https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/Recent posts from Newsen-usThu, 15 Oct 2026 14:32:01 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/usf-students-build-career-skills-at-the-magical-world-of-disney.aspxOver the past several years, more USF students are taking advantage of a paid internship program where they live at Walt Disney World Resort to get on-site job training for careers in hospitality, management, performance and more.USF St. PetersburgTue, 06 Oct 2026 14:18:16 USF students build career skills at the magical world of DisneyOver the past several years, more USF students are taking advantage of a paid internship program where they live at Walt Disney World Resort to get on-site job training for careers in hospitality, management, performance and more.Preview of Disney World.https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/usf-students-build-career-skills-at-the-magical-world-of-disney.aspxCampus NewsCareer Readiness,Hospitality,Management,Matthew Cimitile,Student Successhttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/employabull-impactful-human-resources-internship-prepares-student-for-whats-next.aspxSenior Medina Fekovic’s experience shows how classroom preparation and career resources can lead to meaningful professional opportunities.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:05:43 Impactful human resources internship prepares student for what’s nextSenior Medina Fekovic’s experience shows how classroom preparation and career resources can lead to meaningful professional opportunities.University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research Universityhttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/employabull-impactful-human-resources-internship-prepares-student-for-whats-next.aspxCommunity Partnerships,Student LifeArielle Stevenson,Career Readinesshttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/employabull-student-dives-into-seagrass-research-internship.aspxEnvironmental science and policy major Olivia Smith is gaining hands-on marine science experience while restoring a vital Florida ecosystem.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:57:45 Student dives into seagrass research internshipEnvironmental science and policy major Olivia Smith is gaining hands-on marine science experience while restoring a vital Florida ecosystem.Field work studying seagrasses.https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/employabull-student-dives-into-seagrass-research-internship.aspxResearch and Innovation,Student LifeArielle Stevenson,Career Readinesshttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/internship-leads-to-zoo-school-teaching-job-for-new-alum.aspxOn 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.”USF St. PetersburgWed, 13 May 2026 13:26:20 Internship leads to Zoo School teaching job for new alumOn 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.”Teaching at Zoo Schoolhttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/internship-leads-to-zoo-school-teaching-job-for-new-alum.aspxCampus News,Community PartnershipsAlumni,Career Readiness,Education,Matthew Cimitile,Student Successhttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/usf-students-working-with-fhm-to-create-exhibit-on-elie-wiesel.aspxStudents 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.USF St. PetersburgThu, 30 Apr 2026 11:08:44 USF students working with Florida Holocaust Museum to create exhibit on Holocaust survivor, Nobel Laureate Elie WieselStudents 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.Holocaust Museum partnershiphttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/usf-students-working-with-fhm-to-create-exhibit-on-elie-wiesel.aspxCommunity PartnershipsCareer Readiness,History,Internships,Matthew Cimitile,Student Successhttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/undergraduates-showcase-research-projects-at-annual-conference.aspxThe signature event across USF campuses highlighted projects that hundreds of students conducted throughout the academic year, providing for many their first experience with scientific and social research./news/listing.aspx?tag=Arielle%20StevensonWed, 29 Apr 2026 13:34:00 Undergraduates showcase projects, build foundation for future research at annual conferenceThe signature event across USF campuses highlighted projects that hundreds of students conducted throughout the academic year, providing for many their first experience with scientific and social research.Sisters Haley (left) and Autumn (right) Merkle at the OneUSF Undergraduate Research Conference.https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/undergraduates-showcase-research-projects-at-annual-conference.aspxCampus News,Events,Research and InnovationArielle Stevenson,Career Readinesshttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/usf-helping-to-restore-tampa-bay-oyster-populations-by-3d-printing-habitat.aspxAlong the seawall of Bayboro Harbor, a group of USF students and professors recently installed 3D-printed habitats they hope will soon house oysters that can filter thousands of gallons of water per day and improve both water quality and ecosystem health.USF St. PetersburgMon, 09 Mar 2026 11:45:06 USF helping to restore Tampa Bay’s oyster populations by 3D-printing habitatsAlong the seawall of Bayboro Harbor, a group of USF students and professors recently installed 3D-printed habitats they hope will soon house oysters that can filter thousands of gallons of water per day and improve both water quality and ecosystem health.3D printed oyster habitat.https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/usf-helping-to-restore-tampa-bay-oyster-populations-by-3d-printing-habitat.aspxResearch and Innovation,SustainabilityCareer Readiness,Faculty,Honors,Marine Biology,Matthew Cimitile,Student Successhttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/rare-giant-millipedes-unearthed-in-graduate-students-conservation-research.aspxBefore scientists knew how many Florida scrub millipedes remained in the wild, a quiet breakthrough occurred in a USF lab when the rare species reproduced in captivity. The success is the result of conservation research led by graduate student Anne Sawl, whose work is revealing long-missing information about a species found nowhere else in the world.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:37:20 Rare, giant millipedes unearthed in graduate student's conservation researchBefore scientists knew how many Florida scrub millipedes remained in the wild, a quiet breakthrough occurred in a USF lab when the rare species reproduced in captivity. The success is the result of conservation research led by graduate student Anne Sawl, whose work is revealing long-missing information about a species found nowhere else in the world.Florida millipedehttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/rare-giant-millipedes-unearthed-in-graduate-students-conservation-research.aspxCampus News,Research and InnovationBiology,Career Readiness,Sarah Sell,Science,Student Success