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National survey by USF researchers shows voter opinions on immigration and border security, impact of politics on mental health and election distrust
Researchers at the University of South Florida have released findings from a nationwide survey that measures attitudes related to key election issues. The survey, sponsored by Cyber Florida at USF, addresses how Americans feel about topics including immigration and border security, election distrust, the impact of politics on voters’ mental health and social media usage.
May 15, 2024Research and Innovation
USF to receive $3 million gift to support writing and communication students
The gift from Honey Rand, a USF alumna, local public relations practitioner and author, will establish a creative writing retreat in the college’s Humanities Institute and support students who are studying writing and communication.
May 8, 2024USF Foundation
USF history student uses 3D scans to improve museum accessibility
With support from USF’s Access 3D Lab, Hannah Thieryung used scanning technology to digitize the May-Stringer House, a Victorian-era home in Brooksville. She focused on the historic building’s upper floors, helping guests experience them without needing to scale the narrow 19th-century staircases.
April 25, 2024Research and Innovation
Twenty-five years later, astronomy professor gets second chance to witness total solar eclipse
Kevin MacKay is determined to make his road trip to see a total solar eclipse better than the one he took with students in 1999. Moments before the big event, clouds rolled in, obstructing their view. On April 8, MacKay will get a second chance, informing his classroom about the phenomenon in the process.
April 4, 2024Research and Innovation
USF student kicking goals on and off the field
Hailing from Highworth, England, Georgia Brown is balancing her passion for the game of soccer with a stellar academic journey in biomedical sciences at USF. She's making history both on and off the field, earning top honors and setting new standards of excellence.
March 18, 2024Student Success
City of Tampa honors USF-led African American Burial Ground Project
The interdisciplinary project includes community partners from anthropology, business and the arts to identify and preserve the stories of those associated with neglected and abandoned cemeteries in Tampa Bay.
February 28, 2024Community Partnerships
Students to work on campaign trail for Road to the White House course
As part of the Road to the White House 2024 course, students are participating in a 10-day internship leading up to the South Carolina primary on February 25. While there, students canvass, phone bank and see how campaigns are run during a critical juncture of the election cycle.
February 14, 2024Student Success
USF partners with Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to preserve more than a century of law enforcement history
USF’s Institute for Digital Exploration is helping the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office preserve more than 80,000 items, dating back to the 1890s, through the creation of a digital database.
February 6, 2024Research and Innovation
Despite turbulent seas and equipment challenges, USF team emerges victorious in race across the Atlantic
Salty Science, the rowing team led by USF Professor Chantale Bégin, has won first place in the women’s class in the World’s Toughest Row-Atlantic – the first North American team to ever win in their category.
January 23, 2024Research and Innovation
Top stories of 2023
From being invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities to breaking fundraising records and even a faculty member making it into the Guinness Book of World Records, this has been a momentous year for USF.
December 15, 2023University News
USF team gets ready to race in the ‘World’s Toughest Row’ across the Atlantic
Following 2 1/2 years of intense training and extensive preparation, a team led by a USF biology professor and two USF alums will row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. They push off Dec. 12 from Spain’s Canary Islands and will spend about one month at sea, rowing to English Harbour in Antigua and Barbuda.
November 21, 2023Research and Innovation
USF team 3D scans Holocaust artifacts to create an interactive museum experience
The Institute for Digital Exploration has assisted the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center in Dania Beach, Fla. by 3D scanning hundreds of artifacts and digitizing tens of thousands of documents for a brand new ‘Interactive Learning Center’ smart table experience.
November 17, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation