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Federal-university partnership advances coordinated human trafficking response to support victims
A new partnership between the primary federal law enforcement agency combatting human trafficking and USF aims to strengthen victim-centered response efforts within the state.
May 22, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
From roller coasters to robotics, USF camps reach record heights
The University of South Florida is launching its largest-ever summer camp lineup with 70 programs expected to draw more than 2,500 students, offering hands-on exposure to fields from AI and criminology to robotics and health.
May 20, 2026Campus News
Born of one student’s experience, USF’s Relate-A-Bull builds community for graduate students
After 36 years at USF St. Petersburg, Dr. Donna Knudsen leaves behind a legacy of connection, including an impactful mentorship program that is helping students succeed.
May 14, 2026Campus News, Student Life
Bulls In the Burg: May 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.
May 14, 2026Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events
Internship leads to Zoo School teaching job for new alum
On the same day a USF St. Petersburg videographer visited ZooTampa to interview a student about her internship, Madison Connell was offered a job. Connell, who graduated this spring, is now a teacher at the Florida Environmental Education Center or “Zoo School.”
May 13, 2026Campus News, Community Partnerships
USF Sailing Hosts Women’s Fleet Racing National Championship in St. Petersburg
The Bulls and the city of St. Petersburg will host 36 teams from around the nation at the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association of North America Women's Fleet Racing National Championship at SkyBeach Resort from May 15-18.
May 12, 2026Events
USF confers more than 8,000 degrees during commencement ceremonies
The class of 2026 features 138 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average, 612 military veterans and graduates from 109 countries, 46 states and four U.S. territories. It marked the first commencement exercises led by President Moez Limayem.
May 11, 2026Campus News
USF student finds path in environmental science
In the wake of the 2024 hurricanes, Oliver Laczko took an eroded patch of USF St. Petersburg's Bayboro Harbor waterfront and restored some of the first marsh habitats since the harbor was developed in the early 1900s.
May 4, 2026Campus News, Student Life, Sustainability
Graduate goes from novice to captain of nationally ranked sailing team
When she arrived at USF St. Petersburg several years ago, Madisen Hamai had never stepped foot on a sailboat. This week, she is graduating as captain of the nationally ranked USF Women’s Sailing team.
April 30, 2026Campus News, Student Life
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