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Nine аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Faculty Members Earn Prestigious National Scientific Honor

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢leads the state of Florida with the most researchers selected in this year’s class of American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows.

November 26, 2019Honors and Awards

A number of groups and initiatives at the university are devoted to improving lives and the environment through food. From donating to those in need to growing sustainably, reducing waste to helping the hungry, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢St. Petersburg and its student body is using food – something we all have in common – to enrich our community.

November 26, 2019University News

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢President Steve Currall

Exclusive organization invites аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢President Steve Currall to join commission tasked with strengthening national innovation

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢President Steve Currall to join exclusive U.S. Council on Competitiveness

November 25, 2019University News

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢President Steve Currall speaks at the topping off ceremony at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢St. Petersburg

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢St. Petersburg Celebrates Major Construction Milestone

Exterior construction has been completed on a new residence hall at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢St. Petersburg. A Topping Off Ceremony took place outside the six-story building located on the northwestern corner of campus.

November 22, 2019Campus Life

The patent-pending seafloor geodesy system is an anchored spar buoy topped by high precision Global Positioning System (GPS).

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Geoscientists Develop Technology to Improve Forecasting of Earthquakes, Tsunamis

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth’s seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.

November 21, 2019Research and Innovation

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Floating with Gas to Save Lives

About 10 lives are lost each day to unintentional drowning in the United States, but a newly-patented technology developed in a Chemical and Biomedical Engineering senior capstone class may lead to personal flotation products that can enhance safety in the water.

November 20, 2019Research and Innovation

The most recent assessment of the tilefish population offers sweet relief to those who enjoy the savory succulence of this slow-growing fish that roams the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Tilefish, which tastes similar to lobster or crab, is sustainably managed and regularly finds itself served up baked, broiled, or grilled on menus in Florida – easily fetching $29 as a mouth-watering entrée.

November 19, 2019Research and Innovation

Honors students travel to Peru to participate in a service project as well as various cultural activities. Photo by Tyelyn Brigino.

USF's Education Abroad Program Rises to an All-Time High in International Rankings

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅϢ’s Education Abroad program has risen to 39th in the nation for all institutions and 30th among public universities, according to the most recent Open Doors annual report published by the Institute of International Education.

November 19, 2019Honors and Awards, University News

Tens of thousands of signatures inhabit the Mark Twain Cave in Hannibal, Missouri, but one famous autograph, that of namesake Twain, or Samuel L. Clemens, seemed noticeably absent. Signatures, nicknames and initials – some in pencil, paint, candle smoke, even berry juice – cover the cave’s three miles of passageways, but Clemens’ signature was never to be found. That is until July 26, when аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Sarasota-Manatee instructor and Mark Twain s

November 19, 2019Research and Innovation

Since he could remember, Tanner Anderson pictured himself pitching in the big leagues. Anderson threw his first ball when he was three years old and played for Plant City High School as a teenager. In 2011, he was accepted to Harvard University, where Anderson pitched and played second base for four years.

November 18, 2019University News

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Perspective: Student Success in a Consolidated USF

The combined resources, expertise and commitment of three campuses will elevate student performance on key metrics, including first-year retention rates and four- and six-year graduation rates. At the same time, the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢team will maintain parity in persistence and completion rates by race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.

November 18, 2019University News

USF's 7th president, Stephen C. Currall, is inaugurated.

Currall Shares Vision for USF’s Future in Presidential Inauguration Speech

President Steven C. Currall outlined his vision for the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅϢ’s future in a speech to students, faculty, staff and alumni during his inauguration this afternoon as the university’s seventh president.

November 14, 2019University News

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