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From Uncertainty to Sirens, Train Tracks and Impact: One Student Found His Direction Through Data Intelligence
Loud sirens, flashing ambulance lights and the rumble of train engines are all signs that complex systems are in motion. Those systems, Mukesh Kakumani has learned, are enabled by data.
August 24, 2026News
Finding the Right Fit: Why USF’s M.S. in Data Intelligence Stood Out
Gowtham Prakash Medikondla already knew how to build software. What he wanted was a master’s program that would help him move beyond maintaining existing systems and begin exploring the unanswered questions shaping artificial intelligence.
August 24, 2026News
Award-Winning Online Fintech Course Builds Career Readiness Through Real-World Experience
What makes an online course exceptional enough to win an award? It might mean creating an experience where students move beyond simply learning about fintech industries to actually engaging with the people, challenges and opportunities shaping them.
August 21, 2026Awards, Learning Design
How One Psychology Major Followed a Path into Computer Science
When Daniel Leniz first started learning to code, he wasn't sitting in a university classroom. Instead, he pieced together online courses, YouTube videos and coding tutorials while building projects and securing development internships through networking. Still, he felt something was missing.
August 14, 2026News
Playing a Different Tune: How Megan Tran Blends Health Science, AI and Gamification
Megan Tran combines her background in psychology, biomedical sciences and music with her computer science education to make an impact on a range of human experiences from concussion recovery to learning the violin.
August 4, 2026News
Back by Popular Demand: USF’s Free Online AI Prompting Microcourse
After seeing engagement from more than 7,500 participants earlier this year, USF's popular microcourse is back just in time for summer and already proving popular once again.
July 8, 2026Faculty Resources, News
The Force is strong in this studio: USF adopts Star Wars production tech
At USF’s Innovative Education Studios, it feels like Star Wars Day is celebrated year‑round, with Mandalorian‑inspired technology and a healthy dose of fandom powering the work.
May 4, 2026Video
Innovation in Action: Susana Lai-Yuen Named NAI Senior Member, Leading USF’s MSDI Forward
At the heart of USF’s Master of Science in Data Intelligence program is a focus on turning ideas into impact, whether that be in improving the accuracy of diagnostics, giving large groups ways to make better collective decisions, or guiding students toward strong careers one hands-on project at a time.
April 14, 2026News
USF online graduate programs rise significantly, place among the nation’s best in new U.S. News rankings
University of South Florida online graduate programs continue to place among the top in the country, with several making double-digit gains in rankings released today.
January 30, 2026News
USF’s InEd Studios Celebrates Six Suncoast Emmy Wins and Two Gold Davey Awards
The University of South Florida’s Innovative Education Studios (InEd Studios), is celebrating a milestone year after earning six Suncoast Emmy® Awards from seven total nominations and securing two Gold Davey Awards for excellence in digital media, storytelling and motion graphics work.
December 18, 2025Video
USF Expands AI Microcourse Portfolio to Meet Demand for Flexibility, Practicality and Hands-On Learning
Artificial intelligence isn’t limited to just tech experts anymore, and the University of South Florida is making sure of it. USF has expanded its portfolio of AI-focused programs with two free online microcourses designed to help anyone master the use of AI in their everyday lives.
October 17, 2025Faculty Resources, Innovation
2025 Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award Highlights Transformative Faculty Approaches
Few would assume that an online course in sustainability to include a live performance of a biodigester build using Oculus Quests and 3D imaging, but that’s exactly what students experienced in Sustainability Design Laboratory, a course created by Associate Professor of Instruction T.H. Culhane.
April 30, 2025Awards, Learning Design