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Bulls In the Burg: June 2025 Community Relations Roundup
This community roundup series highlights the ways that USF St. Pete faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.
June 13, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events
Hurricane oral history project to preserve stories of loss, transformation and hope
The Hurricane Histories project will feature the experiences of those impacted by the 2024 historic hurricane season, providing a rich account of the natural disasters.
June 2, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
How the FinTech|X Accelerator is reshaping the future of finance and technology in Tampa Bay
Approaching its fourth year, the Fintech|X Accelerator program has drawn startup founders from across the United States and around the world who have gone on to generate millions in revenue while creating hundreds of jobs.
May 21, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
Spies, robots and dorm life: USF set to welcome record number of summer campers
USF’s record-breaking lineup of 56 week-long educational summer camps provides hands-on experiences in robotics, virtual reality, culinary arts, archaeology, LEGO engineering, filmmaking, hospitality and emergency response.
May 20, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships
Florida students operate underwater vehicles, learn STEM skills at regional competition
More than 100 middle and high school students traveled from across the state to compete in a remotely operated vehicle competition at USF St. Petersburg where they designed and operated underwater robots for real-world missions.
May 14, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships
Bulls In the Burg: May 2025 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 13, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events
USF’s Keys Marine Laboratory welcomes 1,050 coral babies to help restore Florida’s reef after bleaching event
Florida’s Coral Reef experienced significant damage during a mass bleaching event in 2023, but recovery efforts led by biologists and volunteers from The Florida Aquarium working with the Keys Marine Lab and partners are underway to restore this vital ecosystem.
May 12, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Sustainability
Five years strong: USF students improving health outcomes and reducing isolation among older adults
At the height of the pandemic, two programs launched to connect people across generations. Five years later, Health Buddies and TelePals have connected hundreds of older adults with USF students, reducing loneliness and increasing access to health information.
April 25, 2025Community Partnerships
Composting initiative to reduce food waste and support urban agriculture in St. Petersburg
A new partnership between USF and the city of St. Petersburg will bring an industrial-sized composter to campus, with the goal of reducing tons of food waste from landfills and creating compost for community gardens and urban farms.
April 21, 2025Community Partnerships, Sustainability
As storm floodwaters rise, the Creekshed project maps the stories flowing into Tampa Bay
The interactive Creekshed 2.0 map is a collaboration between artists and writers that explores the human and natural stories flowing through Tampa Bay’s watershed.
April 17, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events
Bulls In the Burg: April 2025 Community Relations Roundup
This community roundup series highlights the ways that USF St. Pete faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.
April 16, 2025Campus News, Community Partnerships, Events
Students deepen knowledge of local government and their role in it during Day at City Hall
The event offers a unique opportunity for students to learn more about issues impacting the community while exploring potential career pathways in public service.
April 9, 2025Community Partnerships, Events, Student Life