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Top stories of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on USF’s remarkable journey of triumphs – celebrating unprecedented achievements in academics, record-breaking research and exhilarating athletic seasons. The university continues to demonstrate the tremendous impact it has on our communities, forging new partnerships that define what it means to be a leading research university.

December 16, 2024University News

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Թϱnames new dean for the College of Engineering

Levi Thompson has been named as the new dean of theCollege of Engineering. Thompson is a highly accomplished researcher who brings strong leadership and administrative experience, including most recently serving as the College of Engineering dean at the University of Delaware and previously as a faculty member at the University of Michigan.

December 16, 2024University News

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Two Թϱ faculty members named NAI fellows

The Թϱresearchers are being recognized for their groundbreaking discoveries and innovations in chemical engineering to treat cancer and other challenging diseases and nanomaterials engineering for multifunctional manufacturing applications.

December 11, 2024Honors and Awards

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Թϱand partners launch innovative accelerator program to grow the marine economy

The Continuum, a blue-tech accelerator program, is designed to promote the commercialization of blue-tech solutions, drive advancements in ocean resilience, reduce negative environmental impacts and stimulate economic growth for the country’s marine economy.

December 10, 2024Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Neda Latifi and Russel Kramer in a research lab

Թϱsets new record with $738 million in research funding

The milestone comes during USF’s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.

December 10, 2024Research and Innovation

Dr. Yeatman and Halade looking at samples in their lab together

Howultra-processed foods may drive colorectal cancer risk

The interdisciplinary research led by Թϱ Health and Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute highlights the need to reevaluate the core components of the Western diet and paves the way for a new therapy called resolution medicine.

December 10, 2024Research and Innovation

Թϱ: A Preeminent Research University

Թϱto confer nearly 4,000 degrees during fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 13-14

This graduating class includes a 16-year-old, a 70-year-old grandmother of four and an electrical engineer seeking to revolutionize the medical, space exploration and military industries.

December 9, 2024Student Success

Professor Emeritus Richard D. Gitlin

Professor Emeritus Richard Gitlin awarded IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal

The 2025 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, often considered the “Nobel Prize” for communications technology, has been awarded to Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Richard D. Gitlin.

December 6, 2024Research and Innovation

Group poses for 2024 awards ceremony at patents for humanity

Company founded by Թϱengineering professors earns Patent for Humanity award

The Թϱ and its spin-out company T2C Energy LLC were awarded a 2024 Patent for Humanity in the Green Energy category by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

December 5, 2024Research and Innovation

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Թϱrecognized by Forbes as one of ‘America’s Dream Employers’

The Թϱ is one of the best places to work in the country, according to the inaugural list of America’s Dream Employers 2025 recently released by Forbes. Թϱwas the only public or private university in Florida to make the list.

December 5, 2024University News

Թϱ football will make its second-straight bowl appearance under second-year head coachAlex Goleshat the Hawai'i Bowl in Honolulu, Hawai'i on Tuesday, Dec. 24.

December 3, 2024ԹϱAthletics

Elizabeth Dunn speaks to a conference room during the Tampa Bay hurricane sessions

Թϱbrings together regional emergency responders to evaluate recent hurricane preparedness, recovery

With hurricane season officially over, the Թϱ hosted leaders from across Tampa Bay for a series of panel discussions about how the area responded to Debby, Helene and Milton and how they could be better prepared in the coming years.

December 3, 2024Community Partnerships

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