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Why the Human Brain Allows Loving Caretakers to Leave a Child to Die in a Hot Car
More than 50 children died in hot cars in 2018, making it the deadliest year on record. Many of the cases involve parents who unknowingly left a child behind, often for an entire day. USF Psychology Professor David Diamond has studied this phenomenon for over a decade and has served as an expert witness on many high-profile cases.
March 5, 2019Research and Innovation
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation Matches $15,000 Gift for the USF Black Leadership Network
Jerry Bell, former tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and his wife, Ruth, a USF alumna, were among the founding members of the Black Leadership Network at USF. The Bells contributed $15,000 earlier this month to grow the BLN Bell Family scholarship.
March 4, 2019University News
USF Foundation CEO Joel Momberg Announces Retirement
Senior Vice President and CEO of the University of South Florida Foundation Joel Momberg has announced he’ll be retiring this fall.
March 4, 2019University News
Becoming a Model for Student Success
For nearly a decade, the University of South Florida has been on a purposeful path to better help its students succeed. This transformative effort resonates through every office, classroom and building on campus, resulting in record-breaking improvements to student success.
February 28, 2019University News
Famed Author Judy Blume Contributes to USF Creative Writing Publication
A short passage from acclaimed author Judy Blume is in the 2019 issue of Saw Palm, a USF student-run literary and art journal. The submission was prompted by a postcard sent from USF library’s digital postcard collection, which featured a waterside scene of young women fishing.
February 25, 2019University News
Netflix Cofounder Marc Randolph Offers Up a Primer to Entrepreneurs at the Muma College of Business Thought Leader Series
You don’t have to be especially gifted to come up with the next big idea. You don’t have to have an MBA, or live in Silicon Valley; you don’t have to be a world traveler or have an engineering degree. You don’t even have to be particularly smart, Mark Randolph told a large crowd at the second USF Muma College of Business Thought Leader Series on Thursday afternoon.
February 21, 2019Campus Life
Historians Turn to Social Media to Identify Artifact Potentially Used in Organized Crime
Advanced technologies used to study human history may not be enough to solve the mystery behind an early 20th century roulette wheel. That’s why researchers at the University of South Florida’s Institute for Digital Exploration in Tampa are turning to crowd curation to help identify the peculiar artifact.
February 18, 2019Research and Innovation
Turning a Lottery Windfall into Opportunities for Others
A University of South Florida alumnus is sharing his multi-million-dollar lottery winnings with the College of Engineering to help financially support students there.
February 18, 2019University News
Recent USF Graduate Awarded a Prestigious Gates Cambridge International Scholarship
Shawn Zamani, who came to the U.S. only six years ago knowing very little English, becomes one of a small group of students in the nation to receive this award.
February 14, 2019Honors and Awards, USF Health, University News
USF Participates in First “Day at the Capitol” Since Becoming a Preeminent State Research University
Nearly 200 students, alumni and administrators traveled to Tallahassee to advocate for the USF System and see firsthand how government works.
February 14, 2019University News
Riding Into the Future
An autonomous shuttle is being tested at the University of South Florida campus in a first-of-its-kind research trial run by USF’s Center for Urban Transportation Research.
February 12, 2019Research and Innovation
Four USF Faculty Members Named Inaugural National Academy of Inventors Senior Members
Four USF faculty members whose inventions are on the cutting edge of discovery in environmental technology, metabolic therapies, drug discovery and assistive devices were announced Monday as new members of the inaugural class of the National Academy of Inventors Senior Members.
February 11, 2019Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, USF Health, University News