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$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for USF humanities students

For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities — invited the University of South Florida to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.

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Uncovering ocean tech

The Rising Tides Podcast” covers ocean research from space to the seafloor, including the use of buoys, satellites, and submersibles to advance marine science. Credit: Jay Law.

Designed for ocean experts and general audiences alike, “The Rising Tides Podcast” invites oceanographers to discuss their ground-breaking research.

Transforming waste

person's gloved hands sifting through mulch

A new partnership between USF St. Petersburg and the City of St. Petersburg will bring an industrial-sized composter to campus to process food waste.

Shaping hurricane safety

As social media replaces traditional hurricane news, a USF expert and influencers explore its impact on public safety and what to expect this season.

CAS Chronicles

Abdul-Rasheed Saminu holds his Track and Field trophy

As a kid growing up in Ghana, he raced rabbits — and WON

06/23/25 — Track and field junior sprinter and mass communications student Abdul-Rasheed Saminu has raced to a top finish in USF athletics history, setting a program record in the high-profile 100 meters, competing in last summer’s Olympic Games for his native Ghana and helping the Bulls to three conference championships (so far) while achieving All-American status.

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance breakthrough technologies in healthcare, education and security

06/20/25 — Reflecting the breadth of innovation emerging across the university, these projects address critical global challenges — from advancing healthcare training and personalized education to revolutionizing diagnostic technologies, wearable rehabilitation, environmental monitoring and next-generation security solutions.

From “She Draws” organized by STEMXposure and sponsored by Turner Construction, to USF Recreation’s Camp Rocky, or the USF Office of Youth Experience’s SAT Summer Institute to the Fantasy Fishing Camp, camp season has arrived at USF St. Petersburg.

Bulls In the Burg: June 2025 Community Relations Roundup

06/13/25 — This community roundup series highlights the ways that USF St. Pete faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.

From classroom to command: USF student helping shape the future of national security

06/09/25 — For May Birch, national security isn’t just a field of study—it’s a calling rooted in family, shaped by mentors and propelled by student leadership.

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