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Inaugural FinTech|X Accelerator cohort concludes with Pitch Night event
During the pitch event, which concluded the inaugural FinTech|X Accelerator program, each company gave a 4-minute pitch explaining a particular problem in the world of finance.
July 1, 2022Campus News, Events, Research and Innovation
USF St. Petersburg campus and St. Pete Youth Farm unveil Fresh and Local Greenhouse to fight food insecurity
The USF St. Petersburg campus and the St. Pete Youth Farm have unveiled a new greenhouse that will provide the community with fresh vegetables and fish while giving students the opportunity to learn about sustainable and innovative farming methods.
June 22, 2022Campus News, Sustainability
USF St. Petersburg campus and YMCA host Civic Institute to strengthen students’ understanding of government
For the fourth year, the USF St. Petersburg campus and Florida YMCA are partnering to offer the Civics Fellows Program, an initiative designed to enhance civic education in the state by giving high school students hands-on experiences in government and public service.
June 13, 2022Campus News
Longtime USF finance professor appointed dean of the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance
After a year-long search, the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business appointed Gary Patterson, a longtime associate dean and finance professor, to lead the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance.
June 10, 2022Campus News
USF St. Petersburg campus connects to clean energy through community solar program
A new community solar program from Duke Energy will allow USF’s St. Petersburg campus to expand its investment in renewable energy while saving money and enhancing environmental sustainability.
June 9, 2022Campus News, Sustainability
$3.2 million awarded for the University of South Florida to contribute to development of blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease
USF received $3.2 million from the National Institute on Aging to investigate if Alzheimer’s disease can be detected early through simple blood tests. The funding will expand the Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training study, with one of the labs on the St. Petersburg campus.
June 8, 2022Research and Innovation
New “Lost Voices” exhibit translates and digitizes America’s oldest parish archive to provide rare insight into early Florida history
A new online exhibit launched today by La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archives of the Americas will provide the public with unprecedented insight into the daily lives and relationships of the multi-ethnic population that comprised St. Augustine, Fla. from the 16th-19th centuries.
June 6, 2022Research and Innovation
New scholarship to honor outgoing Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock
Called the Dr. Martin Tadlock Endowed Scholarship, it will be based on financial need and available to full or part-time first-generation undergraduate students, regardless of major, on the USF St. Petersburg campus. It will be renewable up to eight semesters.
May 17, 2022Campus News
Alumni profile: Caprice Edmond, educator and Pinellas County School Board member
We talked with educator Caprice Edmond to hear about her path to the Pinellas County School Board, the key education issues she advocates for and the role the USF St. Petersburg campus played in her career trajectory.
May 9, 2022Campus News
Graduate students accepted into prestigious History Ph.D. programs in U.S. and England
Morgan Greig will attend the prestigious University of Cambridge in England, and Hannah Tweet will attend top-ranked University of Michigan in Fall 2022. Both are some of the most renowned research universities in the world.
May 9, 2022Campus News, Research and Innovation
USF to confer more than 6,400 degrees during commencement ceremonies, May 6 - 8
The University of South Florida will award more than 6,400 degrees during spring commencement scheduled for May 6 - 8.
May 3, 2022Campus News
Creating a more sustainable campus
As one of our five core values, care for the natural environment is a large part of the culture and identity of the USF St. Petersburg campus. Learn about many of the recent sustainability accomplishments on campus and what's to come.
April 29, 2022Campus News, Sustainability