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![A stock photo of a person holding a book](/images/news/2019/prison-education-program-aims-to-reduce-recidivism-and-improve-job/usfsp-prison-reform.jpg)
Prison Education Program Aims to Reduce Recidivism and Improve Job Prospects
Everyone deserves an education. That’s the principle DeVara Sims lives by. For more than 20 years, Sims has taught students in public schools how to be better readers. Many of those students have learning disabilities. Some of them spend their days behind bars.
July 15, 2019Research and Innovation
![Before and after photograph of a site within the study area. It shows photographs from 2011 (left) and 2016 (right). Credit and Copyright: Benjamin Dimmitt](/images/news/2019/coastal-forests-in-crisis/coastal-forests-490-327.jpg)
Coastal Forests in Crisis
A team at the USF College of Marine Science documents a die-off of coastal forests along the Big Bend of Florida using photographs and satellite imagery.
July 12, 2019Research and Innovation
![Blood samples are analyzed for stroke-specific gene expression at the VuEssence laboratory in USF’s Research Park.](/images/news/2019/usfh-neurology-nuessence-collaborate-stroke-early-detection-test/usfh-stroke-test-490-327.jpg)
USF Health Neurology and VuEssence Collaborate on Stroke Early-Detection Test
The diagnostic blood test being developed is intended to speed treatment critical to improving ischemic stroke outcomes.
July 10, 2019Research and Innovation, USF Health
![Sargassum on Delray Beach in South Florida in May 2019. Credit: Brian Cousin, Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute](/images/news/2019/some-atlantic-beaches-to-face-onslaught-of-pesky-seaweed-for-the-foreseeable-future/sargassum-490-327.jpg)
Some Atlantic Beaches to Face Onslaught of Pesky Seaweed for the Foreseeable Future
Slimy, pungent seaweed is piling up along Atlantic beaches and two new reports find it’s likely going to stick around for a while. Such an abundance of the brown microalgae, formally called Sargassum, made 2018 a record-breaking year. However, researchers at the University of South Florida believe 2019 is on track to potentially be just as bad for some coastal regions.
July 4, 2019Research and Innovation
![USF President Steve Currall](/images/news/2019/currall-welcome-week/currall-welcome-490-327.jpg)
USF Welcomes President Steven C. Currall
"USF is a university in motion. It attracts the courageous, the bold, the dreamers: those who believe that the future holds opportunities yet to be realized. Even more exciting than what USF has accomplished is the extraordinary promise of what it will accomplish in the future. USF has a compelling strategic direction. Now, our task is to renew and enhance that vision."
July 1, 2019University News
![USF President Steven C. Currall's first day on the USF Tampa campus](/images/news/2019/curall-first-day/currall-first-day-490-327.jpg)
Dr. Steven C. Currall Becomes USF’s 7th President
In addition to his initial visits, Currall says one of his first priorities will be to embark on a listening tour across each USF campus to hear ideas and identify strategic opportunities.
July 1, 2019University News
![USF President Judy Genshaft](/images/news/2019/preeminent-and-proud-an-oral-history-with-dr-judy-genshaft/pjg-oral-history-490-327.jpg)
Preeminent and Proud: An Oral History with Dr. Judy Genshaft
It’s been just over 19 years since Dr. Judy Genshaft was announced as the System President of the University of South Florida on March 10, 1999. To commemorate her almost-two decades of service, the USF Libraries’ Andy Huse, Associate Librarian in Special Collections, sat with President Genshaft to record her final oral history on May 22, 2019.
June 28, 2019University News
![University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University](/_resources/images/news/listing-image.jpg)
USF Sarasota-Manatee Education Professor Examines Refugee Resettlement Issues in New Book
The politically charged debate over migration often focuses on refugees and asylum seekers while ignoring the most vulnerable participants of this vexing issue, the thousands of child refugees not included in decisions to leave their homelands.
June 27, 2019University News
![Governor Ron DeSantis signing Florida legislation](/images/news/2019/florida-governor-ron-desantis-signs-legislation-at-usf-that-enhances-its-treatment-options-for-veterans-suffering-from-ptsd/desantis-visit-490-327.jpg)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation at USF that Enhances its Treatment Options for Veterans Suffering from PTSD
A long-time effort at USF to strengthen alternative treatment options for veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries has gained additional support from the Florida Legislature.
June 26, 2019Research and Innovation, University News
![Quentin Darrington with USF President Judy Genshaft celebrate during a gala held on June 1](/images/news/2019/genshafts-friend-quentin/genshafts-friend-quentin-490.jpg)
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
![USF Health Researcher David Kang](/images/news/2019/usf-health-neuroscientist-probes-brain-changes-in-aging-tip-balance-toward-dementia/usfh-kang-490-327.jpg)
USF Health Neuroscientist Probes Brain Changes in Aging that Tip the Balance Toward Dementia
In his laboratory at the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Center, neuroscientist David Kang, PhD, focuses on how different types of proteins damage the brain when they accumulate there.
June 25, 2019Research and Innovation, USF Health
![A photo from a research vessel from NOAA](/images/news/2019/first-research-team-to-film-elusive-giant-squid-in-us-waters-includes-usfsp-professor/usfsp-octopus-490-327.jpg)
First Research Team to Film Elusive Giant Squid in U.S. Waters Includes USFSP Professor
Sleep comes at a premium on a research cruise – you take it when you can get it – but some things are worth waking up for. When USF St. Petersburg Marine Biology Professor Heather Judkins was awoken last week aboard the Research Vessel Point Sur to news that her colleagues had possibly caught a giant squid on camera, Judkins was up faster than you can say the scientific name Architeuthis.
June 25, 2019Research and Innovation