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USF advances national security research, becoming first in Florida to implement new secure cloud infrastructure powered by Amazon Web Services

The new secure cloud infrastructure will expand defense and aerospace-focused research, accelerate technology development and prepare students for careers supporting national security.

June 30, 2026Community Partnerships, Cyber/AI, University News

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USF Health study shows promise of non-surgical treatment for slipped discs

USF Health researchers highlight non-invasive spinal treatment option for patients with cervical disc injuries.

June 30, 2026Research and Innovation, USF Health

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

USF’s soccer stadium has a direct link to the Declaration of Independence

A $1.5 million gift from Dick and Cornelia Corbett not only reshaped USF’s soccer stadium but also tied the university to a legacy of American patriotism rooted in a Declaration of Independence signer.

June 29, 2026Features

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USF receives $1.5 million gift from ReliaQuest to advance AI and cybersecurity education

The gift will help establish the Bellini college’s first-ever endowed professorship and create a new study track within the ReliaQuest Labs program focused on artificial intelligence-supported software engineering.

June 25, 2026USF Foundation

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USF research highlights inconsistencies in state laws on adolescent consent after sexual assault

USF Professor Katherine Drabiak’s new research explores how consent laws for adolescent sexual assault care vary across all 50 states.

June 24, 2026Research and Innovation, USF Health

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

New USF study reveals the hidden toll of financial sextortion on teenage boys and men

A new USF study examines the growing threat of financial sextortion among men and boys. The research explores why males are increasingly targeted, the psychological and financial impacts of victimization and the warning signs and prevention strategies people can use to protect themselves online.

June 22, 2026Research and Innovation

Rocky at USF football.

Being Rocky: USF alumni reflect on life inside the suit

Mascots are vital to a university’s identity and culture, impacting athletics, student life and much more. Being a mascot also impacts the student behind the suit. On National Mascot Day, USF celebrates the many students who have been Rocky D. Bull over the years.

June 17, 2026Features

Janice Zgibor and text that welcomes her to the Taneja College of Pharmacy

USF names new dean of the Taneja College of Pharmacy

A pharmacist and epidemiologist, Zgibor has served at USF for more than a decade and brings over 20 years of academic leadership experience to the role.She will become just the second permanent dean of the college.

June 17, 2026USF Health, University News

President Moez Limayem and BOT Chair Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin selected to serve as USF Board of Trustees chair

The board unanimously elected Mike Griffin to serve a two-year term and elected longtime community leader and Trustee Oscar Horton as vice chair.

June 17, 2026University News

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

USF football wide receiver uses NIL earnings to bring clean water to Nigeria

Inspired by stories of his parents’ childhood in Nigeria, USF football player Mudia Reuben founded the Nigeria Water Project, using donations and NIL earnings to help drill six wells in villages lacking reliable access to clean water.

June 17, 2026Student Success

Jenifer Jasinski Schneider in a classroom

USF names new dean for the College of Education

Jenifer Jasinski Schneider brings a distinguished record of leadership, research and service focused on literacy, creativity and student success.

June 16, 2026University News

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USF Health secures new funding to advance research on promising liver cancer drug

Amid rising liver cancer rates linked to alcohol and metabolic disease, USF Health is advancing research on a drug that could work alongside GLP-1 therapies.

June 15, 2026Research and Innovation, USF Health

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