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HackaBull 2025: Student innovation shines at USF's largest hackathon
More than 300 students turned ideas into real-world solutions at USF’s largest hackathon, HackaBull 2025 — a 24-hour innovation sprint powered by code, collaboration and more than 1,000 cans of caffeine.
July 3, 2025Business News, Entrepreneurship, Events
USF's Bulls Startup Camp challenges teens to think like founders
Twenty-eight high schoolers got a head start on their future careers last week at USF’s Bulls Startup Summer Camp, where they built real business ideas, toured local companies and pitched to a panel of judges.
June 30, 2025Business News, Entrepreneurship, Events
Keep moving to keep moving: Temple Terrace gym tailors classes to older adults - WFTS
Micah Morgan, a USF alumnus and former football player, opened MMFitness in 2013, drawing on his athletic background to inspire others. In January, motivated by his mother’s fitness journey, he shifted his focus to create specialized classes for adults aged 50 and older.
June 26, 2025Entrepreneurship
USF graduate launches carpooling app for students - FOX13 News
The app, named Ridely, targets students that are already driving to and from campus at specific times. Drivers can pick up more than one passenger, whether it's a small group or individual students nearby.
June 11, 2025Business News, Entrepreneurship
USF graduate launches carpooling app for students - Yahoo
Unique Alston, a recent USF business graduate, hopes to revolutionize how college students get to and from campuses through a new carpooling app called Ridely.
June 11, 2025Business News, Entrepreneurship
Ten ways alumni can engage with the Nault Center for Entrepreneurship
Want to give back to USF? Here are 10 cost-free ways Nault Center alumni can engage — from mentoring to networking and beyond.
June 10, 2025Business News, Entrepreneurship
Founders in Finance: Two students named Dean’s Advisory Board Leadership Award recipients
Cynthia Tang and Juliana Camargo Torres were named 2025 honorees. The award recognizes exceptional scholars and leaders within the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance.
May 6, 2025Business News, Entrepreneurship, Honors and Awards
Sibling startups: Sisters graduate and blaze separate entrepreneurial paths - USF St. Petersburg
Some students leave college with a tight-knit circle of friends, others with impressive resumes. Twin sisters Cherish and Unique Alston are walking away with that – plus thriving startups and thousands of dollars in awards to fuel their journeys.
May 5, 2025Entrepreneurship, Spotlights
Composting initiative to reduce food waste and support urban agriculture in St. Petersburg - USF St. Petersburg
The initiative’s overall aim is to redirect tons of food waste each year from landfills, incinerators and sewage systems and create compost for community gardens, urban farms and landscaping. The partnership recently received a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Composting and Food Waste Reduction program.
April 21, 2025Entrepreneurship
USF gambling expert weighs in on rise of college student sports betting - The Oracle
USF professor and gambling behavior expert Marvin Karlins weighs in on the rise of college student sports betting. Karlins said the legality of sports betting isn't the issue. It's that people don't understand the risks.
April 20, 2025Entrepreneurship
USF Honors student shakes up energy aisle with savory bar brand
Mira Stimac, an Honors student and an entrepreneurship major, created Lope Bars — a savory energy bar brand using clean ingredients, designed specifically for athletes.
April 17, 2025Entrepreneurship, Spotlights
Demystifying investing: USF finance students share insights for young professionals - The Crow's Nest
USF’s Investment Club offers an additional opportunity for students to develop their investment acumen, with several divisions dedicated to different functions related to investing and finance.
April 14, 2025Entrepreneurship