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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢to hold in-person commencement ceremonies this spring

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ will host its first in-person commencement ceremonies since December 2019, as COVID-19 forced the ceremonies to be held virtually in spring, summer and fall of 2020. Ceremonies are tentatively scheduled for May 7-9.

March 15, 2021University News

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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢community demonstrates critical leadership in year-long response to COVID-19

The leadership demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ has become a true testament to the spirit of faculty, staff and students – a spirit of perseverance, collaboration and community partnership, despite the emotional and often taxing circumstances that have become part of many daily lives.

March 12, 2021COVID-19, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Health, University News

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Red Snapper in the Gulf show signs of stress

Nearly all of the Red Snapper sampled in the Gulf of Mexico over a six-year period by аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ marine scientists showed evidence of liver damage, according to a study reported in Aquatic Toxicology.

March 10, 2021Research and Innovation

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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Professor Toru Shimizu chosen Association for Psychological Science Fellow

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Professor Toru Shimizu, whose pioneering work in understanding the workings of avian brains and behaviors to better understand human intelligence, has been selected as a new Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.

March 10, 2021Honors and Awards

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USF’s commitment to enhancing supplier diversity earns national recognition

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ is being honored on a national level for its commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion. Today the university was selected as a recipient of the Jesse L. Moore Supplier 2021 Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and only print diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.

March 10, 2021Honors and Awards, University News

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Synapse Summit 2021 highlights USF’s boundary-breaking collaboration with Jabil

Synapse Summit, the premier event that unites Florida’s brightest leaders within the innovation economy, is underway and presents some of the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅϢ’s greatest minds and collaborators.

March 9, 2021Research and Innovation, University News

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ (USF) Tampa campus has been recognized as a Silver-Level Bicycle Friendly University with an award from the League of American Bicyclists, the premier grassroots advocacy organization encouraging better bicycling and protecting the right of people who bike.

March 9, 2021Campus Life

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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢researchers use neuromarketing tools to assist Baycare Health System, national public health agencies to assess the impact of COVID-19 messaging

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ has pooled its expertise and resources in order to help influence the effectiveness of public health messaging related to COVID-19.

March 2, 2021Research and Innovation

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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Engineering Expo celebrates 49th year with virtual events

Since 1973, the College of Engineering has hosted an elaborate science fair for K-12 students. Amid an unprecedented pandemic, the longtime tradition continued in a virtual format, helping inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians.

March 1, 2021University News

Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls visited the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅϢ’s St. Petersburg campus to announce a broad legislative package that would designate $100 million per year to offset the effects of flooding and sea level rise in the state.

February 26, 2021University News

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly and Head Football Coach Jeff Scott announced plans for $25 million in Athletics facility improvements and new construction slated to begin this spring and summer that will take Athletics facilities into a new era.

February 25, 2021аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Athletics

Archaeologists from USF/FPAN and Cardno work on excavating grave shafts at the North Greenwood cemetery

USF-based archaeologists help uncover lost African American cemetery in Clearwater

More than two dozen grave shafts have been discovered at a lost, but not forgotten African American cemetery in Clearwater. Among the team of researchers who took part in the effort are USF-based archaeologists helping to give a community the chance to memorialize those still at rest under layers of dirt, time and development.

February 25, 2021Research and Innovation

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