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USF student’s internship at NASA is a ‘perfect intersection of STEM and equity’
USF senior Lisette Melendez has earned a year-long internship with NASA, assisting in its efforts to increase the diversity of its workforce and foster a more inclusive environment for its employees.
March 22, 2021Research and Innovation, Student Success
New USF Libraries collection focuses on Florida’s African American experience
Drawn from previous collections, the African American Experience in Florida (AAE) is a new, online portal that includes hundreds of artifacts that highlight the injustices that affected Black communities and businesses.
March 15, 2021University News
Textbook affordability initiative saves student body more than $1 million
A textbook affordability initiative launched to reduce the costs of course materials at USF’s St. Petersburg campus has saved the student body more than $1.08 million over the past five years.
March 15, 2021University News
USF to hold in-person commencement ceremonies this spring
The University of South Florida will host its first in-person commencement ceremonies since December 2019, as COVID-19 forced the ceremonies to be held virtually in spring, summer and fall of 2020. Ceremonies are tentatively scheduled for May 7-9.
March 15, 2021University News
USF community demonstrates critical leadership in year-long response to COVID-19
The leadership demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by the University of South Florida has become a true testament to the spirit of faculty, staff and students – a spirit of perseverance, collaboration and community partnership, despite the emotional and often taxing circumstances that have become part of many daily lives.
March 12, 2021COVID-19, USF Health, University News
Red Snapper in the Gulf show signs of stress
Nearly all of the Red Snapper sampled in the Gulf of Mexico over a six-year period by University of South Florida marine scientists showed evidence of liver damage, according to a study reported in Aquatic Toxicology.
March 10, 2021Research and Innovation
USF Professor Toru Shimizu chosen Association for Psychological Science Fellow
USF Professor Toru Shimizu, whose pioneering work in understanding the workings of avian brains and behaviors to better understand human intelligence, has been selected as a new Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.
March 10, 2021Honors and Awards
USF’s commitment to enhancing supplier diversity earns national recognition
The University of South Florida is being honored on a national level for its commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion. Today the university was selected as a recipient of the Jesse L. Moore Supplier 2021 Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and only print diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
March 10, 2021Honors and Awards, University News
Synapse Summit 2021 highlights USF’s boundary-breaking collaboration with Jabil
Synapse Summit, the premier event that unites Florida’s brightest leaders within the innovation economy, is underway and presents some of the University of South Florida’s greatest minds and collaborators.
March 9, 2021Research and Innovation, University News
University of South Florida named a Silver-Level Bicycle Friendly University by National League of American Bicyclists | USF News
The University of South Florida (USF) Tampa campus has been recognized as a Silver-Level Bicycle Friendly University with an award from the League of American Bicyclists, the premier grassroots advocacy organization encouraging better bicycling and protecting the right of people who bike.
March 9, 2021Campus Life
USF researchers use neuromarketing tools to assist Baycare Health System, national public health agencies to assess the impact of COVID-19 messaging
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of South Florida has pooled its expertise and resources in order to help influence the effectiveness of public health messaging related to COVID-19.
March 2, 2021Research and Innovation
USF Engineering Expo celebrates 49th year with virtual events
Since 1973, the College of Engineering has hosted an elaborate science fair for K-12 students. Amid an unprecedented pandemic, the longtime tradition continued in a virtual format, helping inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
March 1, 2021University News