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USF students working with Florida Holocaust Museum to create exhibit on Holocaust survivor, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel
Students are helping to catalogue artifacts, correspondence, photographs and other material that will lead to a permanent museum exhibition on the life, works and teachings of the Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
April 30, 2026Community Partnerships
Undergraduates showcase projects, build foundation for future research at annual conference
The signature event across USF campuses highlighted projects that hundreds of students conducted throughout the academic year, providing for many their first experience with scientific and social research.
April 29, 2026Campus News, Events, Research and Innovation
Podcast highlights local research and programs with far-reaching impacts
The College of Marine Science recently launched season two of “The Rising Tides Podcast" that will give listeners a behind-the-scenes look at oceanography in action and a glimpse at the future of marine science.
April 29, 2026Research and Innovation
USF graduate helps brew first university-branded beer
What started as curiosity during visits to local breweries eventually led Brian Brown to help create the first USF-branded beer. Brown worked alongside classmates in the Brewing Arts program and brewers at Mastry's Brewing Co. to develop the St. Pete Pilsner, which will be featured at Bulls & Brews by the Bay.
April 15, 2026Campus News, Community Partnerships
Bulls & Brews by the Bay draws largest crowd yet at annual campus fundraiser
Bulls & Brews by the Bay returned for a third year of community, connection and raising support for students. The signature event drew nearly 250 alumni, faculty and staff, and friends of the university together, with all proceeds benefitting student scholarships.
April 13, 2026Campus News, Events
Donors support initiatives that propel student veterans during USF Giving Week
This Giving Week, USF St. Petersburg aims to provide more fulfilling college experiences to student veterans by raising support for a program that helps these students transition to university life and become more connected to the campus community.
April 6, 2026Campus News, Student Life
Tracking decades of ecological changes in South Florida’s marine environment
For more than ten years, bold research led by the USF College of Marine Science has improved understanding of harmful algae blooms, fisheries health and the water quality of South Florida.
April 3, 2026Research and Innovation
A spring break giving back
While many students took a break from studies during spring break to visit family or vacation with friends, a group of nine from USF St. Petersburg traveled to Asheville and were reminded why service truly matters.
March 26, 2026Campus News, Student Life
Largest clinical trial using brain training to reduce dementia receives $2.8 million in federal funding
An expansive clinical trial led by USF researchers and aimed at delaying the onset of dementia continues to receive major federal support for addressing a public health crisis.
March 25, 2026Research and Innovation
USF to host stopover for the iconic Ocean Race
The University of South Florida will welcome a fleet of offshore sailing yachts to its campus in downtown St. Petersburg, as teams of extreme athletes sprint around the world for The Ocean Race 2027. The newly announced St. Pete-Clearwater stopover brings this iconic sailing race to the Gulf Coast for the first time.
March 18, 2026Campus News, Community Partnerships
Discovery of first St. Patrick’s Day leads to museum exhibition on the Irish in Florida
In 2018, USF St. Petersburg historian J. Michael Francis uncovered that the first known celebration of St. Patrick took place not in New York City or Boston or even Ireland, but St. Augustine, Fla. Now, that discovery has led to a new museum exhibition that highlights the Irish diaspora in east Florida.
March 16, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
Acting comes to USF St. Petersburg
The first acting class at USF St. Petersburg explores the basic elements of theater, with students developing greater confidence, command of their voice and essential public speaking experience.
March 11, 2026Campus News