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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏconfers more than 7,700 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies

Graduates included a mother and son earning their degrees, a cancer survivor who never gave up on her educational goal and twin sisters who created thriving startups, winning awards along the way to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys.

May 12, 2025Student Success, University News

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresident Rhea Law gives the go bulls hand signal at commencement

Local meteorologist Denis Phillips, Tampa Bay Sports Commission’s Rob Higgins among award recipients at USF’s Spring commencement

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ honored seven individuals for their service to the university, the Tampa Bay community and the nation during Commencement ceremonies May 8-11.

May 12, 2025University News

Eighty years after World War II ended in Europe, we look back at the U.S. Maritime Service Training Station that once stood on the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus. The facility trained 25,000 merchant marines who provided critical logistical and transportation support for the war effort.

May 8, 2025Campus Life

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth researcher Hariom Yadav

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth researchers developing probiotic cocktail that may help ward off dementia

If unhealthy viruses and bacteria can increase the risk of dementia, can scientists find the right mix of "good" bacteria to lower the risk of cognitive decline? ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearcher Hariom Yadav has developed a promising cocktail.

May 6, 2025Research and Innovation, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ: A Preeminent Research University

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏsiblings bring TEDx back to Tampa, inspire with ‘Lift As You Climb’ theme

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏsiblings Harikrishna and Krishna Patel curated a TEDx Talk at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Their effort, shaped in part by unexpected leadership roles on a global stage, received support from a team of 50, half of whom were ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents and alumni.

May 5, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏin the News

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ: A Preeminent Research University

Rozeth Aquino

Before she ever held a blueprint, Rozeth Aquino held Legos and a dream of becoming a dentist. But the hands-on creativity she loved led her to architecture.

May 2, 2025Student Success

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ: A Preeminent Research University

Lisa Patterson

A former high school dropout, Lisa Patterson overcame self-doubt to achieve her goal of earning a college degree.

May 2, 2025Student Success

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ: A Preeminent Research University

Tammy and Bennett Moscato

Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏtogether. Now, they are both graduating this spring.

May 2, 2025Student Success

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ: A Preeminent Research University

Waseem Albaba

A passion for video games, combined with a skateboarding accident, guided Waseem Albaba toward a career in cybersecurity.

May 2, 2025Cyber/AI, Student Success

El-Rady and Selina in the lab with same theme of The Last of Us

Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏmycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fiction

HBO’s The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏmicrobiology professor explains what’s fact and what’s fiction.

May 1, 2025Research and Innovation

Travis Bell and Rocky the Bull

Humor, embarrassment and joy: Meet the name readers of USF’s commencement ceremonies

For those in attendance, the conferring of thousands of degrees each semester seems to run smoothly. But for the commencement readers, getting those names right takes preparation, care and a bit of courage.

April 30, 2025University News

At the height of the pandemic, two programs launched to connect people across generations. Five years later, Health Buddies and TelePals have connected hundreds of older adults with ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents, reducing loneliness and increasing access to health information.

April 29, 2025Community Partnerships

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