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A team of professors, musicians and students at ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ is transforming complicated environmental data into powerful music compositions. After tackling critical issues like harmful algae blooms and red tide, the group has now composed music that highlights the environmental stressors affecting oysters in Florida.

July 2, 2025Research and Innovation

From classroom to command: ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ student helping shape the future of national security

For May Birch, national security isn’t just a field of study—it’s a calling rooted in family, shaped by mentors and propelled by student leadership.

June 9, 2025Student SuccessVideo Story

The Hurricane Histories project will feature the experiences of those impacted across Tampa Bay, helping preserve their stories of loss, transformation and hope.

June 3, 2025Research and Innovation

How do Floridians perceive AI in mental health and health care?

During Mental Health Awareness Month, ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ and FAU researchers release results from a statewide public opinion survey that measures mental health experiences and attitudes toward the use of artificial intelligence in health care.

May 21, 2025Research and Innovation

How ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ hurricane experts are helping improve evacuation procedures across Tampa Bay

As hurricane season approaches, researchers at the University of South Florida are turning to the public to help government agencies improve emergency communication and evacuation strategies. They want to know how residents heeded warnings ahead of hurricanes Helene and Milton.

May 19, 2025Research and Innovation

Behind the horns: Meet the ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ students who were Rocky D. Bull

For years, they hid in plain sight, lifting spirits and energizing crowds as the university’s beloved mascot, Rocky D. Bull. Now that they’ve graduated, three Rockys are allowed to take off the mask and share what it’s really like to be the face of ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ.

May 12, 2025Student Success, ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Athletics

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ siblings bring TEDx back to Tampa, inspire with ‘Lift As You Climb’ theme

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ siblings Harikrishna and Krishna Patel curated a TEDx Talk at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Their effort, shaped in part by unexpected leadership roles on a global stage, received support from a team of 50, half of whom were ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ students and alumni.

May 5, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ in the News

Tammy and Bennett Moscato

Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.

May 2, 2025Student Success

Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ mycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fiction

HBO’s The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ microbiology professor explains what’s fact and what’s fiction.

May 1, 2025Research and Innovation

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ study finds opioid control policies may reduce domestic violence

The research suggests a correlation between opioid misuse and domestic violence, offering broader public health implications beyond addiction.

April 23, 2025Research and Innovation

What rattlesnake venom can teach us about evolution

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ researchers find that island snakes adapt their venom in surprising ways, offering new clues about how animals evolve in changing environments.

April 23, 2025Research and Innovation

A new partnership between ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ and the city of St. Petersburg will bring an industrial-sized composter to campus, with the goal of reducing tons of food waste from landfills and creating compost for community gardens and urban farms.

April 21, 2025Community Partnerships