Community
USF is stepping up to support the Tampa Bay community in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Through initiatives such as the Tampa Bay Strong campaign, the USF Medical Response Unit and the Community Emergency Response Team, USF is helping residents recover and rebuild.
University
From supporting students and employees, to protecting and repairing facilities, the University of South Florida has resumed campus operations thanks to hundreds of dedicated people who worked around the clock as Hurricane Milton moved across Tampa Bay and the state of Florida.
Research
USF researchers are stepping up, launching critical initiatives to strengthen hurricane preparedness and insights following historical Milton and Helene.
USF’s historic invitation to join the Association of American Universities has taken what many in Tampa Bay have once considered a “best-kept secret” to an unprecedented new level. Being an AAU member is a tremendous milestone for USF as it formalizes USF's position as a leading research university. USF is the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the AAU in nearly 40 years and is now one of only two institutions from the State University System of Florida to serve as an AAU member.
