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Three generations of USF academics train to row across the Atlantic in support of marine conservation
Integrative biology Professor Chantale Bégin is preparing for what is called “the world’s toughest row.” The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is an annual race to row 3,000 miles from Spain’s Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua and Barbuda. Bégin’s team, Salty Science, includes two of her former USF students and her doctoral advisor.
October 19, 2022University News
Education and physics faculty team up to develop augmented reality simulations to enhance physics education
The National Science Foundation has awarded USF researchers funding to develop simulations that improve students’ understanding and education outcomes in general physics courses.
October 19, 2022Research and Innovation
Los Angeles Times: Drug meant to prevent premature births should be removed from market, FDA panel says
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October 19, 2022USF in the News
USF to receive $6 million gift to support biomedical engineering research
Anonymous donor's planned gift to benefit College of Engineering, Morsani College of Medicine.
October 18, 2022USF Foundation
Warming oceans likely to shrink the viable habitat of many marine animals – but not all
A study from the USF College of Marine Science is the first to drill down into the relationship between oxygen, temperature and the metabolic requirements of vertical migrators, which include billions of marine animals from tiny crustaceans to the jumbo squid.
October 18, 2022Research and Innovation
Manley Jaquiss’s Bulls spirit is contagious
Manley Jaquiss is one of USF’s most actively involved alums. In a sense, Jaquiss never really left USF since the first time he stepped onto the Tampa campus 40 years ago. He attends almost all the football games and alumni events with his wife and daughter, who are also USF alumnae.
October 17, 2022Student Success
USA Today: The US isn’t ready for stronger hurricanes, experts say. How structures are built could help.
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October 16, 2022USF in the News
New York Times: Nearly ‘Erased by History’ - African Americans Search for Lost Graves
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October 15, 2022USF in the News
Neighbor helping neighbor: USF researcher explores the positive impact of 'zero responders' in the wake of Hurricane Ian
Assistant Professor Christa Remington just returned from the Fort Myers area where she met with public officials, FEMA personnel and local nonprofit leaders to discuss how they can leverage social ties and build greater synergy between them, and the grass-roots efforts led by local volunteers.
October 14, 2022Research and Innovation
New preservation grant will help make historic Williams House more secure during hurricanes
The historic John C. Williams House on the USF St. Petersburg campus will undergo major restorations and upgrades over the next two years thanks to a $280,640 matching grant from the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
October 14, 2022Campus Life
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: USF Sarasota-Manatee is expanding its footprint - and its horizons
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October 13, 2022USF in the News
Genesis Rivera Marrero on the importance of building community
Since arriving on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, Rivera Marrero has embraced her new home with open arms. In addition to her coursework, she works three campus jobs — community leader and peer coach in the Department of Student Support Services, coordinator for the Campus Activities Board and lead work-study in the Office of Veteran Success.
October 12, 2022Student Success