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Dr. Stephen Liggett reflects on transforming USF Health Research
Dr. Stephen Liggett, Senior Associate Vice President for Research for USF Health, steps down from his leadership role this month after 13 years helping to transform USF Health into a tier-one research center. From doubling NIH funding to pioneering pharmacogenomics research, Dr. Liggett's leadership helped shaped the research culture that continues to attract top scientists.
June 4, 2026Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine, Research
USF invests $1.7 million in 60 faculty across 12 colleges to foster research innovation, collaboration and impact
The University of South Florida is proud to announce the recipients of its Spring 2026 internal grant awards, reflecting a continued commitment to advancing research, scholarship and creative activity across the university. Collectively, these programs represent a $1.7 million investment supporting 60 principal investigators across 12 colleges, strengthening USF’s research enterprise at every stage from early-career investigators to internationally recognized scholars.
Five USF faculty named 2025 fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
University of South Florida faculty members Michael Lynch, Usha Menon, Niketa Patel, Charles Stanish and Jose Zayas-Castro have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2025 class of Fellows.
March 26, 2026College of Nursing, Honors & Awards
USF Health Awards and Accolades – Winter 2025 - 2026
USF Health faculty, staff and students are making an enduring impact across the state and nation through their commitment to research, education, patient care and community service.
March 19, 2026Honors & Awards
USF Health Awards and Accolades – Fall 2025
USF Health faculty, staff and students are making an enduring impact across the state and nation through their commitment to research, education, patient care and community service.
December 18, 2025Honors & Awards
“We’re just students, but we’ll try our best”: USF PA students turn study break into life-saving moment
Two first-year PA students saved a man's life when they performed CPR on a pulseless veteran outside the Tampa Convention Center. Taylor Clayton and Julia Riordan, just three months into their program, took turns doing chest compressions until his pulse returned. Their heroic actions earned them USF Health Culture Coins at their white coat ceremony.
November 21, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine, PA Program
ASEM-FL recognizes USF president emeritus, deans and faculty for professional accomplishments
A president emeritus, two deans and 12 professors from University of South Florida will be recognized for their professional accomplishments at the annual meeting of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida on Friday, Nov. 7.
November 5, 2025Honors & Awards
USF Health’s Dr. Subhra Mohapatra has been inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
Dr. Subhra Mohapatra, professor and director of the Molecular Medicine PhD Program at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and a research career scientist at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, has been inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for her pioneering work in nanotechnology and molecular medicine.
October 31, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine
USF Health’s Dr. Michael Francis inducted into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for pioneering advances in regenerative medicine
When humans tear a rotator cuff, they get scar tissue. Dr. Michael Francis is changing that. The Florida inventor found inspiration in spider webs and mountain bikes to create medical implants that help bodies regenerate instead of scar. See how his 120+ patents are transforming orthopedic medicine.
October 31, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine
USF Health Awards & Accolades - Summer 2025
USF Health faculty, staff and students earned prestigious awards for their outstanding contributions to research, education, patient care and community service.
September 28, 2025Honors & Awards
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine ranks No. 1 in the nation in new medical excellence index
A new ranking of U.S. medical schools gives the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine a perfect score.
September 25, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine
USF Nursing Earns 2025 National Center of Excellence Designation
The University of South Florida College of Nursing has been named a 2025 Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing (NLN). This year, USF is one of only 21 nursing education programs nationwide to receive the NLN Center of Excellence™ (COE) designation, a prestigious recognition given to organizations that demonstrate sustained, evidence-based and substantive innovation in nursing education.
College of Nursing, Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine