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Addition of community leaders strengthen USF St. Petersburg Campus Board

USF St. Petersburg is welcoming two prominent members of the Tampa Bay community to its campus board. Former FL. Representative Ben Diamond and Morgan & Morgan Law Partner Paul Gross have both been appointed to four-year terms.

September 25, 2026Campus News

John Arthur in the field.

Anthropologist studying history of alcohol awarded rare, multi-country Fulbright

Several years back, anthropologist John W. Arthur wrote a book tracing the history of beer. Now through a Fulbright award, he is traveling to Spain and Greece to expand on this work in countries with some of earliest known evidence of alcohol production.

September 9, 2026Research and Innovation

Richard Mbatu around nature-based solutions.

USF political ecologist to advance nature-based solutions as part of Duckwall Professorship

As the newly appointed Frank E. Duckwall Professor of Florida Studies, political ecologist Richard Mbatu will work to support the state’s efforts in using nature to solve problems.

August 26, 2026Research and Innovation

Students training in nursing.

USF launches new bachelor’s degree in nursing at St. Petersburg campus

Starting this fall, students at USF St. Petersburg can major in nursing to prepare them for a healthcare career. The new four-year degree program will also help address a projected nursing shortage for the state.

August 24, 2026Campus News

The university along with city and Duke Energy hold ribbon cutting for new composter.

Composting initiative launches to reduce food waste and support urban agriculture in St. Petersburg

A partnership between USF St. Petersburg and the city has brought an industrial-sized composter to campus that will redirect tons of food waste each year from landfills while creating compost for community gardens, urban farms and landscaping.

August 17, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Sustainability

Tyvelle Dorvil graduates this week.

Overcoming a lifetime of challenges, USF graduate achieves another milestone

After overcoming scholarship setbacks and barriers associated with cerebral palsy, Tyvelle Dorvil turned personal challenges into a passion for accessibility advocacy while achieving his dream of earning a college degree.

August 3, 2026Campus News

Class excursion in South Korea.

Summer in Seoul furthers international partnership through immersive, global learning

More than 40 students immersed themselves in the rich history and culture of Korea during a summer semester program in the nation’s capital of Seoul.

July 23, 2026Student Life

Corals during 2023 mass bleaching event.

USF’s Keys Marine Laboratory prepares for historic El Niño threat to Florida’s Coral Reef

Record-breaking ocean temperatures triggered the most severe coral bleaching ever documented three summers ago. Now with an intense El Nino expected that could fuel exceptionally warm waters, USF researchers are taking action to ensure unprecedented impacts aren't repeated.

July 7, 2026Campus News, Research and Innovation

Students take in World Cup preview game in Tampa.

USF students and alumni heading to the FIFA World Cup

From volunteering to scoring much-coveted tickets, the USF community is finding ways to be part of the biggest sporting event in the world.

June 10, 2026Campus News

MOU signing with HSI

Federal-university partnership advances coordinated human trafficking response to support victims

A new partnership between the primary federal law enforcement agency combatting human trafficking and USF aims to strengthen victim-centered response efforts within the state.

May 22, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Teaching at Zoo School

Internship leads to Zoo School teaching job for new alum

On the same day a USF St. Petersburg videographer visited ZooTampa to interview a student about her internship, Madison Connell was offered a job. Connell, who graduated this spring, is now a teacher at the Florida Environmental Education Center or “Zoo School.”

May 13, 2026Campus News, Community Partnerships

Holocaust Museum partnership

USF students working with Florida Holocaust Museum to create exhibit on Holocaust survivor, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel

Students are helping to catalogue artifacts, correspondence, photographs and other material that will lead to a permanent museum exhibition on the life, works and teachings of the Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

April 30, 2026Community Partnerships

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