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<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>News Feed</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/</link><description>Recent posts from News</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:09:33 -04:00</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>OmniUpdate (OU Publish)</generator><item><title>Born of one student’s experience, USF’s Relate-A-Bull builds community for graduate students</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/born-of-one-students-experience-usfs-relate-a-bull-program-builds-community-for-graduate-students.aspx</link><description>After 36 years at USF St. Petersburg, Dr. Donna Knudsen leaves behind a legacy of connection, including an impactful mentorship program that is helping students succeed.</description><author></author><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:58:57 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/rab-snippet-med-440x300.jpeg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Born of one student’s experience, USF’s Relate-A-Bull builds community for graduate students</media:title><media:description>After 36 years at USF St. Petersburg, Dr. Donna Knudsen leaves behind a legacy of connection, including an impactful mentorship program that is helping students succeed.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/rab-snippet-med-440x300.jpeg" /><media:keywords>University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/born-of-one-students-experience-usfs-relate-a-bull-program-builds-community-for-graduate-students.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life</categories><tags>Arielle Stevenson</tags></item><item><title>USF student finds path in environmental science</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/usf-student-finds-path-in-environmental-science.aspx</link><description>In the wake of the 2024 hurricanes, Oliver Laczko took an eroded patch of USF St. Petersburg's Bayboro Harbor waterfront and restored some of the first marsh habitats since the harbor was developed in the early 1900s.</description><author></author><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:47:36 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/oliverlaczko-usf-spring-listing-440x337.jpeg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF student finds path in environmental science</media:title><media:description>In the wake of the 2024 hurricanes, Oliver Laczko took an eroded patch of USF St. Petersburg's Bayboro Harbor waterfront and restored some of the first marsh habitats since the harbor was developed in the early 1900s.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/oliverlaczko-usf-spring-listing-440x337.jpeg" /><media:keywords>University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/usf-student-finds-path-in-environmental-science.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life,Sustainability</categories><tags>Arielle Stevenson</tags></item><item><title>Graduate goes from novice to captain of nationally ranked sailing team</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/graduate-goes-from-novice-to-captain-of-nationally-ranked-sailing-team.aspx</link><description>When she arrived at USF St. Petersburg several years ago, Madisen Hamai had never stepped foot on a sailboat. This week, she is graduating as captain of the nationally ranked USF Women’s Sailing team.</description><author>USF St. Petersburg</author><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:43:41 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/sailing-student-profile.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Graduate goes from novice to captain of nationally ranked sailing team</media:title><media:description>When she arrived at USF St. Petersburg several years ago, Madisen Hamai had never stepped foot on a sailboat. This week, she is graduating as captain of the nationally ranked USF Women’s Sailing team.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/sailing-student-profile.jpg" /><media:keywords>Sailing captain Madisen Hamai</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/graduate-goes-from-novice-to-captain-of-nationally-ranked-sailing-team.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life</categories><tags>Athletics,Marine Biology</tags></item><item><title>Donors support initiatives that propel student veterans during USF Giving Week</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/donors-support-initiatives-that-propel-student-veterans-during-usf-giving-week.aspx</link><description>This Giving Week, USF St. Petersburg aims to provide more fulfilling college experiences to student veterans by raising support for a program that helps these students transition to university life and become more connected to the campus community.</description><author>USF St. Petersburg</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:08:11 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/preview-vets.jpeg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Donors support initiatives that propel student veterans during USF Giving Week</media:title><media:description>This Giving Week, USF St. Petersburg aims to provide more fulfilling college experiences to student veterans by raising support for a program that helps these students transition to university life and become more connected to the campus community.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/preview-vets.jpeg" /><media:keywords>Supporting student veterans for Giving Week</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/donors-support-initiatives-that-propel-student-veterans-during-usf-giving-week.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life</categories><tags>Matthew Cimitile,Military and Veterans,Philanthropy</tags></item><item><title>A spring break giving back</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/a-spring-break-giving-back.aspx</link><description>While many students took a break from studies during spring break to visit family or vacation with friends, a group of nine from USF St. Petersburg traveled to Asheville and were reminded why service truly matters.</description><author>USF St. Petersburg</author><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:21:06 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/preview-springbreak.jpeg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>A spring break giving back</media:title><media:description>While many students took a break from studies during spring break to visit family or vacation with friends, a group of nine from USF St. Petersburg traveled to Asheville and were reminded why service truly matters.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/preview-springbreak.jpeg" /><media:keywords>The students at a community garden.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/a-spring-break-giving-back.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life</categories><tags>Student Success</tags></item><item><title>Bulls Racing ignites passion for cars</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2024/bulls-racing-ignites-passion-for-cars.aspx</link><description>Every year, members of the Bulls Racing team design and manufacture a race car from scratch for a national competition. With the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg next door to campus, we profile the team and the students who have a passion for cars.</description><author>USF St. Petersburg</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:29:16 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2024/racecar-490x327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Bulls Racing ignites passion for cars</media:title><media:description>Every year, members of the Bulls Racing team design and manufacture a race car from scratch for a national competition. With the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg next door to campus, we profile the team and the students who have a passion for cars.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2024/racecar-490x327.jpg" /><media:keywords>Bulls Racing team working on a car at the shop.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2024/bulls-racing-ignites-passion-for-cars.aspx</guid><categories>Student Life</categories><tags>Matthew Cimitile,Student Success</tags></item><item><title>Innovations Magazine 2026</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/innovations-magazine-2026.aspx</link><description>In the latest edition of Innovations, USF St. Petersburg's annual magazine, read stories on impactful research, academic programs meeting community needs and achievements of students and alumni that highlight the upward trajectory of the campus.</description><author>USF St. Petersburg</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:41:16 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/innovations-2026-magazine-image-web-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Innovations Magazine 2026</media:title><media:description>In the latest edition of Innovations, USF St. Petersburg's annual magazine, read stories on impactful research, academic programs meeting community needs and achievements of students and alumni that highlight the upward trajectory of the campus.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2026/innovations-2026-magazine-image-web-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>2026 issue of Innovations Magazine</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/innovations-magazine-2026.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Community Partnerships,Research and Innovation,Student Life</categories><tags>Matthew Cimitile</tags></item><item><title>USF confers more than 4,100 degrees as President Rhea Law presided over her final commencement ceremonies</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2025/president-rhea-law-presides-over-her-final-commencement-ceremonies-as-usf-confers-more-than-4100-degrees.aspx</link><description>The class includes a student who overcame stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, along with the first group of graduates from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.</description><author>External Article</author><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:05:01 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/grad-listing-490x327.png" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF confers more than 4,100 degrees as President Rhea Law presided over her final commencement ceremonies</media:title><media:description>The class includes a student who overcame stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, along with the first group of graduates from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/grad-listing-490x327.png" /><media:keywords>Commencement fall 2025</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2025/president-rhea-law-presides-over-her-final-commencement-ceremonies-as-usf-confers-more-than-4100-degrees.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life</categories><tags></tags></item><item><title>Saving a life on campus part of student's journey to graduation</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/saving-a-life-on-campus-part-of-student-veteran-journey-to-graduation.aspx</link><description>When Teresa Booker receives her bachelor’s degree in health sciences, she will not only celebrate a lifelong goal but also reflect on a moment when her military training helped prevent a tragedy on campus.</description><author></author><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:47:01 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/teresa-booker-490x327.png" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Saving a life on campus part of student's journey to graduation</media:title><media:description>When Teresa Booker receives her bachelor’s degree in health sciences, she will not only celebrate a lifelong goal but also reflect on a moment when her military training helped prevent a tragedy on campus.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/teresa-booker-490x327.png" /><media:keywords>Teresa Booker</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/saving-a-life-on-campus-part-of-student-veteran-journey-to-graduation.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life</categories><tags>Commencement,Sarah Sell</tags></item><item><title>Meet the grad behind those viral USF football videos filmed on Nintendo DS and other devices</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/meet-the-grad-behind-those-viral-usf-football-videos-filmed-on-nintendo-ds.aspx</link><description>Using a Nintendo DS, a Ring doorbell, a car backup camera and other devices, videos filmed by Clark Stanton have attracted millions of views, been shared by ESPN and set off a social media trend.</description><author>USF St. Petersburg</author><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:30:55 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/preview-clark-birdfeeder.jpeg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Meet the grad behind those viral USF football videos filmed on Nintendo DS and other devices</media:title><media:description>Using a Nintendo DS, a Ring doorbell, a car backup camera and other devices, videos filmed by Clark Stanton have attracted millions of views, been shared by ESPN and set off a social media trend.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/preview-clark-birdfeeder.jpeg" /><media:keywords>Clark Stanton filming on the sidelines.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/meet-the-grad-behind-those-viral-usf-football-videos-filmed-on-nintendo-ds.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life</categories><tags>Commencement,Journalism,Matthew Cimitile</tags></item><item><title>Veteran reflects the personal growth and determination of first-gen students at USF</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/student-veteran-reflects-the-personal-growth-and-determination-of-first-gen-students-at-usf.aspx</link><description>From surviving Hurricane Katrina to serving in the U.S. Navy, Camrie Hingle’s journey is one of resilience and determination. Now a first-generation student at USF St. Petersburg, Hingle’s story embodies the pride and perseverance celebrated during USF’s First-Gen Week.</description><author></author><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:56:16 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/first-gen-camrie-hingle-490x327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Veteran reflects the personal growth and determination of first-gen students at USF</media:title><media:description>From surviving Hurricane Katrina to serving in the U.S. Navy, Camrie Hingle’s journey is one of resilience and determination. Now a first-generation student at USF St. Petersburg, Hingle’s story embodies the pride and perseverance celebrated during USF’s First-Gen Week.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/first-gen-camrie-hingle-490x327.jpg" /><media:keywords>First gen Camrie Hingle</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/student-veteran-reflects-the-personal-growth-and-determination-of-first-gen-students-at-usf.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life</categories><tags>Military and Veterans,Sarah Sell,Student Success</tags></item><item><title>New role to expand support and resources for commuter and off-campus students</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/new-role-to-expand-support-and-resources-for-commuter-and-off-campus-students.aspx</link><description>USF St. Petersburg is implementing new initiatives to enhance the experience for commuter students, from a lounge to housing fairs to a new coordinator for commuter and off-campus housing.</description><author></author><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:45:15 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/commuter-group-490x327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>New role to expand support and resources for commuter and off-campus students</media:title><media:description>USF St. Petersburg is implementing new initiatives to enhance the experience for commuter students, from a lounge to housing fairs to a new coordinator for commuter and off-campus housing.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/commuter-group-490x327.jpg" /><media:keywords>Student Life and Engagement team</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/new-role-to-expand-support-and-resources-for-commuter-and-off-campus-students.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Student Life</categories><tags>Housing,Sarah Sell</tags></item></channel></rss>