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St. Petersburg Science Festival & MarineQuest returns with exciting new STEM and art exhibits
The St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest returned with more hands-on activities than ever before, including a mobile aquarium, seagrass maze and a shark show utilizing virtual reality. The event aims to inspire creativity, engage curiosity and deepen knowledge of science and the arts.
February 7, 2024Community Partnerships, Events, Research and Innovation
New Emerging Technology Lab will allow students to explore augmented and virtual reality in the classroom
USF's College of Education wants to ensure students know how to utilize the latest technology through a new Emerging Technology Lab being developed on the St. Petersburg campus.
May 18, 2023Campus News, Research and Innovation
St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest returns for in-person experience after more than four years
For the first time since 2018, the St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest will return to an in-person experience that will engage curiosity and deepen knowledge of science and the arts.
February 13, 2023Community Partnerships, Events
Education and Physics faculty team up to develop augmented reality simulations to enhance physics education
Faculty from the University of South Florida’s Education and Physics departments are working to help students better visualize complicated theories of physics through the use of augmented reality technology.
October 19, 2022Research and Innovation
College of Education receives grant to support underrepresented students in pursuing careers in STEM fields
A new $75,000 grant from Duke Energy will allow USF’s St. Petersburg campus to establish programming that supports underrepresented students in finding pathways into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
July 18, 2022Research and Innovation
St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest goes virtual
People throughout the Tampa Bay area and beyond can get inspired, engage their curiosity and deepen their knowledge of science and art at the St. Petersburg Science Festival and MarineQuest on Saturday, October 16. Like last year, the immersive experience will be held virtually due to the pandemic.
October 12, 2021Campus News, Events
USFSP Robotics Camp Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine’s Inspiring Programs in STEM Award
A camp created by the USF St. Petersburg College of Education to teach young students about science and technology has received the 2019 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
August 15, 2019Campus News
Professors Developing New Program to Help STEM Educators Reach Culturally Diverse Students
Professors at USF St. Petersburg’s College of Education are building the foundation for a new master’s degree aimed at helping teachers trained in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) better connect with culturally diverse students.
April 11, 2019Research and Innovation
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
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