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Flood monitoring system expands from research tool to critical community resource
USF St. Petersburg’s CRIS-HAZARD network now includes 40 cameras, a user-generated app and a growing community network focused on flood preparedness.
August 19, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
Eye-tracking research explores art appreciation at the Dalí Museum
Visitors to the Salvador Dalí Museum can now influence the future of art exhibitions while contributing to research in cognitive psychology. A project is using eye tracking technology to explore how different curated experiences affect how people experience and appreciate art.
August 19, 2026Research and Innovation

What’s new at USF: Coaches, facilities, student services and more
As the University of South Florida begins the 2026–27 academic year, students, faculty and staff will find new faces, new facilities and new opportunities across campus.
August 18, 2026Campus News

Composting initiative launches to reduce food waste and support urban agriculture in St. Petersburg
A partnership between USF St. Petersburg and the city has brought an industrial-sized composter to campus that will redirect tons of food waste each year from landfills while creating compost for community gardens, urban farms and landscaping.
August 17, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Sustainability

USF St. Petersburg hosts Alumni Academy for the first time
Alumni leaders gathered at USF St. Petersburg for a weekend of workshops, networking and USF Day with the Tampa Bay Rays.
August 13, 2026Campus News, Events

Bulls In The Burg August 2026 Community Relations Roundup
This community roundup series highlights the ways that USF St. Pete faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.
August 10, 2026Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events

USF awards more than 2,600 degrees during summer commencement ceremonies
The University of South Florida will award more than 2,600 degrees during summer commencement ceremonies on Aug. 8. The group features 22 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average, 77 student veterans and graduates from 19 countries and 39 states.
August 4, 2026Campus News

Overcoming a lifetime of challenges, USF graduate achieves another milestone
After overcoming scholarship setbacks and barriers associated with cerebral palsy, Tyvelle Dorvil turned personal challenges into a passion for accessibility advocacy while achieving his dream of earning a college degree.
August 3, 2026Campus News

Student projects take center stage at summer research symposium
The two-day research symposium on USF’s Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses featured 151 scholars presenting 128 research projects.
July 30, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Life

How Florida’s sea turtle hatchlings find the ocean in the dark
Biologist Deby Cassill explains how hatchlings navigate to the ocean and her theory for how sea turtle mothers manage one of nature’s longest survival gambles.
July 29, 2026Research and Innovation

Employ-A-Bull: Student dives into seagrass research internship
Environmental science and policy major Olivia Smith is gaining hands-on marine science experience while restoring a vital Florida ecosystem.
July 24, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Life

Summer in Seoul furthers international partnership through immersive, global learning
More than 40 students immersed themselves in the rich history and culture of Korea during a summer semester program in the nation’s capital of Seoul.
July 23, 2026Student Life