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USF researchers use 3D technology to explore an ancient Greek city in Sicily
Thanks to the interdisciplinary work of a team of USF scientists, the ancient Greek city of Heloros, in Sicily, is now being studied with the most advanced digital technologies. The team identified additional structural details of the city, which dates to the eighth century B.C., and is now able to reveal a fuller picture of its layout.
August 10, 2022Honors and Awards
USF student veteran receives national honor from the Pat Tillman Foundation
University of South Florida aging studies student and U.S. Air Force veteran Rio Tate is being awarded a 2022 Tillman Scholarship through the Pat Tillman Foundation. Tate is the only student from a Florida public university in this year’s class.
June 28, 2022Honors and Awards
USF student named 2022 Key Into Public Service Scholar
Vaidehi Persad is one of just 20 students nationwide selected as Key into Public Service Scholars by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society.
May 3, 2022Honors and Awards
Celebrating diversity, equity and inclusion across One USF
Several events this spring are highlighting the impact and accomplishments of students, faculty, staff and community partners as a reflection of USF’s core commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
April 22, 2022Honors and Awards
English Professor Jay Hopler named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
Award-winning poet Jay Hopler is only the third USF researcher ever to receive this highly prestigious award.
April 21, 2022Honors and Awards
USF selected to host first Florida chapter of Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Schools Program
The University of South Florida (USF) was selected to host a chapter of the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Schools Program, an academic program that supports underserved students and helps them excel in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
April 1, 2022Honors and Awards, Student Success
USF breaks record with 100% acceptance rate of Goldwater Scholar nominations
Three USF students have been named Goldwater Scholars – tying a decade-old record for the most students named in a single year.
March 29, 2022Honors and Awards
USF research team receives $1 million grant to launch oral history project exploring civics education, varying systems of government
The University of South Florida (USF) College of Education was awarded a $1 million grant by the Florida Department of Education to develop a new series of oral history resources that will be used by educators, school districts and the public as part of Florida’s revised civics education curriculum.
March 22, 2022Honors and Awards
USF ranks in the top 10 for Fulbright scholars
According to the U.S. Department of State, the University of South Florida is tied for seventh nationally for the number of Fulbright scholars for the 2021-2022 period.
March 1, 2022Honors and Awards
USF leads the nation with six faculty elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
The newly elected faculty members have devoted their careers to inventing high-tech tools for a myriad of applications and blazing a trail for the next generation of innovators. Their work spans a range of research areas, including robotics, molecular microbiology and neuroscience.
February 11, 2022Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
Ten USF faculty members receive national recognition as AAAS Fellows for academic research
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named 10 University of South Florida researchers as new Fellows, including a College of Education associate professor who will become the university’s first Black faculty member to receive one of the world’s most prestigious honors for academic research.
January 26, 2022Honors and Awards
Six USF faculty members recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards
Researchers from the USF College of Engineering and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine are recognized for their innovations that range from artificial intelligence that can detect and predict suicidality, to encrypting and protecting sensitive information from cloud servers, to disinfecting and recharging masks for safe multiple use.
January 24, 2022Honors and Awards