and art on Saturday, October 17.
October 12, 2020Events
![USF St. Petersburg campus waterfront](/news/images/crowdsource-climate-news-sm.jpg)
Crowdsource platform lets residents inform policymakers on climate change solutions
After six months of production, professors Barnali Dixon and Rebecca Johns have launched an interactive platform that allows citizens from across St. Petersburg to track and monitor the impacts of climate change in their neighborhoods.
October 8, 2020Research and Innovation, Sustainability
![USF St. Petersburg campus](/news/images/ariel-campus-news-sm.jpg)
Students motivated to get real-world experiences during the pandemic
We reached out to several students to hear about their internship experience during the coronavirus pandemic.
October 1, 2020Student Life
![Satellite image of the United States. Credit: NASA Goddard](/news/images/covid-air-news-sm.jpg)
Researchers partner with local high schoolers to study the effects of COVID-19 on air quality
Interdisciplinary researchers at USF’s St. Petersburg campus are investigating the pandemic’s effect on air quality in communities across Florida.
September 28, 2020Research and Innovation
![Cane toad](/news/images/canetoad-gene-bank-news-sm.jpg)
Biologists build “gene bank” to save species devastated by toxic toads
Conservation biologist Sean Doody, an assistant professor at USF’s St. Petersburg campus, is engaged in a research project to save one of Australia’s unique predators.
September 24, 2020Research and Innovation
![Male student typing on computer](/news/images/pathe-counselors-news-sm.jpg)
PATHe counselors guide students on journey to higher education during time of coronavirus and virtual learning
Counselors from the Pinellas Access to Higher Education (PATHe) program have the daunting task of helping students and families on that journey while also dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
September 23, 2020Campus News, Student Life
![Ray Arsenault giving a talk](/news/images/aresenault-retire-news-sm.jpg)
Decorated Civil Rights historian and campus champion Ray Arsenault to retire
Ray Arsenault compiled a remarkable record as a teacher and historian of civil rights and the South, while playing a vital role in the transformation of the USF campus by the bay.
September 17, 2020Campus News
![Mountains in the background and grass in the foreground](/news/images/yukon-mercury-news-sm.jpg)
Mercury concentrations in Yukon River fish could surpass EPA Criterion by 2050 due to thawing permafrost
The new report, co-authored by USF Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Change Yasin Elshorbany, estimates potential releases of mercury from thawing permafrost in high and low emissions scenarios.
September 16, 2020Research and Innovation, Sustainability
![a drawing of the United States with the text: America's fastest rising university now ranked #46 among public universities in U.S. News and World Report](/news/images/usf-rising-news-sm.jpg)
University of South Florida is America’s fastest-rising university, according to U.S. News and World Report
The University of South Florida is once again the fastest-rising university in America, according to U.S. News and World Report’s (U.S. News) 2021 Best Colleges rankings released today.
September 14, 2020Campus News