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![USF students practicing physical distancing in the Marshall Student Center](/images/news/2020/usf-facilities-prepared-for-return-to-campus/campus-safety-490-327.jpg)
USF facilities promote safety on campus
There may have been just a handful of people physically present on USF’s three campuses, but it was the busiest summer on record for hundreds of USF staff and faculty, hard at work to address the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.
August 7, 2020COVID-19, Campus Life, University News
![Contact tracing graphic](/images/news/2020/usf-community-enhances-its-collaboration-with-the-florida-department-of-health-to-combat-covid-19/contacttracing-490x328.jpg)
USF community enhances its collaboration with the Florida Department of Health to combat COVID-19
Nearly 100 USF students and faculty members are assisting the state of Florida in addressing the continuing need for contact tracers.
July 30, 2020COVID-19, University News
![Team MERA during the epidemiological survey training at the Costa Rican Water and Sewage Authority’s Water Laboratory.](/images/news/2020/usf-partner-in-costa-rica-launches-the-countrys-first-program-to-detect-coronavirus-in-wastewater/mera-students-fun-group-photo-490x327.jpg)
USF partner in Costa Rica launches the country’s first program to detect coronavirus in wastewater
With more than 5,000 beach surveys, 500 behavioral observations, and 80 interviews to digest, and water quality data to crunch, it was time to celebrate this phase of their NSF-funded coastal health study called MERA, which included several trainings by the USF team to help their colleagues get up to speed on a suite of environmental monitoring techniques.
July 29, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
![Students on campus wearing face coverings](/images/news/2020/fall-term-on-your-terms/studentswearingmasks490x328.jpg)
The fall term that's on your terms
The University of South Florida is committed to creating an environment that gives students more options than ever, so that each student can create the semester that fits best with their wishes, their schedule, their lifestyle and their living preferences.
July 23, 2020COVID-19, University News
![iDistance wristband device](/images/news/2020/a-new-use-for-usf-tech-that-predicts-falls-for-the-elderly-social-distancing/a-new-use-for-usf-tech-that-predicts-falls-for-the-elderly-social-distancing-490-327.jpg)
A new use for USF tech that predicts falls for the elderly: social distancing
Sensor system pioneered at USF to protect the frail elderly also can ensure employees maintain safe social distance at work in the age of COVID-19.
July 22, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
![University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University](/_resources/images/news/listing-image.jpg)
Supporting our international students
International students are cherished members of our university community and we recognize that many of you are coping with unique challenges as a result of COVID-19.
July 9, 2020COVID-19, University News
![USF volunteers loading food into cars during Feeding Tampa Bay's Mega-Pantry event at USF](/images/news/2020/usf-partners-with-feeding-tampa-bay-to-deliver-food-to-a-community-in-need/ftb-490-327-2.jpg)
USF partners with Feeding Tampa Bay to deliver food to a community in need
As COVID-19 continues to impact nearly every aspect of daily life, Feeding Tampa Bay and the University of South Florida have teamed up to help ease the burden on families unsure of where their next meal might come from.
July 2, 2020COVID-19, University News
![Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron Desantis and USF President Steve Currall discussing COVID-19 at a roundtable session](/images/news/2020/white-house-coronavirus-task-force-visits-usf-to-address-floridas-spike-in-covid19/vp-490-327.jpg)
White House Coronavirus Task Force visits USF to address Florida’s spike in COVID-19
Vice President Mike Pence made a public appearance at the University of South Florida on Thursday, July 2. Pence led a roundtable discussion with USF President Steve Currall, Senior Vice President of USF Health and Dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Charles Lockwood and area medical professionals at the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation.
July 2, 2020COVID-19, USF Health, University News
![A photo of the bull statues in front of the Marshall Student Center](/images/news/2020/florida-board-of-governors-approves-usf-plan-for-fall-semester/return-490-327.jpg)
Florida Board of Governors approves USF plan for fall semester
The University of South Florida’s plan to resume more on-campus operations and some face-to-face courses, in-person services and other activities in the fall was approved this afternoon by the Florida Board of Governors.
June 23, 2020COVID-19, University News
![USF student working at their computer](/images/news/2020/one-student-one-story-oneusf/elysa-story-490-327.jpg)
One Student. One Story. #ONEUSF
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught me anything, it has been how much I love the University of South Florida community. Its unique camaraderie, intimacy and diversity attracts many students, like myself, to USF. Now, three months absent of these defining interpersonal aspects, I reflect on my experience as a USF student during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 22, 2020COVID-19, Campus Life
![USF audiologists wearing facemasks designed for the hearing impaired](/images/news/2020/audiologists-address-covid19-challenges-for-hearing-impaired-with-new-face-masks/faceshield-490-327.jpg)
USF audiologists address COVID-19 challenges for the hearing impaired with new face masks
Face masks have dramatically changed the way many of us communicate in public. The CDC recommends we wear them to prevent against the spread of COVID-19. That extra layer of protection does have a few side effects, especially for the hearing impaired. Face masks can reduce sound by as much as 12 decibels and block one’s facial expressions from being seen.
June 18, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
![A stock photo of an elderly person's hand](/images/news/2020/covid19-adds-urgency-to-researchers-high-tech-solution-to-nursing-home-care-crisis/nursing-490-327.jpg)
COVID-19 adds urgency to USF researchers’ high-tech solution to nursing home care crisis
A USF interdisciplinary team was building a predictive analytics tool to help nursing homes manage staffing shortages when the pandemic presented a new challenge.
June 16, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation