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ԹϱCollege of Nursing faculty and staff are volunteering at Swift Action Force Emergency camps in southwest Florida – providing expertise in the medical tent and distributing food and water to families.

Hurricane Ian recovery: 'This is about doing what's right and helping people'

As soon as Hurricane Ian stormed through Fort Myers and its vicinity, Թϱcommunity members sprang into action. From collecting donations, to hosting clean-up missions and lending professional expertise, faculty, staff and students are continuing efforts to support those in need.

October 20, 2022University News

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Three generations of Թϱacademics train to row across the Atlantic in support of marine conservation

Integrative biology Professor Chantale Bégin is preparing for what is called “the world’s toughest row.” The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is an annual race to row 3,000 miles from Spain’s Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua and Barbuda. Bégin’s team, Salty Science, includes two of her former Թϱstudents and her doctoral advisor.

October 19, 2022University News

The National Science Foundation has awarded Թϱresearchers funding to develop simulations that improve students’ understanding and education outcomes in general physics courses.

October 19, 2022Research and Innovation

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Թϱto receive $6 million gift to support biomedical engineering research

Anonymous donor's planned gift to benefit College of Engineering, Morsani College of Medicine.

October 18, 2022ԹϱFoundation

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Warming oceans likely to shrink the viable habitat of many marine animals – but not all

A study from the ԹϱCollege of Marine Science is the first to drill down into the relationship between oxygen, temperature and the metabolic requirements of vertical migrators, which include billions of marine animals from tiny crustaceans to the jumbo squid.

October 18, 2022Research and Innovation

Manley Jaquiss’s Bulls spirit is contagious

Manley Jaquiss’s Bulls spirit is contagious

Manley Jaquiss is one of USF’s most actively involved alums. In a sense, Jaquiss never really left Թϱsince the first time he stepped onto the Tampa campus 40 years ago. He attends almost all the football games and alumni events with his wife and daughter, who are also Թϱalumnae.

October 17, 2022Student Success

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Neighbor helping neighbor: Թϱresearcher explores the positive impact of 'zero responders' in the wake of Hurricane Ian

Assistant Professor Christa Remington just returned from the Fort Myers area where she met with public officials, FEMA personnel and local nonprofit leaders to discuss how they can leverage social ties and build greater synergy between them, and the grass-roots efforts led by local volunteers.

October 14, 2022Research and Innovation

The historic John C. Williams House on the ԹϱSt. Petersburg campus will undergo major restorations and upgrades over the next two years thanks to a $280,640 matching grant from the Florida Division of Historical Resources.

October 14, 2022Campus Life

Since arriving on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, Rivera Marrero has embraced her new home with open arms. In addition to her coursework, she works three campus jobs — community leader and peer coach in the Department of Student Support Services, coordinator for the Campus Activities Board and lead work-study in the Office of Veteran Success.

October 12, 2022Student Success

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Թϱanthropologists begin transfer of ancient ancestors to Native American tribes

The Թϱ Department of Anthropology has begun the final steps in a long process to return the ancient ancestors of Native Americans, previously used for research, to the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

October 10, 2022Research and Innovation

ԹϱPresident Emerita and Professor Judy Genshaft was honored with WLP's Lifetime Achievement Award and Donna Petersen, USF’s chief health officer and dean of the College of Public Health, received WLP’s Community Leadership Award, which is for visionary leaders doing extraordinary things to make the Tampa Bay region a better place for women to live and work.

October 10, 2022Honors and Awards

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Finalists announced in Թϱ provost search

The Թϱ today announced four finalists have been selected in the search for the university’s next provost and executive vice president of academic affairs.

October 6, 2022University News

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