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Strong outcomes in employment and workforce metrics help ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstand out as a leader among state universities

No university scored higher in the Florida Board of Governor’s performance model than ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏin several important categories tied directly to economic and workforce development, including the percentage of bachelor’s degrees and graduate degrees awarded in areas of strategic emphasis for the state and average wages of undergraduate students one year after earning their degrees.

June 30, 2022University News

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Pitching with passion? 'More enthusiastic' pitches could turn off investors, study finds

A new study from researchers at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ offers entrepreneurs some savvy sales advice: when pitching to investors for funding, a high-octane product pitch with great enthusiasm is a double-edged sword.

June 29, 2022Research and Innovation

Carol and Frank Morsani

Carol and Frank Morsani commit additional $7 million to support the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ

Latest gift will advance geriatrics, business and provide student scholarships. Combined with $5 million announced in March for an on-campus stadium, the couple have recently committed $12 million to USF.

June 28, 2022ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Public Health will use the money to cover tuition and provide a stipend to certain students enrolled in the college’s Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Science and Practice program.

June 28, 2022Research and Innovation

Rio Tate

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent veteran receives national honor from the Pat Tillman Foundation

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ aging studies student and U.S. Air Force veteran Rio Tate is being awarded a 2022 Tillman Scholarship through the Pat Tillman Foundation. Tate is the only student from a Florida public university in this year’s class.

June 28, 2022Honors and Awards

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus and the St. Pete Youth Farm have unveiled a new greenhouse that will provide the community with fresh vegetables and fish while giving students the opportunity to learn about sustainable and innovative farming methods.

June 22, 2022University News

Helping prepare refugee women for hurricane season

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents collaborating with Hillsborough County to help prepare refugee women for hurricane season

Through a College of Public Health course, students are paired with refugee women to explore local resources and develop customized emergency plans together.

June 21, 2022ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏOffice of Multicultural Affairs commemorated Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, bringing the community together to shed light on the federal holiday’s complicated history, discuss current racial justice issues and celebrate through artistic performances.

June 17, 2022Campus Life

Oil slick in the ocean

Humans responsible for more than 90% of world's oil slicks

In a new study published in Science, researchers developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the ocean and found that more than 90% of them come from human sources, significantly more than previously reported.

June 16, 2022Research and Innovation

Gen. Frank McKenzie

Former chief of U.S. Central Command to lead the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s new Global and National Security Institute

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ announced the creation of the Global and National Security Institute, an initiative designed to further place the state of Florida at the forefront of addressing critical issues facing the nation in sectors such as defense, economic and political security, health and human security and infrastructure and environmental security.

June 15, 2022University News

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Tight budgeters beware: Skip the coffee before shopping

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ study finds that caffeine tends to loosen the purse strings.

June 15, 2022Research and Innovation

Future location of the on campus stadium

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏleaders outline next steps for on-campus stadium project in update to the Board of Trustees

Co-chairs of the committee charged with leading stadium planning detailed the due diligence that’s been conducted in recent months at the recommended site on the east side of the Tampa campus known as Sycamore Fields.

June 15, 2022University News

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