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![artist rendering of the new residence hall](/news/images/new-residence-hall-dining-facility-490-327.jpg)
USF St. Petersburg to Celebrate New Residence Hall and Dining Facility at Groundbreaking Ceremony
Tampa Bay area leaders will join faculty, staff and students for a ceremony to mark the groundbreaking of a new residence hall and dining facility at USF St. Petersburg on Thursday, April 25.
April 18, 2019Campus News, Student Life
![USF St. Petersburg campus](/news/images/usf-st-petersburg-usc-490-327.jpg)
New USF St. Petersburg Residence Hall to Increase Students Living on Campus by Nearly 70 Percent
USF St. Petersburg is moving forward with plans for a 375-bed residence hall that will give students more affordable housing options downtown while increasing the number of beds on campus by nearly 70 percent.
November 9, 2018Campus News
![USF St. Petersburg campus](/news/images/campus-fountain-international-students-490-327.jpg)
USF St. Petersburg’s College of Education Opens New Hands-On STEM Lab
he state-of-the-art space will allow aspiring educators and current faculty to infuse the latest in Science, Technology, Education and Math (STEM) into their teaching methods.
October 15, 2018Campus News
![George Gerlaskie of Duke Energy describing how the new Tesla Battery solar storage system operates during the demonstration.](/news/images/tesla-battery-solar-storage-top-490-327.jpg)
USF St. Petersburg and Duke Energy Unveil New Tesla Battery Solar Storage System
Beneath a 100kW solar array and in front of dozens of community members and press, USF St. Petersburg and Duke Energy unveiled and demonstrated a Tesla battery solar storage system – the first of its kind in Florida.
September 17, 2018Sustainability
![Warehouse lab interior](/news/images/warehouse-lab-interior-490-327.jpg)
Warehouse Laboratory Earns LEED Platinum Certification, First Building in USF System Awarded Highest Sustainability Distinction
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Laboratory, which houses biology, chemistry and physics labs, received LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
July 23, 2018Sustainability
![Interim Regional Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Olufunke Fontenot, Interim Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock and Dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Catherine Cardwell cutting a ribbon at the grand opening.](/news/images/poynter-memorial-library-special-collections-490-327.jpg)
Poynter Memorial Library Unveils Special Collections Room
A newly revamped Special Collections Reading Room offers students and researchers opportunities to further their studies utilizing rare books, personal manuscripts and archival materials.
May 7, 2018Campus News
![Adult Least Tern and chick. Photo by Amanda and M.C. Morgan.](/news/images/adult-least-tern-and-chick-490-327.jpg)
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