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USF student interns at Tampa Electric

Tampa Electric internships give USF students real-world experience and strengthen the Tampa Bay community

Tampa Electric Company and the University of South Florida have partnered for more than 30 years to provide internships and co-op opportunities that help students gain real-world experience, develop professional skills and explore career paths.

November 5, 2026Community Partnerships, Student Success

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

How USF’s partnership with Embarc Collective is opening doors for students

USF's partnership with Embarc Collective is giving students hands-on experience with Florida startups, connecting them to paid internships, mentorship and real-world projects ranging from artificial intelligence and robotics to health care innovation and medical technology.

October 29, 2026Community Partnerships, Student Success

Syp founders at the USF athletics field

USF-founded startup tests personalized hydration tracker with student-athletes

USF-founded startup syp is piloting its hydration-monitoring technology with student-athletes. Developed by USF students, the system combines a smart sleeve and a mobile app to deliver personalized hydration insights.

October 20, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Success

USF wound-healing student team

Astronauts to test USF students’ wound-healing research aboard the International Space Station

To improve wound care in microgravity, a team of USF undergraduate students developed a wound-healing hydrogel that will soon be tested in space. Their project is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard the SpaceX CRS-35 mission, which will deliver supplies to the International Space Station as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program.

October 15, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Success

Rendering of Bellini College

USF receives $2 million to create Florida’s first university AI and Cyber Makerspace

The facility will expand hands-on learning and research in secure, trustworthy AI and cybersecurity while supporting interdisciplinary collaboration, industry partnerships and workforce training to help strengthen Tampa Bay’s technology economy and prepare graduates for careers.

October 15, 2026Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, Student Success

Rep. Gus Bilirakis, USF President Moez Limayem and Professor Mark Abdollahian explore the new Security Analysis and Innovation Lab (SAIL).

USF launches national security hub with funding secured by Rep. Gus Bilirakis, expanding partnership with U.S. Central Command

Supported by a $1.63 million appropriation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the new lab brings advanced technology and modeling capabilities to USF’s growing national security research enterprise.

October 13, 2026Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

From dungeon to a destination: USF unveils reimagined Academic Success Center

Following a yearlong renovation, the University of South Florida has transformed its once-cramped “dungeon” Academic Success Center into a bright, collaborative learning hub nearly twice its former size, featuring expanded tutoring, writing and study spaces.

October 13, 2026Student Success

Disney World

USF students build career skills at the magical world of Disney

During the past several years, more USF students are taking advantage of a paid internship program where they live at Walt Disney World Resort to get on-site job training for careers in hospitality, management, performance and more.

October 7, 2026Student Success

Two students with the neutrode

USF inventors make history as university’s first team to advance to National Inventors Hall of Fame’s Collegiate Inventors Competition

A USF student team developed a dry EEG electrode designed to improve patient comfort and brain-signal quality. Now, the three biomedical engineering graduates are the university’s first team to advance to the National Inventors Hall of Fame’s Collegiate Inventors Competition where they’ll showcase their innovation on the national stage.

September 24, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Success

Florida college presidents at the Fuse signing with President Moez Limayem

USF renews Fuse Transfer Program, expanding pathways from Florida colleges to bachelor’s degrees

Fuse allows students who earn their associates degree in specific majors at a participating community or state college to transfer to USF and complete a bachelor’s degree in two years.

September 21, 2026Community Partnerships, Student Success, University News

Interns pose at Four Winds IT

USF internships turn into careers at Tampa Bay tech company

Nearly 9 in 10 employees at Four Winds IT started as interns. See how the Sarasota tech company’s internship program is turning emerging talent into its next generation of employees.

September 16, 2026Community Partnerships, Student Success

Mankar Vivek walks on stage

The professor in the green jacket: A chance encounter that changed the life of a USF alum

Vivek Mankar almost didn’t attend a USF information session that changed the trajectory of his career. Years later, he shares how deeply that experience shaped who he is today.

September 15, 2026Student Success

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