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WTSP-TV: Making History: USF Elects First Black Female Student Body President
For the first time in the 63-year history of the University of South Florida, students have elected a black woman to lead the student body.
March 6, 2019USF in the News
The Conversation: The Soaring Cost of US Child Care
The cost of having children in the U.S. has climbed exponentially since the 1960s.
February 22, 2019USF in the News
New York Times: As Students Struggle with Stress and Depression, Colleges Act as Counselors
The University of South Florida has gathered data on the students who seek mental health counseling at its main campus, in Tampa. It has found that about a quarter of them don’t need a therapist.
February 21, 2019USF in the News
Los Angeles Times: As Age-Obsessed Billionaires Turn to ‘Vampire’ Therapies, the FDA Takes a Stand
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about older people injecting themselves with the blood plasma of young donors.
February 20, 2019USF in the News
Fox News: Engineering Students Push the Envelope with Thought-Controlled Drones
University of South Florida students use the power of the mind to take flight with headbands that capture electrical brain signals and convert them into commands.
February 11, 2019USF in the News
Chronicle of Higher Education: Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students, 2018-19
Only one institution, the University of South Florida, had 10 or more Fulbright scholars in the 2018-19 academic year.
February 10, 2019USF in the News
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: USF Announces Opening of New NPHC Commemorative Plaza
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Commemorative Plaza features nine plots with elevated plaques that represent each of the historically Black Greek organizations under the NPHC.
January 31, 2019USF in the News
Fox 13 News: USF Student Develops 3-D Tool for Visually Impaired Students
The technology has the potential to help students navigate everything from crosswalks to classrooms.
January 31, 2019USF in the News
Bay News 9: USF Sees Rise in First-Generation College Students
One-in-four students at USF are the first in their family to go to college — higher than the national average.
January 23, 2019USF in the News
Newsweek: Easy Trick to Stop Unhealthy Food Cravings Through Smell Revealed by Scientists
The researchers at the University of South Florida investigated a phenomenon known as ambient scent: an increasingly used marketing tool where smell is used to encourage us to buy a product.
January 21, 2019USF in the News
Chronicle of Higher Education: Looking to Improve Students’ Mental Health? Ask What They Need
The University of South Florida knows what their students are struggling with before they even start on campus, said Rita DeBate, associate vice president for health and wellness.
January 18, 2019USF in the News
Florida Politics: Pre-eminence Pays Off as USF Opens New Biomedicine Facility
The facility is a collaboration between the school’s medical and engineering colleges.
January 17, 2019USF in the News