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Bulls In the Burg: December 2024 Community Relations Roundup
This community roundup series highlights the ways that USF faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.
December 13, 2024Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events
Marine biology graduate discovers passion for conservation and fieldwork in the Everglades
Whether researching sharks in the Gulf of Mexico or studying fish in the Everglades, Serenity "Reni" Poston-Hymel is focused on a future in marine conservation. She secured a highly sought-after internship conducting fieldwork with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which was instrumental in shaping her career goals.
December 11, 2024Campus News
Graduating student finds himself and a home during college experience
Abdul Muqeet Khawaja came to USF St. Petersburg thousands of miles from home, without knowing a soul and challenged with adjusting to a new culture. He is now leaving with a 4.0 GPA, a network of close friends and a host of accomplishments, including a job at a Fortune 500 company.
December 10, 2024Campus News, Student Life
USF and partners launch innovative accelerator program to grow the marine economy
USF and six organizations from across the country, including several in Tampa Bay, have been selected for a $13.9 million grant from NOAA to tackle critical challenges impacting our ocean, coastal communities, and economy through an innovative accelerator program.
December 10, 2024Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
USF sets new record with $738 million in research funding
The University of South Florida achieved a record-breaking $738 million in research funding during fiscal year 2024 – up nearly 7% over the previous year and an impressive increase of 35% since 2022.
December 10, 2024Research and Innovation
Graphic arts students work with clients to elevate their brand
A senior research course is giving graphic arts students the opportunity to produce real-world design work and develop brand identities for local clients.
December 2, 2024Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
Gandy Bridge turns 100, how USF is preserving its history
When built 100 years ago, the Gandy Bridge helped create the Tampa Bay area that consists of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. That story is told through the archives stored in USF Special Collections.
November 25, 2024Campus News
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 researchers begin first lifespan study on the effects of digital media use
A groundbreaking new study will track young people through 2050 to learn more about the long-term impacts of smartphones, social media and other digital media on individual wellbeing.
November 14, 2024Research and Innovation
Hurricane season puts new storm surge model to the test
Spread across the West Florida Shelf, buoys with sensors are continuously collecting and transmitting critical information that allows scientists in the Ocean Circulation Lab to track intensification of hurricanes in real time.
November 7, 2024Research and Innovation
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
How a USF glider helped forecast Hurricane Helene
As Florida braced for Hurricane Helene, an underwater glider operated by the College of Marine Science was in a unique and precarious position - it was the only submersible research vessel in the direct path of the storm.
October 24, 2024Research and Innovation