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Astronauts to test USF students’ wound-healing research aboard the International Space Station
To improve wound care in microgravity, USF undergraduates developed a hydrogel that will launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX CRS-35.
October 15, 2026Research & Innovation, Students
USF launches national security hub with funding secured by Rep. Gus Bilirakis, expanding partnership with U.S. Central Command
Housed within the College of Arts and Sciences and supported by a $1.63 million appropriation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the new lab brings advanced technology and modeling capabilities to USF’s growing national security research enterprise.
October 13, 2026Events, Research & Innovation
USF researcher knew cancer ran in her family. Genetic testing told her why.
Marleah Dean Kruzel was just a child when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She’s since discovered that she carries an inherited BRCA2 mutation and is using her personal experience to help others understand hereditary cancer risk.
October 7, 2026Research & Innovation
USF student documents the effects of polluted well water in Florida community
Graduate student Emily Walsh is exploring the experiences of residents in Osceola County’s Whitted Historic Community, where an abandoned landfill has raised concerns about environmental exposures. Through oral histories and archival research, Walsh aims to document the community’s experiences and preserve its history.
October 7, 2026Community Engagement, Research & Innovation, Students
CAS alumna founds nonprofit, empowers girls in journalism
Recent graduate Grace Smith is leaving USF with a master’s in mass communications, a passion for research, and a motivation to empower women around the world.
September 30, 2026Alumni
DNA damage continues long after sun exposure; USF researchers say protective measures need to catch up
The novel framework underscores the need for a new generation of sunscreens that target both direct and indirect DNA damage pathways.
September 24, 2026Research & Innovation
Preserving memories: How a new approach to archaeology became a model for interdisciplinary research at USF
From Roman villas in Sicily to forensic cases in Florida, USF's Institute for Digital Exploration has turned 3D archaeology into a training ground for students across the university.
September 22, 2026Research & Innovation
In AI-era advertising, data drives creativity
In the Zimmerman School, students are learning how AI can speed up analysis while research, critical thinking and human judgment turn data into stronger creative decisions.
September 22, 2026Research & Innovation
USF’s Largest-Ever Millennium Fellowship Cohort Puts Student Ideas Into Action Across Tampa Bay
A record 24 USF students are participating in the 2026 United Nations Millennium Fellowship, taking on community projects aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and addressing issues ranging from health education and microplastic pollution to educational equity and agency in the age of AI.
September 21, 2026Honors & Awards
USF alum turns a need for Spanish-speaking psychologists into a growing mentorship network
Sylvia Herbozo, a USF alum and first-generation Peruvian American, is creating the support she needed early in her psychology career through her nonprofit, Psicólogos Latinos Avanzando Nuestros Servicios (PLANS) — an initiative born from a passion for mentorship and a need for more Latino psychologists.
September 21, 2026Alumni
Thirty new faculty are poised to advance strategic priorities
The new hires are experts in everything from chemistry and psychology to global studies and communications — and they are here to reinforce the college’s strategic priorities with research that supports global and national security, integrates behavioral dynamics with machine learning and advances understandings of health and disease.
September 21, 2026CAS News
New Gulf-wide study explores the mysteries of two popular fish: cobia and tripletail
An $800,000 grant is helping USF researchers and partners track cobia and tripletail across the Gulf Coast to answer key questions about the species' migration patterns and populations. The findings could support recreational fishing, inform fisheries management decisions and strengthen coastal communities that depend on healthy fisheries.
September 16, 2026Research & Innovation