University of South Florida News

Viruses identified in red tide blooms for the first time
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers used viral metagenomics to identify several viruses — including one new viral species — present in blooms of K. brevis, more commonly known as red tide.
March 20, 2025Research and Innovation

USF Women's Basketball team set for NCAA first round vs. Tennessee
USF Women's Basketball will face Tennessee on Friday, March 21 in the first round of the NCAA.
March 16, 2025USF Athletics

There's perfect harmony in USF concert hall's new name
Since opening in 2011, the School of Music's Concert Hall has become a musical gem for both USF and the Tampa Bay region. The only thing it was missing was an identity. Now, thanks to the generosity of Pete and Cynthia Zinober, it has one.
March 20, 2025University News

Demand for biomedical engineers drives USF to expand department
Renovations are underway to expand USF’s medical engineering lab space with advanced technology to support a growing number of students and prestigious faculty.
March 6, 2025Research and Innovation

USF is digitally preserving Egmont Key's historic harbor pilot village
Due to damage their village incurred during back-to-back hurricanes, after more than a century, Egmont Key’s harbor pilots might no longer have a presence on the island. But USF’s Access 3D Lab has memorialized the historic village through 3D scans.
March 17, 2025Community Partnerships
USF In The News
New York Times: Can a new college football stadium buy a seat at the table? Inside USF's $340 million bet
March 18, 2025
WUSF: Research at USF reveals possible cause behind sargassum blooms on Florida beaches
March 14, 2025
Tampa Bay Business Journal: USF ranks among the nation's top innovators for new patents
March 12, 2025
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.