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Honeybees save ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent from allergies, now he’s returning the favor

Honeybees save ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent from allergies, now he’s returning the favor

Kobe Phillips developed a passion for honeybees after finding relief from his severe allergies by eating honey. At USF, Phillips is working on creating pollinator habitats using bio receptive sculptures and he plans to attend graduate school to focus on further developing these designs.

June 8, 2023Student Success

A collage of portraits of professors Norma Alcantar, Robert Bishop, Subhra Mohapatra and Robert Weisberg.

Four ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏfaculty elected to Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida

The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEM-FL) recognizes the work of individuals in Florida who have made significant societal impact in science, engineering and medicine.

June 8, 2023Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers work to create a safer, more prepared Florida for hurricane season

From testing new structural materials that can better withstand natural disasters to identifying gaps in emergency management, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏis investigating solutions to many of the horrors faced during storms like Hurricane Ian.

June 6, 2023Research and Innovation

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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏto enhance skillset of soaring tech workforce with new AI certificate program

Tampa Bay has become a magnet for tech start-ups – an industry growing more quickly than the talent pool, especially in artificial intelligence. In response to this demand, the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ has launched a graduate certificate program in AI for working professionals in the technology sector interested in enhancing their skillset.

June 5, 2023Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, Student Success, University News

Drone view of Tampa ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcampus

Tampa Bay business leaders, community partners share excitement in USF’s AAU membership

The world’s brightest faculty, staff and students are historically known to gravitate to AAU universities located in metropolitan areas. Tampa Bay business and community leaders applaud the extraordinary economic benefits that this will bring to the region.

June 2, 2023University News

Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been awarded the American Psychological Association’s Springfield Policy Congressional Fellowship, allowing her the opportunity to work on Capitol Hill for a year, utilizing her expertise in service of public policy.

June 2, 2023Honors and Awards

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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ accepts invitation into the Association of American Universities

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏjoins a prestigious group of the 71 leading research institutions in the United States and Canada. It is the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the AAU in nearly 40 years and is now one of two institutions from the State University System of Florida to serve as an AAU member.

June 1, 2023University News

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AAU membership to bring extraordinary benefits to USF, Tampa Bay and state of Florida

The historic invitation will provide new federal funding opportunities for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearch, strengthen its role in meeting workforce demands and attract the brightest faculty, staff and students to Tampa Bay.

June 1, 2023University News

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that appoints the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTrafficking in Persons (TIP) Risk to Resilience Research Lab with collecting and analyzing statewide data to better understand the magnitude and trends in human trafficking across the state and over time.

May 17, 2023Research and Innovation

Dituri exploring the ocean throughout his underwater mission

USF’s Dr. Deep Sea breaks world record for living underwater

Hyperbaric researcher and biomedical engineer Joseph Dituri is teaching his students online while living 22 feet underwater to research how the human body responds to long-term exposure to pressure. He's been living in an underwater habitat since March 1.

May 15, 2023Research and Innovation

The innovative program provides young adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to experience higher education and campus life, learning social skills and career training along the way.

May 15, 2023University News

Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford, Judy Genshaft Honors College Dean Charles Adams, President Rhea Law, President Emerita Judy Genshaft, Steve Greenbaum and former Board of Trustees Chair Jordan Zimmerman

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏunveils historic new Judy Genshaft Honors College building

The five-story, 85,000-square-foot facility will serve USF’s most accomplished and talented students from every undergraduate college and strengthen the university’s position to attract the top talent within the state of Florida and beyond.

May 12, 2023ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation, University News

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