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Three University of South Florida faculty win Tampa Bay Tech Awards

Andy Hafer was presented with the Community Dedication and Leadership Award, Shannon Bailey was named Tech Educator of the Year andÌýUnal Zafer was recognized with the Tech Project of the Year.

November 4, 2024Honors and Awards

Despite democracy concerns, researchers find Americans very interested in election

According to the survey, heightened political interest and general faith in the integrity of American elections is mixed with persistent worries about whether democracy is working in the United States and the extent of social media’s influence on democratic institutions and processes.

November 4, 2024Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ to accelerate innovation through new NSF designation

The University of South Florida has been selected as a partner in the new NSF Southeast I-Corps Hub, receiving $1.6 million to further innovation and entrepreneurship. This funding builds on ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ's legacy of success in the I-Corps program, equipping researchers, faculty and students with resources to commercialize groundbreaking technologies.

November 4, 2024Research and Innovation

From love story to campus legacy: Perez family named ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Family of the Year

Nelson and Tiffany Perez met and fell in love as students at the University of South Florida. With their twin daughters now students at ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ too, the Perez's are the 2024 ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Family of the Year.

November 4, 2024Campus Life

During this past weekend's Celebration of Life for Amir Abdur-Rahim, ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Athletics announced multiple planned tributes for the late men's head basketball coach who unexpectedly passed away in late October.

November 4, 2024ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Athletics

As an expression of their excitement about the on-campus stadium, which will break ground on Friday, Nov. 8, Oscar and Miriam Horton made a significant financial investment in the project of $1 million through their foundation, The Horton Family Foundation.

November 4, 2024ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Foundation

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ provost, research vice president and faculty honored by ASEMFL for professional accomplishments

Five University of South Florida faculty members were recognized for their professional accomplishments at the annual meeting of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida on Friday, November 1, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.

November 1, 2024Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ welcomes community to Homecoming events Nov. 4-9

After being postponed due to Hurricane Milton, the University of South Florida is ready to welcome the community to celebrate Homecoming – one of ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ’s oldest and most treasured traditions. Dozens of events are scheduled, including a carnival, comedy show, parade and the ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ football game as the Bulls take on the Navy Midshipmen.

November 1, 2024Campus Life, University News

Karen Holbrook to retire as ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Sarasota-Manatee campus regional chancellor

Since her appointment in 2018, Karen Holbrook has successfully led the campus through a period of transformation and growth, including becoming a residential campus for the first time, receiving the largest gift in campus history and developing many important partnerships across the community.Ìý

October 31, 2024University News

Amir Abdur-Rahim passed away suddenly on Oct. 24. He was the American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year this past season and led the Bulls to their first regular-season conference championship. Men’s basketball associate head coach Ben Fletcher has been named the team’s interim head coach.

October 29, 2024ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Athletics, University News

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health awarded $10 million to establish the Florida Center for Emergency Medical Services

Based at the ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in downtown Tampa, the state-funded center helps strengthen ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ’s presence in the growing Tampa Medical and Research District.

October 29, 2024Community Partnerships, ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Health

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ researchers awarded $2 million to create device for simplifying DNA damage testing

Dr. Marcus Cooke has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop a novel device for automating the comet assay — essentially making it easier and faster to test cells for DNA damage.

October 29, 2024Research and Innovation