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Bulls In the Burg: December 2024 Community Relations Roundup
This community roundup series highlights the ways that USF faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.
December 13, 2024Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events
Marine biology graduate discovers passion for conservation and fieldwork in the Everglades
Whether researching sharks in the Gulf of Mexico or studying fish in the Everglades, Serenity "Reni" Poston-Hymel is focused on a future in marine conservation. She secured a highly sought-after internship conducting fieldwork with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which was instrumental in shaping her career goals.
December 11, 2024Campus News
Graduating student finds himself and a home during college experience
Abdul Muqeet Khawaja came to USF St. Petersburg thousands of miles from home, without knowing a soul and challenged with adjusting to a new culture. He is now leaving with a 4.0 GPA, a network of close friends and a host of accomplishments, including a job at a Fortune 500 company.
December 10, 2024Campus News, Student Life
USF to confer more than 3,900 degrees during fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 13-14
The graduating class includes a 16-year-old, a 70-year-old grandmother of four and an electrical engineer seeking to revolutionize the medical, space exploration and military industries.
December 9, 2024Campus News
Gandy Bridge turns 100, how USF is preserving its history
When built 100 years ago, the Gandy Bridge helped create the Tampa Bay area that consists of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. That story is told through the archives stored in USF Special Collections.
November 25, 2024Campus News
Bulls In The Burg: November 2024 Community Relations Roundup
This community roundup series highlights the ways that USF faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.
November 19, 2024Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events
USF celebrates first-generation and military-connected students
During November, USF’s three campuses will hold several events to raise awareness of the challenges and successes of first-generation students who are often veterans.
November 7, 2024Campus News, Events
Campus to donate hundreds of used computers to enhance digital literacy in the community
USF St. Petersburg is partnering with the Digital Inclusion Network to donate around 500 used computers to be refurbished and recycled for use by community organizations, post-secondary students and adults in Pinellas County.
November 1, 2024Campus News, Community Partnerships
A new app developed by USF researchers tracks flooding in coastal communities during hurricanes Helene and Milton
A web-based application that gathers crowdsourced data to identify flooding and inform policy in coastal communities provided scientists with essential data from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
October 24, 2024Campus News, Research and Innovation
Psychology professor receives prestigious Executive Branch Fellowship with the National Science Foundation
USF St. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been working with the National Science Foundation's scientific integrity team in Washington, D.C.
October 22, 2024Campus News, Research and Innovation
Hurricane Milton: The people helping restore USF campus operations
From supporting students and employees to protecting and repairing facilities, the University of South Florida has resumed campus operations thanks to hundreds of dedicated people who worked around the clock as Hurricane Milton moved across Tampa Bay and the state of Florida.
October 18, 2024Campus News
Back-to-back hurricanes lead to unprecedented campus response
The simultaneous efforts to finish cleanup efforts from Hurricane Helene while preparing the campus for Hurricane Milton resulted in an unprecedented emergency management team response under challenging conditions.
October 17, 2024Campus News