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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢senior Mahmoud Youssef participates in a video call.

Mentoring program leads аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢initiative to improve male student outcomes

A pilot mentoring program matches mentee students one-on-one with peer mentors to support their transition to college life and enhance their sense of belonging both in and out of the classroom. The program is administered through a partnership between the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Office of Student Success and Mentor Collective.

January 27, 2022University News

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Board of Governors approves new аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢strategic plan

The Florida Board of Governors unanimously approved the university’s new five-year strategic plan – an important milestone that's a culmination of an extensive process that included outreach to many stakeholder groups.

January 27, 2022University News

Kicking off Black Heritage Month on Feb. 1, the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Institute on Black Life will bring together academics, community leaders, students and residents to highlight community projects and facilitate ongoing research into the history and culture of the Black experience.

January 27, 2022University News

Jay Stroman, CEO of the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Foundation; Connie Leung, Tony Leung, donors; Irene Hurst, director of operations, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Center for Analytics and Creativity, standing in front of a bronze bull statue.

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢receives $1 million gift to create scholarships for low-income Hillsborough County students

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ announced a $1 million gift from Connie and Tony Leung, founders of Sanwa Food Group, to establish the Leung Family Scholarships.

January 27, 2022University News

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Physicians, anthropologists and marine biologists start at the soil in launch of program to address nature’s impact on human health

Linking human health to the environment, a growing team of scientists is working together to enhance the impact of microbiomes in a new multifaceted venture called the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Metropolitan Food Project (MFP). The goal of the project is to address how environmental changes impact food nutrition, and in turn, human health and the risk of viral pandemics.

January 26, 2022Research and Innovation

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Ten аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢faculty members receive national recognition as AAAS Fellows for academic research

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named 10 аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ researchers as new Fellows, including a College of Education associate professor who will become the university’s first Black faculty member to receive one of the world’s most prestigious honors for academic research.

January 26, 2022Honors and Awards

A new bill that aims to combat human trafficking would establish the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Risk to Resilience Lab on USF’s St. Petersburg campus as the centralized repository for anonymous human trafficking data collected from law enforcement sources across the state.

January 25, 2022University News

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USF’s online graduate programs rank among the nation’s best

The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ delivers some of the best online graduate programs in the country, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report (U.S. News). Five of USF’s online programs rank in the top 100, including three programs in the top 50 and one in the top 15.

January 25, 2022University News

Sarah Zhong stands with students in her research lab

Six аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢faculty members recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards

Researchers from the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢College of Engineering and the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Health Morsani College of Medicine are recognized for their innovations that range from artificial intelligence that can detect and predict suicidality, to encrypting and protecting sensitive information from cloud servers, to disinfecting and recharging masks for safe multiple use.

January 24, 2022Honors and Awards

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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ researchers release national public opinion survey findings on vote-by-mail security and election fairness

Researchers at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢, in collaboration with researchers at Florida International University, have released a second round of results from a nationwide survey. This set is aimed at measuring public opinion about several proposed electoral/voting reforms, as well as attitudes about the Electoral College.

January 20, 2022Research and Innovation

President Rhea Law and House Speaker Chris Sprowls pose with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢students at the Florida House of Representatives for аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Day at the Capitol.

Students, university leadership advocate for аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢during Day at the Capitol in Tallahassee

Dozens of students from the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ are standing side by side with President Rhea Law, trustees and other university leaders in Tallahassee to advocate for the university’s priorities in the 2022 state legislative session that began last week.

January 18, 2022University News

Bridging math and social justice for inclusive education

Bridging math and social justice for inclusive education

As a mathematics educator, Ruthmae Sears has a true flair for problem solving. Her work extends far beyond using formulas and finding solutions to abstract mathematical problems. Using mathematical reasoning to examine social disparities, Sears develops community-centric solutions.

January 13, 2022Research and Innovation

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