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Institute on Black Life conference to delve into historic and contemporary issues impacting local African American communities
Kicking off Black Heritage Month on Feb. 1, the USF Institute on Black Life will bring together academics, community leaders, students and residents to highlight community projects and facilitate ongoing research into the history and culture of the Black experience.
January 27, 2022University News
USF receives $1 million gift to create scholarships for low-income Hillsborough County students
The University of South Florida announced a $1 million gift from Connie and Tony Leung, founders of Sanwa Food Group, to establish the Leung Family Scholarships.
January 27, 2022University News
Proposed legislation would establish campus Trafficking in Persons Lab as the repository for human trafficking data in Florida
A new bill that aims to combat human trafficking would establish the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Risk to Resilience Lab on USF’s St. Petersburg campus as the centralized repository for anonymous human trafficking data collected from law enforcement sources across the state.
January 25, 2022University News
USF’s online graduate programs rank among the nation’s best
The University of South Florida delivers some of the best online graduate programs in the country, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report (U.S. News). Five of USF’s online programs rank in the top 100, including three programs in the top 50 and one in the top 15.
January 25, 2022University News
Students, university leadership advocate for USF during Day at the Capitol in Tallahassee
Dozens of students from the University of South Florida are standing side by side with President Rhea Law, trustees and other university leaders in Tallahassee to advocate for the university’s priorities in the 2022 state legislative session that began last week.
January 18, 2022University News
USF honors Martin Luther King, Jr. with week of activities
The University of South Florida’s annual celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. will honor his vision with several activities, including community service and a commemorative brunch.
January 13, 2022University News
USF to launch new Center of Excellence in Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences on the St. Petersburg campus
The University of South Florida is seeking support from the Florida Legislature and the local community to advance a bold new plan for an interdisciplinary center of excellence that will harness the collective power of colleges and departments from throughout the university to address the existential challenges created by climate change, including sea level rise, high tide flooding events and other coastal hazards.
January 10, 2022Research and Innovation, University News
Reverse recycling debuts at USF
Reverse vending machines have been installed on campus. Funded by The Coca-Cola Company and its Tampa-based bottling partner, Coke Florida, the sustainability initiative not only promotes recycling, but gives back to the USF community.
January 6, 2022Campus Life, University News
USF extends contract of Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly
New agreement runs through June 2028.
January 5, 2022USF Athletics, University News
USF welcomes new trustee, recognizes outgoing original board member
The University of South Florida is welcoming a new member of the Board of Trustees, Rogan Donelly, a USF alumnus and Sarasota resident who is the president and chief executive officer of Tervis Tumbler Company.
December 23, 2021University News
Top stories of the year
From enrolling a history-making first-year class to addressing key health-care issues and earning the ranking as the nation’s fastest-rising university, 2021 has been a memorable year across USF’s three campuses.
December 17, 2021University News
Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to USF Health to fight pulmonary fibrosis
The University of South Florida announced today a $5 million gift to the USF Foundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase research to fight pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes lung scarring.
December 13, 2021USF Health, University News