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New York Times: Volcanoes! Lightning! And Radioactive Gas, Too
Studying radon’s role in the electrification of plumes above volcanoes could help people anticipate the damage resulting from eruptions, scientists say.
March 29, 2019USF in the News
NPR: Why Pedestrian Deaths Are at a 30-Year High
The real increase, experts say, comes from larger trends: drivers and pedestrians distracted by their phones and a growth of larger vehicles on the road.
March 28, 2019USF in the News
Tampa Bay Times: State Confirms USF President Pick Steve Currall
Currall will replace longtime USF president Judy Genshaft on July 1.
March 28, 2019USF in the News
The Atlantic: The Tiny Poisonous Toads Taking Over Florida Yards
The toads can end up in research labs, on biology-class dissection tables, or as pets in Europe, where it’s generally too cold for the toads to survive in the wild.
March 27, 2019USF in the News
Tampa Bay Times: Steven Currall Selected as USF’s Seventh President
Before being picked as the University of South Florida’s next president Friday, Steven Currall made a bold statement to close his interview with school officials: “I want the job.”
March 22, 2019USF in the News
WFLA-TV: USF Selects New President
The University of South Florida has appointed Dr. Steve Currall to be its next president.
March 22, 2019USF in the News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Get International Terminal on Board with Rest of Airport
“Airports and airlines are thinking a lot about how to improve the customer experience and to make everything as seamless as possible,” said Robert Bertini, director of the Center for Urban Transportation Research at USF.
March 20, 2019USF in the News
BBC: 6 Facts You Might Not Know About the History of St Patrick’s Day
Historian J Michael Francis of the University of South Florida found evidence to suggest that, in March of 1601, residents of St Augustine in Spanish Florida gathered together and processed through the city’s streets in honour of St Patrick.
March 15, 2019USF in the News
Tampa Bay Business Journal: USF Graduate Programs land on New U.S. News and World Report Ranking
Seventeen University of South Florida graduate programs have ranked among the top 100 in the country.
March 12, 2019USF in the News
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: USF Named Recipient of ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation
The awards were presented to USF president Dr. Judy Genshaft and Benedict president Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis on behalf of the schools at ACE’s recent 101st Annual Meeting.
March 11, 2019USF in the News
Tampa Bay Times: USF Celebrates the Success of Its Black Leadership Network Scholars
The university's Black Leadership Network recently held its second annual scholarship soiree recognizing the achievements of several of its scholars, who each received $1,000 scholarships.
March 7, 2019USF in the News