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USF receives its largest gift ever for the College of Design, Art and Performance
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
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 International Business Forum explores the promise and peril of AI
Leading thinkers in technology, trade and key industries gathered with an audience of more than 250 to contemplate the many ways artificial intelligence will shape the future.
March 19, 2025Cyber/AI
New collaboration to unlock potential of disengaged youth and expand local workforce
More than 12 percent of young people aged 15 to 24 in Pinellas County are no longer in school or working. A collaboration involving USF researchers will connect with disengaged youth to establish pathways into the workforce.
March 18, 2025Community Partnerships, Research 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 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
USF researchers identify ‘tipping point’ that caused sargassum invasion in the Caribbean
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model at the University of South Florida demonstrates that the algae was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.
March 13, 2025Research and Innovation
USF women's basketball scores AAC conference championship
The team defeated Rice University, winning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. USF women's basketball is the second team in conference history to win multiple tournament titles.
March 13, 2025USF Athletics
USF ranks among top 20 public universities for new patents
Based on the 82 new patents secured in 2024, USF is 16th among U.S. public research universities, 26th among all American public or private universities and 38th among universities worldwide.
March 11, 2025Research and Innovation
Driving change: USF Mo-Bull Nurse Medical Clinic delivers healthcare across Tampa Bay
The USF Health College of Nursing's medical clinic on wheels is a state-of-the-art mobile unit providing healthcare needs to communities throughout Tampa Bay while educating the next generation of nurses.
March 11, 2025Community Partnerships, USF Health
Historic $40M gift establishes Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing at USF, solidifying Tampa Bay as “Cyber Bay”
The nation’s first named college dedicated to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity will drive workforce development, national security and economic growth.
March 11, 2025Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, Student Success, USF Foundation, University News
From first-generation student to future pediatrician, meet USF’s Julio Blanco III
Julio Blanco is the first in his family to attend college. Joining USF was a monumental feat given the adversity he faced growing up, which included periods of homelessness and his family facing financial hardship. But he never let that get in the way of achieving his dreams.
March 7, 2025Student Success