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USF professor to help improve pandemic-induced child behavioral problems through multi-million dollar federal grant
The funding will operate the National Center on Pyramid Model Innovation and allow a national team of faculty to investigate and address behavioral and equity issues in early childhood programs.
October 17, 2022Research and Innovation
Neighbor helping neighbor: USF researcher explores the positive impact of 'zero responders' in the wake of Hurricane Ian
Assistant Professor Christa Remington just returned from the Fort Myers area where she met with public officials, FEMA personnel and local nonprofit leaders to discuss how they can leverage social ties and build greater synergy between them, and the grass-roots efforts led by local volunteers.
October 14, 2022Research and Innovation
New preservation grant will help make historic Williams House more secure during hurricanes
The historic John C. Williams House on the USF St. Petersburg campus will undergo major restorations and upgrades over the next two years thanks to a $280,640 matching grant from the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
October 14, 2022Campus Life
Genesis Rivera Marrero on the importance of building community
Since arriving on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, Rivera Marrero has embraced her new home with open arms. In addition to her coursework, she works three campus jobs — community leader and peer coach in the Department of Student Support Services, coordinator for the Campus Activities Board and lead work-study in the Office of Veteran Success.
October 12, 2022Student Success
USF awarded a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to help build more equitable communities
The university will be partnering with East Tampa community members to address disparities in urban infrastructure.
October 11, 2022Research and Innovation
USF anthropologists begin transfer of ancient ancestors to Native American tribes
The University of South Florida Department of Anthropology has begun the final steps in a long process to return the ancient ancestors of Native Americans, previously used for research, to the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
October 10, 2022Research and Innovation
USF’s Women in Leadership & Philanthropy honors Judy Genshaft, Donna Petersen
USF President Emerita and Professor Judy Genshaft was honored with WLP's Lifetime Achievement Award and Donna Petersen, USF’s chief health officer and dean of the College of Public Health, received WLP’s Community Leadership Award, which is for visionary leaders doing extraordinary things to make the Tampa Bay region a better place for women to live and work.
October 10, 2022Honors and Awards
Finalists announced in University of South Florida provost search
The University of South Florida today announced four finalists have been selected in the search for the university’s next provost and executive vice president of academic affairs.
October 6, 2022University News
USF invites the community to join in Homecoming Week events
The University of South Florida welcomes the Tampa Bay area community to attend Homecoming Week celebrations, Oct. 9-15. Participants can join students, alumni, faculty and staff in dozens of events across all campuses, including a concert, carnival, talent show, parade and the USF football game on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Raymond James Stadium.
October 5, 2022Campus Life
USF researchers advance efforts to develop a protein-based treatment therapy for individuals with ALS
Researchers at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine successfully tested a protein that has the potential to aid in the development of a protein-based therapy for patients with ALS.
October 4, 2022Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF weather update
The University of South Florida is monitoring the projected path of the tropical system currently developing in the Caribbean and the possibility of any impacts to the Tampa Bay region. The safety of students, faculty and staff is our highest priority as we track the storm.
October 3, 2022University News
USF Hurricane Ian FAQs
Based on the latest weather information and related closures in our region, all USF classes will be canceled until Monday, Oct. 3.
October 3, 2022University News