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![Dean of the College of Education Allyson Watson at the St. Petersburg Science Festival.y](/news/images/allyson-watson-college-of-education-490-327.jpg)
College of Education Dean Named 2018 Girls Inc. of Pinellas STEM Woman of the Year
Allyson L. Watson, Dean for the College of Education at USF St. Petersburg, has been named the 2018 Girls Inc. of Pinellas STEM Woman of the Year.
July 17, 2018Research and Innovation
![Women sitting at a conference table working together.](/news/images/accendo-leadership-advisory-group-490-327.jpg)
College of Business Addresses the Executive Gender Gap with Accendo Leadership Advisory Group
The Kate Tiedemann College of Business at USF St. Petersburg is partnering with Accendo Leadership Advisory Group to offer executive-level training for women leaders in Tampa Bay.
July 16, 2018Campus News, Research and Innovation
![Some of the nearly 40 attendees who came out to the third installment of the Data Analytics Executive Roundtable.](/news/images/data-analytics-executive-roundtable-490-327.jpg)
Forum Brings St. Petersburg Community Together to Focus on Latest Data Analytics Technology and Trends in Health Care
Big data and data analytics are trendy topics that have seeped into everyday business, news cycles and culture. All manners of activities from social media marketing to finance to health care are investing heavily to capture and analyze large streams of data to predict and enhance decision-making.
July 6, 2018Events
![The Beer Project logo](https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/the-beer-project-490-327.jpg)
Museum of Fine Arts Teams with USF St. Petersburg and Top Brewers to Create Ancient Art-inspired Brews
Taste ancient art-inspired brews and party like it’s 100 BCE at the Beer Project celebrations at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, in July.
July 3, 2018Research and Innovation
![Richard Mbatu, Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy at USF St. Petersburg.](/news/images/richard-mbatu-490-327.jpg)
Professor Chosen as a Lead Author for United Nations Environmental Report
Richard Mbatu, Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy, has been selected by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to become one of the lead authors for the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) for Youth.
July 3, 2018Research and Innovation
![Some of the textbooks in the USF St. Petersburg Library’s reserve collection.](/news/images/textbookaffordabilitysmall.jpg)
Textbook Affordability Initiative Saves Student Body more than $400,000
As college costs from tuition to course materials rise, novel solutions are needed to make earning a college education accessible while reducing the burden of debt.
July 2, 2018Campus News
![USF St. Petersburg campus](/news/images/ariel-campus-news-sm.jpg)
Meet Magali Michael, New Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Magali Cornier Michael began her tenure as the new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on July 1, 2018.
July 1, 2018Campus News
![Students listening to a person presenting](https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/student-retention-rate-increased-490-327.jpg)
USF St. Petersburg Increases Student Retention Rate by 10 Percentage Points in One Year
A collaborative effort implemented at USF St. Petersburg resulted in a 10-percentage point increase in retention rates for first-time in college students.
June 20, 2018Campus News
![USFSP alum and Peace Corps volunteer Brandi Murphy during her more than two years in Zambia.](https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/brandi-murphy-peace-corps-490-327.jpg)
Alumni Profile: Brandi Murphy, Peace Corps Food Security Volunteer
Brandi Murphy always knew she wanted to join the Peace Corps. Part of it was wanderlust — a desire to see another part of the world. The other part was what she describes as the call to serve.
June 5, 2018Campus News
![U.S. Representative Kathy Castor talking to students](https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/economics-of-women-men-at-work-490-327.jpg)
Innovative Mini-mester Course Explores the Economics of Women and Men at Work
The pay gap disparity in the workplace has been a source of contention and an issue that has received considerable news coverage in recent years.
May 31, 2018Research and Innovation
![Tyler Gillespie. Photo by Elizabeth Lynch](https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/florida-man-poems-by-tyler-gillespie-490-327.jpg)
Florida Man Book Waxes Poetically about the Sunshine State
In February 2016, a viral TIME’s headline came out of Florida; “Florida Man Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Live Alligator into Wendy’s Drive-Thru Window.” Fox News, the Washington Post, CNN and even the U.K.’s Telegraph reported similar headlines.
May 25, 2018Campus News
![Interim Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock and Professor Blerim Reka from South East European University sign the collaboration agreement.](https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/american-university-collaboration-agreement-490-327.jpg)
USF St. Petersburg Signs First American University Collaboration Agreement with South East European University
At a signing ceremony last month, USF St. Petersburg became the first American higher education institution to form a collaboration agreement with South East European University in Macedonia.
May 25, 2018Campus News