University of South Florida News
Born to be a Bull: Rob Higgins takes the reins as CEO of USF Athletics
Hundreds gathered at the Pam and Les Muma Basketball Center for a celebration welcoming Rob Higgins – the first CEO of USF Athletics. In front of an audience of professional athletes, elected officials and many who worked with Higgins over the years, the alum shared how his time as a ball boy as a child launched a lifelong love for USF.
September 22, 2025USF Athletics, University News
USF's CyberHerd: Hackers become movie stars in documentary on collegiate cybersecurity
USF’s CyberHerd team—musicians, athletes, artists and elite cyber competitors—takes center stage in the 75-minute documentary The Making of a Defender, chronicling their rise through the 2024–25 national cyber defense season. The movie premiered Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Marshall Student Center’s Oval Theater on the Tampa campus.
September 22, 2025Cyber/AI, Student Success
Murals by Bulls, for Bulls: USF showcases student talent
USF students turned campus walls into vibrant showcases of school spirit, designing four new murals that celebrate everything from local wildlife to Bulls pride. Created by student interns using their own artistic flair, the colorful works highlight campus life while proving that no one knows USF better than its own students.
September 17, 2025Campus Life, Student Success
USF urban planning professor uses 3D scanning to assess hurricane flood risk in Tampa
Youjung Kim, an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs, is collaborating with the Access 3D Lab to investigate flood risk on Davis Islands and explore solutions to reduce future vulnerability.
September 29, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
USF launches 'bold vision' for new Center for Executive and Leadership Education
The new center will be based on the USF St. Petersburg campus and will offer national-caliber leadership training to corporate leaders and executives in the Tampa Bay region.
September 18, 2025Community Partnerships, USF Foundation
USF In The News
National Geographic: Flesh-eating bacteria are becoming more pervasive
September 15, 2025
Weather Channel: Do we need to change the way we rate hurricanes? Researchers seem to think so.
September 10, 2025
Fox 13 News: USF program trains students for national security careers
September 10, 2025
CBS Sports: How South Florida persevered through heartbreak, emerged as darling of college football
September 9, 2025
CNN: Can AI Hear Cancer in Your Voice?
September 5, 2025
USF Magazine
Historic gift establishes Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing, USF’s first club celebrates its 65th anniversary and a USF alumnus has transformed Nashville’s skyline.