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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ empowers first-generation students to achieve their dreams
Thousands of first-generation college students choose ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ each year, and they are celebrated and supported at every point along their journey.
November 8, 2023Student Success

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ selected to host hundreds of young inventors from across the state in annual competition
The University of South Florida was named the official Florida state affiliate for Invention Convention Worldwide, a competition from The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. The program will give students statewide the opportunity to showcase their inventive projects, compete for awards and potentially advance to the national competition.
November 7, 2023Research and Innovation
In a significant move to address societal aging and the unique needs and contributions of older adults, the University of South Florida has joined the international Age-Friendly University Global Network. Nearly 1,400 ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ employees and more than 200 students taking courses for credit are 60 years of age or older.
November 7, 2023Student Success

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers to play key role in making Tampa roads safer
Through a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ's Center for Urban Transportation Research will collaborate with the city of Tampa to implement essential speed mitigation measures along select roadways in underserved Tampa communities.
November 7, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
A sold-out crowd gathered for the marquee fundraising event for the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus, taking place in the shadow of a new $42.3 million, 100,000-square-foot student center and residence hall under construction.
November 7, 2023ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Foundation

National security, wars in the Middle East and Ukraine at center of nationwide public opinion survey
Researchers at the University of South Florida have released results from a nationwide survey that measures attitudes related to a variety of national security topics. The findings include opinions about the violence in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and the handling of classified information by elected officials.
November 1, 2023Research and Innovation

Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory, hosted by ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ, to return rescued corals back to the sea
After housing more than 5,000 rescued corals for three months due to unprecedented water temperatures that caused a massive coral bleaching event off the coast of Florida, the Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory is now ready to return corals to the sea.
October 30, 2023Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health, Tampa General expand medical training opportunities to strengthen pipeline of health care workforce
ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital will launch a new medical residency training program in anesthesiology. Residents in the four-year program will work at Tampa General Hospital and other TGH locations throughout the Tampa Bay region and be trained by ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health faculty.
October 26, 2023ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health
A vital way to learn journalism is by doing journalism. That’s the spirit of a new podcast series created by ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ St. Petersburg’s journalism program and the Tampa Bay Times.
October 26, 2023Community Partnerships, Student Success

College of Marine Science to lead $3.2 million grant to develop sargassum forecasting system
Improved forecasting using satellite data and modeling will help researchers reduce Sargassum impacts on coastal communities.
October 24, 2023Research and Innovation
The six-story building is the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Sarasota-Manatee campus's first residence hall and can house 200 students. It's scheduled to open for the fall 2024 semester.
October 24, 2023Campus Life

Location of new Student Health and Wellness Center to help improve emergency response times
The ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Medical Response Unit has expanded its presence at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ with first responders stationed on both sides of the Tampa campus. It’s now headquartered at the Student Health and Wellness Center while maintaining its space in the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health College of Nursing building.
October 19, 2023Campus Life