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![Four people with plates of hamburgers and fries](/images/news/2018/fighting-crave-fattening-food/fighting-the-crave-490-327.jpg)
Fighting the Crave for Fattening Food? Just Surround Yourself in its Scent
Just a whiff of fried food may entice you to order a high-calorie meal. But breathe it in for longer than two minutes, and you’re more likely to be content with fruit.
November 30, 2018Research and Innovation
![University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University](/_resources/images/news/listing-image.jpg)
USF Rises to Top 25 in National Research Rankings
USF moves up to 25th among public universities and 42nd among both public and private institutions nationwide.
November 29, 2018Honors and Awards
![University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University](/_resources/images/news/listing-image.jpg)
Eight USF Faculty Members Named New AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes the world’s leading researchers.
November 27, 2018Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
![A fluorescence micrograph of S. aureus as it begins the cell division process. The green area shows the assembly of GpsB protein molecules at the site of division.](/images/news/2018/fighting-staph-cellular-level/fighting-staph-490-327.jpg)
Fighting Staph on a Cellular Level
As antibiotic resistance grows, researchers find new targets for fighting deadly staph infections.
November 20, 2018Research and Innovation
![Dr. Thomas Casale, principal investigator for the USF Health arm of the large-scale study testing a new drug for severely peanut-allergic patients, checks study participant Carter Grodi, 16.](/images/news/2018/usf-health-tests-new-peanut-allergy-drug/usf-healths-tests-peanut-490-327.jpg)
USF Health Tests New Peanut Allergy Drug
The University of South Florida was one of two Florida sites that tested the new immune therapy drug manufactured in Clearwater.
November 19, 2018Research and Innovation, USF Health
![Classmates William Maillis, 11 (left), and John Beeman, 75, listen to lecture in their Contemporary Thinking in Astronomy course.](/images/news/2018/64-years-apart/64-years-apart-490-327.jpg)
64 Years Apart and Learning Together as Bulls
USF’s youngest and one of its oldest students form an unlikely connection through USF astronomy course.64
November 15, 2018Campus Life
![The Wisconsin train car, which accompanied the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus during the early 1900s. Courtesy: The Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL](/images/news/2018/ringling-train-chugs-digital-world/ringling-train-chugs-490-327.jpg)
Ringling Train Chugs into Digital World
The century-old train car known to be the site of business transactions for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has long been too fragile for visitors to step inside. Through a project led by USF, it will no longer be limited to glancing through a window.
November 14, 2018Research and Innovation
![A view of downtown Tampa and the Water Street building under construction](/images/news/2018/usf-marks-major-milestone/usf-health-marks-major-milestone-490-327.jpg)
USF Marks a Major Milestone in the Construction of New Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute
USF Health’s 13-story, 395,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in late 2019.
November 14, 2018USF Health
![Three students stand near the bull statue outside the Marshall Student Center](/images/news/2018/usf-helps-launch-unprecedented-effort-increase-college-access/usf-helps-launch-unprecedented-effort-490-327.jpg)
USF Helps Launch Unprecedented National Effort to Increase College Access, Equity and Postsecondary Attainment
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) is organizing the collaborative effort, known as Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success.
November 13, 2018Honors and Awards
![Frank Morsani, attending the ceremony with wife Carol, was among 16 new inductees to USF’s Next Greatest Generation Veteran Fund Hall of Honor. The Morsanis stand next to a poster summarizing his military service during the Korean War.](/images/news/2018/usf-inducts-morsani/usf-inducts-korean-war-vet-morsani-490-327.jpg)
USF Inducts Korean War Veteran Frank Morsani into 2018 Hall of Honor
USF Health’s medical college and its Center for Advanced Healthcare on the Tampa campus are named after the Morsanis.
November 13, 2018USF Health
![University Student Center residence hall at USFSP](/images/news/2018/new-usfsp-residence-hall/new-usfsp-residence-hall-490-327.jpg)
New USF St. Petersburg Residence Hall to Increase Students Living on Campus by Nearly 70 Percent
USF St. Petersburg is moving forward with plans for a 375-bed residence hall that will give students more affordable housing options downtown.
November 9, 2018Campus Life
![USF graduate students testing catalysts designed to convert biogas into diesel fuel.](/images/news/2018/turning-trash-into-fuel/turning-trash-into-fuel-490-327.jpg)
Turning Trash into Fuel
Scientists at the University of South Florida are taking the lab to the landfill, refining a groundbreaking process that uses trash to make liquid fuel.
November 8, 2018Research and Innovation