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Helping community college students take the road to a four-year degree
A new and inspiring project to help rural, non-traditional Polk State College students attain an Associate of Arts degree at PSC and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering at USF's Tampa campus recently received a $3 million National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics grant.
October 1, 2020Research and Innovation
The University of South Florida ranks #2 nationally for undergraduate students earning the Peace Corps Prep certificate
In collaboration with the U.S. Peace Corps, the University of South Florida awarded 49 Prep certificates to the graduating class of 2020. Currently more than 200 students are enrolled in the USF Peace Corps Prep program across the university’s three campuses.
September 30, 2020University News
USF researchers win $1 million EPA grant to prevent and treat harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a team of engineers and geoscientists at USF a $1 million grant to research new methods for preventing and controlling harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Okeechobee.
September 30, 2020Research and Innovation
Dinosaur feather study debunked
A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered does belong to the iconic Archaeopteryx, a bird-like dinosaur named in Germany on this day in 1861.
September 30, 2020Research and Innovation
USF-developed technology named semi-finalist for XPRIZE in COVID-19 testing
A USF interdisciplinary team is working to develop an inexpensive and non-invasive “electronic nose” that can detect virus in an infected person.
September 28, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
USF researchers find death counts fail to capture full mortality effects of COVID-19
More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. Some argue that statistic is inaccurate due to inconsistencies in how deaths are being reported. But researchers from the University of South Florida claim that even if those deaths have been correctly measured, the number doesn’t fully convey the true mortality effects of COVID-19.
September 23, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Study investigates hurricane evacuations in the era of COVID-19
The 2020 hurricane season is breaking records with 23 named storms, and more are projected to develop over the next few weeks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts there will be as many as 25 by the time the season ends. Researchers say this extremely active forecast is especially troublesome due to the compounding risks of COVID-19.
September 21, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Ten USF students selected as Millennium Fellows
USF among only 26 American universities and 80 campuses worldwide to host 2020 Millennium Fellow cohorts.
September 18, 2020Honors and Awards, University News
International companies to manufacture USF technology that addresses global sanitation concerns
Agreements coincide with USF civil and environmental engineering Professor Daniel Yeh’s team being named a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity Award from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
September 17, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
Mercury concentrations in Yukon River fish could surpass EPA Criterion by 2050 due to thawing permafrost
The concentration of mercury in fish in Alaska’s Yukon River may exceed EPA mercury criterion by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are not constrained, according to a new scientific research paper co-authored by a professor at the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus.
September 17, 2020Research and Innovation
National TV commercial highlights USF’s thriving research
A new national TV commercial produced by the University of South Florida is now airing during American Athletic Conference football games. The ad features researchers involved in two high-profile projects and a USF student as the voiceover talent.
September 15, 2020University News
University of South Florida is America’s fastest-rising university, according to U.S. News and World Report
For the second consecutive year, U.S. News ranks USF among nation’s top 50 public universities.
September 14, 2020Honors and Awards, University News