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In Observance of Memorial Day

On Monday, the Թϱ joins our nation in observing Memorial Day. This is our opportunity to remember and honor the men and women who have lost their lives while serving our great country.

May 28, 2021University News

Woman behind the wheel of a connected vehicle.

Auto manufacturers test connected vehicle technology implemented in Tampa Bay, evaluated at USF

The ԹϱCenter for Urban Transportation Research has entered the fourth and final phase of a $22 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to create and implement connected vehicle technology in downtown Tampa.

May 27, 2021Research and Innovation

Sylvan (Sonny) Holtzman, a powerhouse with more than 60 years of service as a lawyer and public servant, has been selected as a Hall of Fame inductee by the Center for Urban Transportation Research.

May 27, 2021Honors and Awards

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Թϱscientists announce initial findings from Piney Point research effort

Թϱ College of Marine Science researchers have shared their initial findings of how the Tampa Bay ecosystem has responded to the controlled discharges of nutrient-rich wastewater released from the retired Piney Point fertilizer processing plant.

May 24, 2021Research and Innovation

ԹϱPresident Steven Currall honored ԹϱCollege of Public Health Dean Donna Petersen with the President’s Fellow Medallion at the Spring 2021 in-person commencement ceremony. It is the first time in Currall’s administration that the medallion, given at the president’s discretion, has been awarded.

May 19, 2021Honors and Awards

  Researchers from the Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials, NanoManufacturing Laboratory (NM3L) who contributed to this work (from left): Utkarsh Misra (sophomore in Electrical Engineering), Ossie Douglas (PhD student in Mechanical Engineering), and MD Rubayat-E Tanjil (PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering).

New method to improve durability of nano-electronic components to help further semiconductor manufacturing and resilience

ԹϱMechanical Engineering assistant professor Michael Cai Wang and his research team recently developed a novel approach to mitigating electromigration in nanoscale electronic interconnects that are ubiquitous in state-of-the-art integrated circuits.

May 18, 2021Research and Innovation

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Թϱlaunches new podcast designed for faculty, staff

The Թϱ is launching a new streaming program designed to keep the Թϱcommunity informed and connect listeners to the people behind some of the university’s greatest endeavors. “Inside USF: The Podcast” will launch May 21, with new episodes available every other Friday.

May 18, 2021University News

The ԹϱCollege of Public Health made headlines in 2016 as the first university in Florida to offer a MSPH degree in genetic counseling. Now it’s getting noticed again with its newest graduate Stefania Alastre becoming the first Spanish-speaking genetic counselor for Moffitt Cancer Center.

May 17, 2021ԹϱHealth, University News

The first cohort of students in the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program

New EPA-funded program at Թϱhelps Tampa residents secure careers in the environmental sector

The first cohort of participants to enroll in the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program has graduated with valuable training and certifications in workplace safety and hazardous waste cleanup. The program is a collaboration between the ԹϱCenter for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment and the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa.

May 14, 2021University News

Fossilized plaque scraped from the teeth of a 4,500-year-old skeleton discovered by Թϱ professors is helping to unlock the secrets of what ancient humans ate and how our species evolved.

May 10, 2021Research and Innovation

Teacher works in a STEM lab.

ԹϱCollege of Education STEM Teacher Preparation Initiative endorsed for appropriations funding by Rep. Kathy Castor

A new STEM Teacher Preparation Initiative in the Թϱ’s (USF) College of Education was endorsed by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) for consideration by the House Appropriations Committee in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year.

May 7, 2021University News

An upcoming Nature journal cover featuring the virtual reconstruction of the Panga ya Saidi hominin remains at the site. Photo credit: Jorge González, Թϱ/Elena Santos, Complutense University of Madrid

Թϱresearcher visualizes discovery of oldest human burial in Africa made by international team of scientists

An international team of scientists has uncovered the earliest modern human burial in Africa – changing what we know about social behaviors in Homo sapiens ¬– and a researcher at the Թϱ (USF) has helped use 3D and advanced imaging technologies to bring the 78,000-year-old remains of a child back to life.

May 5, 2021Research and Innovation

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