USF study finds widespread rule-breaking in whale shark tourism hotspot
One of the world’s busiest whale-shark destinations is struggling to manage a boom in ecotourism. A new USF study finds the world’s biggest fish may be paying the price.
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University
USF to confer more than 4,100 degrees as President Rhea Law presides over her final commencement ceremonies
The class includes a student who overcame stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, along with the first group of graduates from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.
Research
USF engineering research team tackles America’s hidden sanitation crisis with breakthrough wastewater technology
Building on his success with the NEWGenerator, and with support from the National Science Foundation, Professor Daniel Yeh and his team have developed a solution that can transform how wastewater is managed in homes and small communities nationwide.
Athletics
Brian Hartline named head coach of USF Football
Hartline joins USF from The Ohio State University and is widely considered one of college football's rising coaching stars and one of the nation's outstanding recruiters.
AAU Membership Fueling USF’s Momentum
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.
