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Record Turnout for 5th Annual Anchor Event
Earlier this month, USF St. Petersburg welcomed more than 120 admitted first-year students and a total of 300 students and guests to the campus for the 5th annual Anchor event.
April 16, 2018Events
Green Energy Fund Powers Sustainability Projects on Campus
As Earth Day approaches, one of the unique parts of sustainability at USF St. Petersburg is the Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF), which directly involves students with sustainability, alternative energy and other projects that are benefiting the campus and the Earth.
April 13, 2018Student Life, Sustainability
Ex Labs Boot Camp Provides Unique and Empowering Training
After weeks of intense training sessions and countless hours of work, Sara Rocks and her team presented their award-winning business plan called Art Assist, in front of industry leaders, peers, faculty, family and friends on March 29.
April 6, 2018Research and Innovation, Student Life
Local Food and Urban Agriculture Grow in the Heart of Downtown St. Petersburg
During the fall semester, USF St. Petersburg made The Princeton Review’s “Guide to 375 Green Colleges, 2017.”
April 4, 2018Student Life, Sustainability
Students and Communities Deeply Impacted by Un-BULL-ievable Spring Break Trips
Some students are increasingly opting to participate in the USF St. Petersburg Un-BULL-ievable Spring Breaks (USB), an alternative for students who want to give back through civic engagement, and have fun while helping others.
April 3, 2018Student Life
Student-Organized Fishing Tournament to raise more than $20,000 for Childhood Cancer Research
For the second consecutive year, three USF St. Petersburg students have organized “Fishing for the Fight,” a fishing tournament to help raise awareness and funds for neuroblastoma cancer research.
March 29, 2018Student Life
Journalism Students Investigate Lead in Local Drinking Water
In 2016, the city of Flint, Michigan made national headlines as thousands of citizens were exposed to lead poisoning through drinking water.
March 26, 2018Research and Innovation, Student Life
Attorney Susan Churuti Appointed to USF St. Petersburg Campus Board
St. Petersburg attorney Susan Hamilton Churuti has been appointed by the University of South Florida Board of Trustees to a four-year term on the University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) Campus Board.
March 15, 2018Campus News
Meet the Young Scholars Who are Helping to Revolutionize Early American History
Two young USF St. Petersburg history scholars are reading 16th century Spanish, scrolling through documents in one of the world’s most important historical archives and making a huge impact on how the story of colonial Florida is told.
March 13, 2018Research and Innovation, Student Life
Unveiling of La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas to Revolutionize Early American History
At receptions in Washington, D.C. on March 15-16, USF St. Petersburg will unveil the groundbreaking La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas in front of dignitaries, international media and the public.
March 13, 2018Research and Innovation
Bitcoin and Future of Finance Talk Brings Large Crowd to USFSP
Lynn Pippenger Hall auditorium was packed to capacity on March 1, for a hot topic community discussion called Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Future of Finance.
March 9, 2018Events
Anthropology Students Get Hands-On Training at One of the Most Famous Archaeological Sites in the Southeast
Hidden deep in the heart of Weedon Island Preserve, a nearly 3,200-acre natural area on Tampa Bay, is an archaeological dig site that dates back 1,000 years.
March 7, 2018Research and Innovation, Student Life