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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Inaugural Robotics Camp to Inspire Next Generation of STEM Leaders
The USF St. Petersburg College of Education is hosting its first annual STEM Robotics Summer Camp for local fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders this June.
May 24, 2018Events
National Task Force to Promote Dialogue, Education and Research on American Veterans Transition into Civilian Life
On Saturday, May 26, the USF St. Petersburg Military and Veterans Success Center and Open Partnership Education Network (OPEN) officially held the kick-off for the Veterans Transition Task Force, a nationwide initiative established by U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis.
May 24, 2018Campus News
Florida Legislature, Higher Education Representatives Discuss Ensuring Educational Access for Every Student in Pinellas County
USF St. Petersburg (USFSP) held a press conference on May 23, 2018 to detail new initiatives, scholarship opportunities and expansion of existing programs to increase higher education access for all students in Pinellas County.
May 17, 2018Campus News
Budding Journalists get Exclusive Opportunity to Shine Covering National Editors Conference
The Online News Association (ONA) USFSP chapter was the only student organization in the nation invited to the annual American Copy Editors Society (ACES) national conference to manage the pop-up newsroom.
May 8, 2018Events, Student Life