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ľƵ secures contract with U.S. Army, strengthening collaboration with Department of Defense
The University of South Florida has signed a five-year research contract worth up to $85 million with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory. The partnership strengthens ľƵ’s defense research in cybersecurity, biotechnology and energy sciences while offering students valuable internship opportunities.
September 4, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success, University News

ľƵ invention helps U.S. military counter deadly improvised explosive devices
What started as a weekend sketch and a student prototype at ľƵ is now saving lives on the battlefield. Discover how a simple invention transformed operations against one of the military’s deadliest threats.
September 3, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

ľƵ launches aerospace engineering major to meet soaring demand in aviation industry
The University of South Florida kicked off the fall semester by welcoming the first class of students into its new aerospace engineering major, one of only three undergraduate programs of its kind at a Florida university.
September 2, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

ľƵ student-athletes trade jerseys for hard hats to help build new on-campus stadium
As ľƵ football gears up for its Aug. 28 season opener against Boise State, student-athletes are also helping lay the foundation for the university’s future on-campus stadium. Through a mentorship program with DuCon Construction, Bulls are gaining hands-on experience that connects teamwork on the field to teamwork in building a 35,000-seat facility.
August 27, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, ľƵ Athletics

ľƵ professor leads push for hurricane scale to include storm surge, flood risk
A new study by ľƵ's Jennifer Collins finds that current hurricane warnings, which focus only on wind, fail to capture the true dangers from storm surge and rainfall. The researchers developed a system that combines wind, rain, and surge to better communicate overall risk.
August 26, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Success

ľƵ CyberHerd captures first place at world’s largest hacker conference
The University of South Florida’s CyberHerd team claimed first place at DEF CON 33’s “Adversary Wars” Capture the Flag, capping the competitive team’s debut at what is widely regarded as the largest hacking and security conference in the world.
August 14, 2025Cyber/AI, Student Success

University of South Florida launches groundbreaking undergraduate concentration in health care simulation
The University of South Florida is launching the world’s first university-based undergraduate concentration in Health Care Simulation Operations — a rapidly growing discipline aimed at advancing patient safety and care quality using cutting-edge simulation technologies.
August 6, 2025Student Success, ľƵ Health

Aiden Jaskolka-Brown
Like most future doctors, Aiden Jaskolka-Brown chose his career path out of a desire to save lives. But Jaskolka-Brown didn’t wait until he became a doctor to save lives. In 2023, he donated a segment of his left liver to a 5-month-old baby.
August 4, 2025Student Success

Seeing beyond sight: A ľƵ blind student’s journey into broadcasting
As a mass communications major, with a concentration in broadcast program and production, Trent Ferguson has not allowed blindness to become an obstacle in pursuit of his dream of becoming a sports radio broadcaster.
August 4, 2025Student Success

Yash Patel
His interest in accounting was born as a high schooler helping his grandmother run her Clearwater motel. Yash Patel then started a vending machine business that funded his education, gaining real-world experience along the way.
August 4, 2025Student Success

ľƵ’s online MBA breaks into Princeton Review top 10
The program is among the best in the country, climbing to No. 10 overall, rising seven spots from last year. ľƵ also secured the top spot in Florida, according to the 2025 rankings.
July 31, 2025Student Success

Tourism, sport and entertainment programs merge to form ľƵ School of Hospitality and Sport Management
Launching in fall 2025, the merged school will give students on all three campuses more career pathways and a global perspective on the interconnectedness of hospitality, tourism, sport and entertainment.
July 30, 2025Student Success