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USF President Steve Currall accepts APLU Award

University of South Florida Wins APLU’s 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the national association for the leading 237 research universities in the United States, announced that the University of South Florida is the top winner of its 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement.

November 11, 2019Honors and Awards

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

12 USF Faculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Award

Twelve University of South Florida faculty members whose research has garnered national and international acclaim in fields spanning environmental sciences, business, anthropology, engineering and others will be recognized on Oct. 21 with the 2019 Outstanding Research Achievement Award.

October 18, 2019Honors and Awards, University News

USF Sarasota-Manatee Regional Chancellor Karen A. Holbrook holds up the

USF Sarasota-Manatee Regional Chancellor Karen Holbrook Honored at Reception

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Regional Chancellor Karen A. Holbrook, PhD, was honored at a special reception Monday evening by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, the Manatee Education Foundation and the Manatee Arts Education Council for being named the national recipient of the Arts Schools Network (ASN) Higher Education Award.

October 11, 2019Honors and Awards, University News

USF students hanging out in The Village

University of South Florida Earns National Honor for Excellence in Diversity

The University of South Florida is a recipient of the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, which recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

September 18, 2019Honors and Awards, University News

USF PhD student Kiesha Pierre

Doctoral Student Receives Fellowship Designed to Empower Women

University of South Florida PhD student Kiesha Pierre has been awarded the prestigious American Fellowship by the American Association of University Women – an award meant to help women overcome obstacles they may face in their pursuit of education.

September 17, 2019Honors and Awards, University News

Prahathees Eswara, PhD, an assistant professor in the University of South Florida’s Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

USF Researcher Awarded NIH Outstanding Investigator Grant for Understanding and Limiting Bacterial Proliferation

Prahathees Eswara, PhD, an assistant professor in the University of South Florida’s Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, has recently been awarded an Outstanding Investigator grant from the National Institute of Health. He is the first faculty member from USF to receive this prestigious award.

September 17, 2019Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

'USF' spelled out with the incoming Freshman class

USF Welcomes Academically Strongest Freshman Class

High-achieving class selected from a record-breaking number of applications.

September 12, 2019Honors and Awards, University News

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USF Breaks Top 50 Among Public Universities in Five National Rankings

Newly released rankings exemplify the University of South Florida’s trajectory and focus on student success and excellence in research. The university jumped eight spots in Washington Monthly’s 2019 ranking to #50 among public universities, the fifth prestigious national ranking to position USF in the top 50.

August 29, 2019Honors and Awards, University News

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National Academy of Inventors Selects Five USF Faculty as Senior Members

Five University of South Florida faculty members whose innovative work spans neurosciences to clean energy to engineering and pharmaceutical chemistry have been named by the National Academy of Inventors to its new class of Senior Members.

August 13, 2019Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News

Quentin Darrington with USF President Judy Genshaft celebrate during a gala held on June 1

Lead Performer at Recent USF Celebration has Deep-rooted Connection with System President Judy Genshaft

Acclaimed actor and singer, Quentin Earl Darrington, delivered a memorable performance to celebrate his long-standing friendship with USF President Judy Genshaft.

June 26, 2019Honors and Awards

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

USF Ranks #1 in Florida and #5 in the Nation for Reducing Inequalities

The University of South Florida is a national leader—No. 1 in Florida and No. 5 in the U.S.—for reducing inequalities, according to new rankings published by the Times Higher Education (THE).

June 19, 2019Honors and Awards, University News

USF students and Goldwater Scholarship recipients Keller Blackwell and Willie McClinton.

USF Students Earn Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Two USF Honors College students, Keller Blackwell and Willie McClinton, have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2019, chosen out of nearly 1,300 students nationally who were nominated through a highly selective process.

April 30, 2019Honors and Awards, University News

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