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USF students holding international flags ride a float during the annual Homecoming parade.

USF becomes Florida’s top university for international students

As universities across the United States recognize International Education Week Nov. 15-19, the University of South Florida community can celebrate reaching a historic milestone in its global diversity.

November 16, 2021University News

Atomically resolved structure of shock-compressed billion-atom diamond sample displays the complex mechanism of inelastic deformations at extreme pressures and temperature. Credit: J. Willman, Materials Simulation Lab, Oleynik Group

USF physicists selected as finalists for the ‘Nobel Prize of supercomputing’

A team of computational physicists and computer scientists led by researchers from the University of South Florida has reached a new milestone in supercomputing and was selected as a finalist for the field’s most prestigious award.

November 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

President Law (left) receiving the Business Leader of the Year Award from several Florida legislators.

USF President Rhea Law honored for business leadership by the Florida Council of 100

Rhea Law, interim president of the University of South Florida, was honored with the Governor’s Business Leader of the Year Award at the Fall Meeting of the Florida Council of 100.

November 16, 2021Honors and Awards, University News

Hanging on a wall, a drawing of a person with a blue floppy hat and pink jacket with 3D blue fish brooch, blue earrings and pink skirt.

Trans community celebrated with new international art exhibit at USF

Ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance, the “Visibility & Remembrance: Standing with the Trans* Community” international art exhibit and virtual gallery opens to the public with the mission to combat the exclusion and erasure of transgender people from society, while remembering the community’s courage and resilience shown in the face of systems of oppression.

November 16, 2021University News

USF students walk near the Marshall Student Center

Tech CEOs credit USF talent pipeline for decision to expand and relocate to Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is one of the nation’s fastest growing regions and much of that success is associated with the talent pipeline created by the University of South Florida.

November 15, 2021Research and Innovation, University News

The president of McKibbon Hospitality and the chairman of McKibbon Hospitality hold custom USF football jerseys alongside Pam and Les Muma.

Partnership between USF and McKibbon Hospitality creates hospitality teaching lab with iconic hotel brands

The University of South Florida Muma College of Business and McKibbon Hospitality announced a new partnership that will turn some premier hotel brands into intensive student training grounds.

November 10, 2021Community Partnerships, University News

Photo of Mayor Jane Castor, Interim USF President Rhea Law and Tampa Electric President and CEO Archie Collins in downtown Tampa.

Tampa Electric looks to partnership with USF to achieve a clean energy vision

Tampa Electric Co. (TECO) will turn to expertise from the University of South Florida (USF) to help the company achieve its short- and long-term goals for reducing carbon emissions.

November 9, 2021University News

A rendering showing the Student Leadership Center in the Judy Genshaft Honors College

Gift of $1 million will benefit USF honors students

The University of South Florida today announced that the Student Leadership Center in the new Judy Genshaft Honors College building will be named in recognition of Claudia McCorkle, a passionate supporter of the college who donated $1 million to the USF Foundation in support of the facility’s construction.

November 9, 2021University News

Provost Ralph Wilcox addresses faculty from a podium

Ralph Wilcox to step down as University of South Florida provost

TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 8, 2021) – University of South Florida Provost and Executive Vice President Ralph Wilcox announced today his plans to step down from the role next year. The search for a new provost will begin in the spring with the goal of selecting Wilcox’s successor shortly after a new university president is hired.

November 8, 2021University News

An Inside USF: The Podcast graphic with a photograph of Professor Kathy Black

Inside USF: The Podcast

Kathy Black, professor of aging studies on USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus, is a leading scholar and proponent of age-friendly practices. In this episode, she discusses what it means to be age-friendly and her extensive efforts at the local, state and national levels, including with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and AARP.

November 5, 2021University News

A photograph of an American flag with a red, white and blue USF logo and the words 'Veterans Day'

USF honors military service personnel with Veterans Day observances

The University of South Florida proudly supports the men and women of the military and has been recognized as one of the top institutions in the nation for veteran and military-affiliated students.

November 5, 2021University News

Provost Ralph Wilcox, Paul Dosal, Alexis Roberson, Kameryn Philpot, Kiara Brooks, Nicole Luckett, Fenda Akiwumi, Neudy Carolina Nuñez (L-R) cut a ribbon at the grand opening of the new IBL SS student lounge.

USF enhances commitment to inclusive excellence with new space dedicated to celebrating diversity

USF students, faculty and staff celebrate the opening of the Institute of Black Life & Student Success Student Lounge, a dedicated space on the third floor of the Marshall Student Center on the Tampa campus that was announced in March.

November 4, 2021Campus Life

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