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Through hands-on research and habitat restoration, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSarasota-Manatee students gain valuable experience while helping protect a threatened keystone species on campus.

July 29, 2025Research

Chinaza Munonye Jumpstarts Her Medical Career Through Honors Coursework

Chinaza Munonye turned her passion for dermatology into practical research projects for her Honors coursework and beyond. Now, she’s preparing for medical school, ready to transform the field of dermatology.

July 29, 2025Community Engagement

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏdoctoral student, Army veteran named 2025 Tillman Scholar

U.S. Army veteran Nathaniel Hays, a ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ doctoral student in cellular and molecular biology, has been named a 2025 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation. Selected from more than 1,700 applicants, Hays is pursuing cancer research inspired by a family history of the disease.

July 28, 2025Community Engagement

A team of professors, musicians and students at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏis transforming complicated environmental data into powerful music compositions. After tackling critical issues like harmful algae blooms and red tide, the group has now composed music that highlights the environmental stressors affecting oysters in Florida.

July 2, 2025Community Engagement

From ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏto the Foreign Service: Alum Hiram Rios Hernandez Recognized for Global Impact

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Judy Genshaft Honors College alum and a recipient of the 2025 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏOutstanding Young Alumni Award Hiram Rios Hernandez is making a global impact as a Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Department of State. From studying abroad to organizing international summits, his academic and professional journey reflects the power of learning, language, and leadership.

June 30, 2025Alumni

From Trade Languages to Snake Venom: Four ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudents Selected for 2025 Fulbright Research Grants

Four ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct community-driven research in South Africa, Barbados, India, and the Dominican Republic. Their projects explore topics ranging from language and identity to disability studies and environmental change.

June 26, 2025Accomplishments

Track and field junior sprinter and mass communications student Abdul-Rasheed Saminu has raced to a top finish in ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏathletics history, setting a program record in the high-profile 100 meters, competing in last summer’s Olympic Games for his native Ghana and helping the Bulls to three conference championships (so far) while achieving All-American status.

June 23, 2025Accomplishments

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance breakthrough technologies in healthcare, education and security

Reflecting the breadth of innovation emerging across the university, these projects address critical global challenges — from advancing healthcare training and personalized education to revolutionizing diagnostic technologies, wearable rehabilitation, environmental monitoring and next-generation security solutions.

June 20, 2025Research

How a ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent’s personal battle with dengue helped develop mosquito-fighting AI

Since arriving at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏin 2021, Farhat Azam has been part of a faculty-led team developing an artificial intelligence-enabled smart mosquito trap. The technology identifies disease-carrying mosquitoes, such as those spreading malaria, West Nile virus, Zika virus, yellow fever and dengue.

June 18, 2025Research

This community roundup series highlights the ways that ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Pete faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.

June 13, 2025Community Engagement

From classroom to command: ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent helping shape the future of national security

For May Birch, national security isn’t just a field of study—it’s a calling rooted in family, shaped by mentors and propelled by student leadership.

June 9, 2025Accomplishments

MediMirror, silicon atomic clock and early stroke detection device awarded BRAG grants for further development

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Foundation and the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏResearch Foundation have awarded Foundation Bull Ring Accelerator Grants to three early-stage start-ups affiliated with the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator.

June 9, 2025Research