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Alum Named an Adobe Rising Star of Photography
USF St. Petersburg alum Kelly Stefanski has been named one of Adobe’s 2019 Rising Stars of Photography, a distinction shared with only 10 other up-and-coming photographers from around the world.
September 6, 2019Campus News
New Book by USFSP Business Professor Explores the Origins of Money
Noel Mark Noël, PhD, an adjunct professor at USF St. Petersburg and a business professor at USF Sarasota-Manatee, investigates currency’s impact across the spectrum of social development in his new book.
August 30, 2019Research and Innovation
Biology Professor Presents Innovative Model for Classifying Animal Species
Deby Cassill’s unique classification model, which was recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, looks at how pressures from natural selection, such as predation and resource scarcity, influence how mothers invest in offspring quantity and quality.
August 28, 2019Research and Innovation
USF St. Petersburg Awarded $5.5-Million to Support K-12 Mental Health Awareness Training
Thousands of K-12 school personnel will be trained on how to recognize and refer students with emotional or mental health difficulties thanks to a $5.5-million grant awarded to USF St. Petersburg’s College of Education.
August 26, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
USFSP Students Invest in Innovative Biodigester Technology to Eliminate Food Waste and Reduce Carbon Emissions
Students at USF St. Petersburg are tackling the food waste problem by installing an innovative system that will naturally break down non-edible food on campus – the first of its kind at a Florida university.
August 22, 2019Student Life, Sustainability
Kick-off Event Celebrates First Cohort of PATHe Students
The initiative is a partnership between SPC and University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) and is designed to help Pinellas County students and parents find pathways to higher education in the region.
August 19, 2019Events, Student Life
Students Conduct Summer Research on Local Air Quality
Two USF St. Petersburg undergraduate students spent this summer studying the health of our air in the Tampa Bay Area.
August 8, 2019Research and Innovation, Student Life
Alumni Lead and Compete in National StartupBus Challenge
Now in its 10th year, StartupBus is an immersive networking event designed to attract and inspire young innovators.
August 1, 2019Campus News
English Professor Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Grant to Teach in Mexico
This upcoming fall semester, Thomas Hallock will help create a connection between students from USF St. Petersburg and those from Cholula, Mexico when he assumes the role of Garcia Robles Chair of U.S. Studies at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) as a Fulbright Scholar.
July 24, 2019Research and Innovation
Anthropologist Leads International Team to Study Social and Environmental Impact of Mass Conflict
USFSP Professor of Anthropology Kathryn Weedman Arthur has been awarded $270,000 by the National Science Foundation to investigate the relationship between human conflict and the preservation of natural resources.
July 22, 2019Research and Innovation
Students from South St. Pete Gain Hands-on Experience Analyzing Local Flooding and Devising Solutions
Led by USFSP Professors Barnali Dixon and Rebecca Johns, the Mapping Flood Vulnerabilities and Solutions workshop taught students to analyze flooding in streets and neighborhoods around the city.
July 18, 2019Research and Innovation
Prison Education Program Aims to Reduce Recidivism and Improve Job Prospects
For six weeks, USF St. Petersburg’s College of Education partnered with the Florida Department of Corrections to offer literacy training to 48 inmates at the Polk Correctional Institute.
July 15, 2019Research and Innovation