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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

USF St. Petersburg students Garret Greca, Savannah Billett, and Hunter Schoch.

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

USFSP Neighborhood News Bureau director Bernardo Motta and College of Marine Science research associate Dr. Kelly Quinn look over findings of tests

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

USF St. Petersburg campus overlooking the water

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

The 2016 student research team at a formal signing in Córdoba, Spain, summer 2017: Hannah Tweet; Meta Daniel; Zoghanno Richardson; Rachel Sanderson; T. E. Bryant. Seated: Dr. J. Michael Francis. Photo taken by Philip Belcastro

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

A photo preview of one of the many short videos found in La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas

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

Charlie Shrem, Bitcoin pioneer and Aresty keynote speaker

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

Kristina Wood, Bethany Brittingham, Zorana Knezevic, and Chandler Lazear working at the Weedon Island archaeological site.

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

Inside the Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Center

USF St. Petersburg and Bank of America Announce Half Million Dollar Investment in Kate Tiedemann College of Business

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation awarded the University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) a $500,000 grant to support a state-of the-art venue for students to analyze stocks, assess investment opportunities and apply skills learned in class to manage wealth.

March 1, 2018Campus News

Students in the College of Education

College of Education Listed in Top 5 on State Exams

Education students at USF St. Petersburg are consistently performing at the top of their field in the state.

February 28, 2018Campus News

Adult Least Tern and chick. Photo by Amanda and M.C. Morgan.

Tiny Campus Guests Inspire Huge Conservation Effort

Working with the St. Petersburg Audubon Society, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) and architects and consultants, USF St. Petersburg has installed a new roof that incorporates an artificial habitat for the colony of nesting Least Terns, a threatened Florida species.

February 19, 2018Sustainability

People attending the conference

Saint Petersburg Conference on World Affairs Returns to USFSP

USF St. Petersburg will once again host the annual St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs February 20-23.

February 13, 2018Events

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