University of South Florida News
Tampa Union Station gets $6 million restoration — and USF is driving it forward
The restoration of the historic Tampa Union Station is being shaped by USF from every angle — led by School of Architecture and Community Design alumnus architect Jerel McCants, who developed his love of preservation while a student at the university, and guided by 3D scans produced by USF’s Access 3D Lab.
June 27, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success
Important funding for USF in final state budget
The University of South Florida will receive significant funding in Florida’s 2025-26 state budget, supporting major initiatives in research, student success and campus development across all three campuses.
June 30, 2025University News
From USF to the pros: Meet grad student and soccer star Vivianne Bessette
While pursuing a master’s degree in exercise science at USF, Vivianne Bessette helped lead Tampa Bay Sun FC to a championship title as a standout defender in the team’s inaugural season.
July 1, 2025Student Life
USF-developed technology analyzes facial expressions to identify childhood PTSD
Technology developed at the University of South Florida offers a promising, privacy-preserving tool to help clinicians diagnose and track trauma in kids, especially those too young to express it.
June 30, 2025Research and Innovation
Florida’s oyster crisis takes center stage in latest musical-science project
A team of professors, musicians and students at USF is transforming complicated environmental data into powerful music compositions. After tackling critical issues like harmful algae blooms and red tide, the group has now composed music that highlights the environmental stressors affecting oysters in Florida.
July 2, 2025Research and Innovation
USF Magazine
USF breaks ground on the on-campus stadium, researchers work to unravel the mysteries of Alzheimer's Disease and a look inside the first residence hall on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus.