USF News Archive 2008

USF officials sign a student exchange agreement with Srinakharinwirot University marking the first affiliation of a Thai institution and an institution in the State of Florida.

Research Makes the World a Better Place

Monday, November 24, 2008

It's a Small World After All

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

USF physics professors find a way to power tiniest solar cells.

Student Wins Scooter for Eating on Campus

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Prize awarded as part of promotion sponsored by USF Dining Services.

Comedian Vickie Shaw Headlines Scholarship Event

Monday, November 17, 2008

USF Student’s award-winning design creates the ultimate porch for a Florida home

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Professor Authors Archeology for Dummies

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Professor Nancy Marie White tapped to demystify field in book that grew out of USF's reputation in public archeology.

Njoh Contributes to United Nations Report

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Professor one of only two scholars to contribute to report on human settlements.

Women's Studies Offers Talks by Nation's Leading Feminists

Jennifer Baumgardner presents Abortion and Life in first event Nov. 17.

Unlikely Break Dancer Presents "Breaking the Crutch of Disability" Nov. 20

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Researcher Uses Cactus Mucilage to Clean Water

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Global implications for ages-old 'green' process that gives Mexican villagers clean drinking water.

Annual Fall Dance Concert in Progress

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Glass Menagerie Cast Talks Back Nov. 13

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Performances of Tennessee Williams' dram run Nov. 6-9; 12-16.

Renowned Choreographer Donald McKayle Speaks Nov. 8

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

USF Researcher Links Agricultural Chemicals to Amphibian Declines

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

An herbicide and fertilizer are partly to blame for parasite infections in a declining amphibian species.

Local Students' "Go Green" Films Premier at USF Nov. 5

Monday, October 27, 2008

USF Researchers Evaluate Climate Change and Amphibian Decline Links

Monday, October 27, 2008

Amphibians: the "poster child" of mass extinctions linked to disease.

College Basketball's Dick Vitale Visits Oct. 27

Friday, October 24, 2008

Expert Insights for Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups Oct. 27

Thursday, October 23, 2008

USF Division of Patents & Licensing and USF CONNECT present: You Want to do "WHAT?": Start-ups,Spin-outs,Bootstrapping & Other Tales

Professor Shares Discovery of Washington's Boyhood Home Nov. 10

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

History Professor Philip Levy will lecture and answer questions about his team’s major archeological find.

An Evening with Award-Winning Author E. L. Doctorow

Friday, October 17, 2008

An Oct. 23rd Great Books discussion of Doctorow's The March precedes this event.

Draper 2008 Technology Expo Oct. 21-22

Friday, October 17, 2008

Technology advances take center stage at USF Research Park Oct. 21-22.

Bringing Politics Alive for High School Students

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Momberg Appointed Vice President of Advancement and CEO of the USF Foundation

Thursday, October 16, 2008

USF President Judy Genshaft and USF Foundation, Inc. Chairman of the Board Les Muma announce appointment of Joel D. Momberg as the university's vice president of advancement and the foundation's CEO.

Researcher, Colleagues Discover New Class of Waves

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Newly named "zonons" offer new way to understand ocean and planetary circulations.

Libraries Provide Access to Holocaust Interview Archive

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Access is part of newly formed USF Libraries Holocaust & Genocide Studies Center.

Busch Entertainment chosen for USF's College of Business Free Enterprise Award

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Press conference Thursday will announce award in advance of May event.

New Trauma Diagnostic Device Will Aid Troops, Accident Victims

Monday, October 13, 2008

Battlefield casualties to get rapid, high-tech help

Behavioral Neuroscientist Seeking Cure for PTSD

Monday, October 13, 2008

Research is leading toward advances in treatments which may ultimately cuare PTSD symptoms in people.

USF Professor Elected to Prestigious British Academy

Friday, October 10, 2008

Professor Pat Rogers has been installed as a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in recognition of his outstanding achievements as a literary scholar. He joins the ranks of C.S. Lewis, John Maynard Keynes, Kenneth Clark and Henry Moore.

Florida Water Atlas Features New Web Sites

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Vital information on water resources for citizens, agencies and scientists

Students' Giant Canned Food Sculptures Will Feed Tampa's Hungry

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Charit-a-Bull competition collects thousands of pounds of food for Metropolitan Ministries.

Two USF Marine Geologists Earn Major Awards

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Albert C. Hine, associate dean of research at CMS and professor of geological oceanography, and Eugene A. Shinn, formerly of Shell Oil and the U.S. Geological Survey, have received prestigious awards from the Society for Sedimentary Geology for their outstanding work in the field of marine geology.

USF Recognized for Supporting Underserved, College-Bound Students

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

University recognized for promoting opportunity for students traditionally underserved in higher education.

Bulls-Eye View Series Begins Oct. 9 with "Faces of America"

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

USF Architecture Lecture Series Set

Thursday, October 02, 2008

USF Botanical Gardens Hosts Plant Festival Oct. 11 & 12

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

New Mailer Review Features Tributes From Noted Writers, Celebrities

Friday, September 26, 2008

First publication of its kind centered on the late Pulitzer Prize-winning author is an "unprecedented compendium devoted to the life and work of a major contemporary American author."

USF Researchers Help Hillsborough County School Gardening Programs Plow Ahead

Friday, September 26, 2008

USF Participates in National Accountability Project

Friday, September 26, 2008

$1.24M Federal Research Grant Addresses Latino Health Disparities

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

College of Behavioral & Community Sciences will work with community partners and use participatory self-management approaches in research project.

Farewell to the Marshall Center Sept. 24

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

USF's original student center faces wrecking ball following final farewell Sept. 24.

College of Education Faculty Receive $1.29 Million Award

Friday, September 19, 2008

Hyatt Appointed Senior VP for Business and Finance

Friday, September 19, 2008

James A. Hyatt's expertise in complex campus structures and financial environments, campus safety, and business systems expected to prove invaluable as the university moves forward.

Doris Kearns Goodwin to Speak at USF Fundraiser

Friday, September 19, 2008

Pulitzer-prize winning presidential historian to speak at USF Women in Leadership & Philantrophy Oct. 3rd fundraiser.

USF Announces Name of Newly Formed College

Thursday, September 18, 2008

New college is part of academic structural realignment incorporating FMHI,School of Social Work, School of Aging Studies and several departments.

USF Opens New Southeast Florida Recruitment Office

Thursday, September 18, 2008

USF Homecoming Celebration Set for Oct. 13-18

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

USF's Graduate Entrepreneurship Program Ranked #5 in the Nation

Thursday, September 11, 2008

USF is the only Florida public university included on Entrepreneur Magazine's list of top programs.

USF Research Funding Tops $360 Million

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

USF's research dollars rose more than $50 million over last year, a 17 percent jump.

Head of U.S. Central Command to Address ROTC Students Sept. 11

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Grad Student's Quest to Clean Environment of Heavy Metals Nets High-Tech Internship

Thursday, September 04, 2008

USF Researchers' Study Seeks "Brain Fitness" for Elders

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

USF Tampa Library Now Offers Self-Service Check-Out With "Check-a-Bull"

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Library's new "Check-a-Bull" self check-out system allows those with valid IDs or library cards to scan their own books and VHS tapes for checkout.

USF Among Nation's Top "Up and Coming Universities" in U.S. News & World Report

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Robert F. Kennedy Kicks Off USF Lecture Series Sept. 4

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Academic Quality Highlights USF's New School Year

Monday, August 25, 2008

USF's incoming freshmen, graduate and transfer students set new highs.

USF Strengthens Campus Safety

Friday, August 22, 2008

Divison of Public Safety to include the University Police Department, AlliedBarton Security, Emergency Operations, and Parking Enforcement services.

New "ConservaBull" Program Will Make Residence Halls Greener

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Residence halls will compete with each other to determine which building conserves the most water and energy, with the winning hall receiving a special prize.

Study Reveals Pros and Cons of Being a Political Underdog

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Interim Director Named for Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean

Thursday, August 21, 2008

USF Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering Carlos Alberto Smith plans to reach out to students, faculty, and the community to reinforce USF's commitment to this area of study and to strengthen relationships among all stakeholders.

USF Appoints Leading Researcher to Develop Global Initiatives

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Award-winning educator and researcher Linda Whiteford has been appointed to the newly created position of associate vice president for global strategies and international affairs. She will serve as an advocate for USF’s role as a global university.

New Marshall Student Center Opens

Thursday, August 21, 2008

The new Marshall Student Center is open. The 233,000 square-foot, four-story center features a food court, restaurants, offices, ballroom, conference rooms, computer lab, student organization spaces, lounges and eating areas.

USF's Latino Scholarship Program Event Aug. 20

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Latino Scholarship Program will award record 51 new scholarships at awards event featuring keynote speaker retired judge Hon. E.J. Salcines

USF Chemists Get SMMARTT Thanks to Their MOMs

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

New interdisciplinary research center zeroes in on 'smart' metal-organic materials, which could hold key to hydrogen fuel storage, solar energy collection, and detecting biological and chemical threats.

USF Kinship Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

"Girl in the Window" Reflects Light on Child Development

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

USF Home for Senator Martinez's Expanded Gulf Coast Office

Monday, August 11, 2008

Tools to Catch Online Predators Focus of USF Workshop This Week

Monday, August 11, 2008

Anthropologists and experts from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children focus on new technology and strategies to fight online sexual predation.

USF's Summer Graduation Ceremonies Set for August 9

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Tampa Electric, USF Partner with Lowry Park Zoo on New Renewable Energy Project

Monday, August 04, 2008

USF partnership will develop, design and test a renewable solar energy system at the zoo to be funded in part by a grant from the Florida High Tech Corridor.

USF Survey Tests Tampa's "Best Community" Ranking

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

USF Featured in 2009 Princeton Review "Best 368 Colleges"

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

USF is among the 15 percent of America's 2,500 four-year colleges selected for inclusion in the 2009 Princeton Review "Best 368 Colleges".

Crist Announces Draper Deal Including R&D Center at USF

Monday, July 28, 2008

Florida Governor Charlie Crist has announced that Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. of Cambridge, Mass. will open satellite offices in the Tampa Bay area, including a BioMEMS R&D Center at USF in Tampa. USF will become research partners with the world-leading engineering R&D lab.

New Software Aids Special Needs Bus Riders

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

A team at USF's National Center for Transit Research has developed a "Travel Assistant Device" software application that makes trips on transit vehicles easier for those with a variety of challenges or impairments.

Research Interns Conduct Community Survey

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

USF Raises Record Total in Private Gifts

Friday, July 18, 2008

Private fundraising efforts at USF reached $81,299,685 in gifts and commitments for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The total represents a record for annual charitable giving for the university.

International Whaling Commission Commends Dean

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Million Dollar Grant Will Help USF Students STEP Ahead

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

A grant from the National Science Foundation will enable USF to increase its efforts to boost graduation rates in math, sciences and engineering.

USF Takes Next Step in Environmental Commitment

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

USF Geologist and Colleague Receive Major EPA Award

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

USF Conference Featuring SEC Commissioner Atkins to be Rescheduled

Monday, July 07, 2008

USF Professor Leads the Way to George Washington's Long-Sought Boyhood Home

Thursday, July 03, 2008

After two years of digging, USF Professor Philip Levy and his students have unearthed the site of Washington’s legendary cherry tree story and other youthful memories in Fredericksburg, Va. The story of their findings will be featured in a National Geographic special in November.

USF Expert on Hurricane Preparedness Conducts Research and Offers Help

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

USF Awarded $8.75 Million as Part of Renewable Energy Research Consortium

Friday, June 27, 2008

USF is part of a newly created Florida Energy Systems Consortium to develop clean energy technologies.

Pinellas Archaeology Treasure Gets New Life

Thursday, June 26, 2008

USF Biotechnology Spin-Off Raises $25 Million

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

USF-licensed technology is the foundation of drugs being developed by IRX Technologies for patients with cancer and viral diseases.

USF Professor Appointed to Presidential Commission's Disaster Mental Health Subcommittee

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Engineering Professor's Commentary on American Ingenuity Appears in Tampa Tribune

Monday, June 23, 2008

Assistant Professor Stephen Sundarrao believes innovation is thriving in the rehabilitation technology industry and in his classroom.

Rehab Engineering professor and students featured on Fox News

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

USF engineering students are using cutting-edge technology to develop products that help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.

USF College of Business Earns Dual AACSB Accreditation

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

USF robotics professor named AUVSI Foundation’s 2008 "Outstanding Contributor"

Thursday, June 12, 2008

USF experts to lead workshop at Mayor’s Symposium on Community Trees and the Urban Forest

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

New tracking device could keep dementia patients safer

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Pre-Census program at USF finds possible 100,000 new Hillsborough residents

Thursday, June 05, 2008

USF Grad Student’s Greener Internet Ideas Win Award

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

USF Experts Available for Upcoming Hurricane Season

Friday, May 30, 2008

Read how engineering professor Stephen Sundarrao is starting a business called "Rehab Ideas" selling products that students create in his class

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Renewable-energy project launched at two St. Petersburg sites

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

USF Patel Center hosts UNESCO Water Institute students June 2 - 3

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Community leaders will launch new renewable-energy system

Friday, May 23, 2008

An innovative renewable energy system will be unveiled Tuesday, May 27 at two St. Petersburg sites. The test stations at USF St. Petersburg and Albert Whitted Park, are serving as research hubs for this unique technology. The project, called Sustainable Electrical Energy Delivery Systems (SEEDS), could become the energy storage system of tomorrow’s “Smart Grid” power system.

Professor Robin Murphy profiled in the St. Pete Times on her latest grant from Microsoft

Monday, May 19, 2008

Help Save a Diver! - Media Ride-Along

Friday, May 16, 2008

The SCUBAnauts, an organization founded in 2001 to introduce teenagers to underwater exploration (www.scubanautsintl.org), will stage a dramatic demonstration of techniques for rescuing a missing, unconscious scuba diver in open waters May 17.

USF robotics professor Murphy gets Microsoft grant to study human-robot interactions

Friday, May 16, 2008

The University of South Florida’s Robin Murphy, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and director of the Institute for Safety Security Rescue Technology, is sharing a $500,000 Microsoft External research grant, Microsoft announced today. The grant is to continue studying human-robot interaction, an area in which Murphy has gained international recognition along with her work in rescue robotics.

USF Mourns Pop Art Pioneer Robert Rauschenberg

Thursday, May 15, 2008

USF's Transportation Center (CUTR) takes over EPA's BEST WORKPLACES FOR COMMUTERS program

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), the University of South Florida’s internationally-recognized resource for transportation policy and education, has taken over the federal government’s Best Workplaces for Commuters (BWC) program. The program was initiated by the United States Environmental Protection Agencyand United States Department of Transportationin 2002 to identify and recognize those U.S. companies offering employees significant incentives and programs that encourage commuting alternatives aimed at saving energy and money as well as reducing air pollution.

FLDOE and USF "Healthy Schools Project" receives $385,800 for HIV/AIDS and Tobacco Prevention; Nutrition Education

Monday, May 05, 2008

Schools by themselves cannot solve the nation's most serious health and social problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC calls for the systematic involvement of families, health care workers, the media, religious organizations, community organizations that serve youth, and young people themselves.

USF graduates top 4,900 - a new record

Friday, April 25, 2008

It will take eight commencement ceremonies to celebrate the University of South Florida’s latest crop of graduates. Each of the four campuses will recognize the achievements of a combined total of more than 4,900 students between May 2 and 5.

USF’s CUTR helps celebrate National Bike Month

Thursday, April 24, 2008

The Tampa Bay area’s celebration of National Bike Month, May 2008, kicks off with the winning entries of “Visions of Cycling” on display at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts May 1-17 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. All of the photo entries will be on display and the prizes awarded during this event. The museum is at 200 N. Tampa St. in downtown Tampa and there is no charge for admission.

USF School of Mass Communications Honors Top Media Execs

Wednesday, April 22, 2008

USF Students in Free Enterprise Team Wins Regional Competition

Wednesday, April 8, 2008

The University of South Florida SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) Team returned to Tampa this morning as winners of the SIFE USA Regional Competition held in Orlando April 7. The event was one of 17 SIFE USA regional competitions being held across the United States in March and April.

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry at USF May 1

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Renowned scientist Dr. Aaron Ciechanover, winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry, will speak at the University of South Florida as part of the USF Nobel Laureate in Science Series May 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sam & Martha Gibbons Alumni Center, Traditions Hall in Tampa. His work in ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation has important implications in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, HIV and the regulation of all key cellular pathways. Analysis of the ubiquitin system is one of the fastest growing research disciplines.

Top Venezuelan Diplomat to Speak at USF Today

Tuesday, April 23, 2008

USF Rehabilitation Engineering Center demonstrates new hi-tech mobility equipment

Monday, April 21, 2008

The University of South Florida’s Center for Rehabilitation and Technology (http://retp.eng.usf.edu) will showcase its latest advanced mobility technology Wednesday, April 23 at 1 p.m. in the USF Research Park on Spectrum Blvd. next to the Embassy Suites Hotel. Rehabilitation engineers will demonstrate new technologies to representatives from the Veteran’s Administration and local therapists. This event is also free and open to the public.

USF Golden Bull Awards Honor Student Spirit and Values April 23

Monday, April 21, 2008

This week on University Beat: "Digital Media in Health Care"

Monday, December 08, 2008

USF's Patel Center featured on "Higher Education Goes Green"

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Natasha Trethewey at USF April 17

Monday, April 14, 2008

Renowned poet Natsha Tretheway will read and discuss her work April 17th 7:00pm at Traditions Halll on the University of South Florida Tampa campus. The 2007 Pulitzer Prize winnder accepted the award for her third poetry collection, Native Guard published in 2006. It contains her poems about black Union soldiers who guarded a fort of the coast of Mississippi during the U.S. Civil war.

USF Autism Center’s 3rd Annual Fiesta by the Bay at Gaspar’s Grotto April 18

Friday, April 11, 2008

The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)* at the University of South Florida returns to Gaspar’s Grottoin Ybor City for its third annual Fiesta by the Bay, April 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30. WFLA News Channel 8 Anchor Stacie Schaiblereturns for her second stint as Honorary Chair for the event. Proceeds will benefit special activities that support individuals with autism and related disabilities and their families.

USF President Signs Historic Environmental Commitment

Saturday, April 12, 2008

University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft joined the growing list of signatories in the fight against global warming today as she signed the historic American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment during the Getting Green by Going Green Expo at the USF Sun Dome.

USF Faculty Awarded Prestigious Fulbright, Guggenheim and Getty Grants

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Estonian Head of State to Visit USF

Tuesday, April 07, 2008

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves will visit faculty and students at the University of South Florida’s College of Business in Tampa April 21, and deliver remarks at 1:45 p.m. about the economic challenges facing a small nation in a global economic market. Recognized worldwide for being on the cutting edge of technology, and often referred to as a nation where the internet and global commerce go hand-in-hand, Estonia is the first country to conduct all government transactions with the public via the internet.

Science Students Produce Video Feature on Protein Synthesis

Friday, April 04, 2008

Nearly 300 undergraduate science students at the University of South Florida merge art and science in the production of a short video feature depicting protein synthesis to be shot on campus Saturday, April 5. The project is an updated version of a film created by Stanford University students before most of the USF students were even born. The 1971 Stanford film “Protein Synthesis: An Epic on the Cellular Level,”is considered a cult classic in science and academic circles.

Engineering Students to Help Provide Water to Caribbean Village

Friday, April 4, 2008

USF Updates Transfer Admissions Policies

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

USF Lecture Series Presents NFL Stars Ronde & Tiki Barber

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

USF Expert's Top Ten Things to Know About People with Autism

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Prof. Talks Hammerheads on National Geographic TV

Monday, March 31, 2008

Grad Programs Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

Friday, March 28, 2008

The University of South Florida College of Education has moved up in its ranking as one of the nation’s top 50 graduate schools of education from 48 to 45. That’s according to the U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s best graduate schools, released March 28 on the magazine’s web site. USF is tied with Florida State University and the University of Miami.