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New report finds USF’s economic impact nears $10 billion annually across Florida, including $7 billion in Tampa Bay
Based on the latest data, the report shows that USF delivers substantial returns for students, taxpayers, employers and communities through several key areas, including workforce development, research innovation, health care and alumni productivity.
January 27, 2026Campus News
Partnership with local brewery creates first USF-branded beer
For the first time, the public can now purchase a beer crafted with USF at its core – from its branding to its brewing process. Brewed by USF alumni at Mastry's Brewing, it features a student-designed label. A portion of all proceeds will go to support USF's Brewing Arts program.
January 22, 2026Campus News, Community Partnerships
Scientists harness AI to discover a rise in floating algae across the global ocean
With the help of AI, researchers conducted the first global study of floating algae and found blooms are expanding across oceans, likely driven by changes in temperature, currents, and nutrients, with potential consequences for marine life and coastal economies.
January 20, 2026Campus News, Research and Innovation
Rare, giant millipedes unearthed in graduate student's conservation research
Before scientists knew how many Florida scrub millipedes remained in the wild, a quiet breakthrough occurred in a USF lab when the rare species reproduced in captivity. The success is the result of conservation research led by graduate student Anne Sawl, whose work is revealing long-missing information about a species found nowhere else in the world.
January 15, 2026Campus News, Research and Innovation
USF rises in new research rankings, outpacing many peer institutions in growth
USF is gaining national recognition as a top research institution because of increased research activity. Recent contributions to this rise is the largest cybersecurity grant to date and funding that resulted in a crowdsourced app that collects real-time data on flooding risks.
January 13, 2026Campus News, Research and Innovation
Innovations Magazine 2026
In the latest edition of Innovations, USF St. Petersburg's annual magazine, read stories on impactful research, academic programs meeting community needs and achievements of students and alumni that highlight the upward trajectory of the campus.
January 13, 2026Campus News, Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF celebrates 70th anniversary in 2026 with year-long campaign honoring its history, focusing on the future
The University of South Florida is marking the 70th anniversary of its founding with a celebration that runs throughout 2026, highlighting USF’s transformation into a nationally recognized, top-ranked public research university.
January 5, 2026Campus News
Happiness class bridges generations and cultures to reshape how students think about joy
Happiness: Finding Meaning and Wellbeing through Cross-Cultural Perspectives paired undergraduates with members of OLLI, the university’s lifelong learning program for older adults, to explore what it means to live a good life.
December 16, 2025Campus News, Research and Innovation
Top stories of 2025
This calendar year showcased the vital role USF St. Petersburg continues to play in addressing the education and workforce development needs of the Tampa Bay region while conducting research that has national implications and global significance.
December 15, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
Florida Board of Governors confirms Moez Limayem as USF’s next president
Limayem has served as president of the University of North Florida since 2022 and was the Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business at USF for 10 years before taking the role at UNF.
December 12, 2025Campus News
How USF researchers are using AI to detect signs of CEO depression through voice
A new study co-written by USF accounting assistant professor Sung-Yuan (Mark) Cheng introduces a way to detect emotional strain in corporate leaders through subtle changes in their voice.
December 9, 2025Campus News
USF confers more than 4,100 degrees as President Rhea Law presided over her final commencement ceremonies
The class includes a student who overcame stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, along with the first group of graduates from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.
December 8, 2025Campus News, Student Life