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USF engineers invent ultra-fast manufacturing technology
A team of engineers at the University of South Florida has invented new technology that could forever change the manufacturing of wearable, electronic sensors.
November 1, 2021Research and Innovation
USF World announces a refresh of global engagement activities beginning with International Education Month
“Strengthened by Diversity,” is the leading motto of USF World, the University of South Florida's leader in global engagement and relations. In celebration of that diversity, and in setting the stage for global opportunities, International Education Month (IEM) will kick off next week – on November 1.
October 29, 2021Campus Life
USF celebrates Homecoming Week Oct. 31-Nov. 6
The University of South Florida invites the Tampa Bay area community to join students, alumni, faculty and staff as the university celebrates its Bull pride during Homecoming Week, Oct. 31-Nov. 6. The week features dozens of events happening in-person across all campuses, including a concert, carnival, talent show, parade and the USF football game on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium.
October 28, 2021Campus Life
Efforts under way to assist the critical local nursing shortage through USF Health College of Nursing and Sarasota Memorial Hospital collaboration
The USF Health College of Nursing, in collaboration with Sarasota Memorial Hospital, will soon launch a program to address the critical workforce shortage due to nurses leaving the profession in record numbers.
October 27, 2021COVID-19, USF Health, University News
USF center director lands historic $8.5 million arts learning grant
Denise Davis-Cotton, director of the University of South Florida’s Center for Partnerships in Arts Integrated Teaching, has been named principal investigator of an $8.5 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen arts educational programming in the nation’s educational system.
October 18, 2021University News
USF launches initiative to enhance Latino student success, impact in the Hispanic community
The University of South Florida today announced the creation of a task force to build on the university’s commitment to Latino student access and success.
October 14, 2021University News
Muma College of Business, TGH partner on innovative new people development institute
USF’s Muma College of Business and Tampa General Hospital today announced the launch of a groundbreaking initiative to provide critical people skills to hospital staff ranging from top-shelf surgeons to valets.
October 13, 2021University News
USF coral researcher joins with international colleagues in identifying better ways to save the world’s reefs
In the race to save the world’s fragile corals from climate change and disease, USF Department of Integrative Biology Assistant Professor John Parkinson is among an international group of scientists looking for better ways to restore damaged reefs. In new research published Tuesday in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, the team makes its case for nature-based approaches that give coral colonies a boost in their fight to survive warming seas.
October 12, 2021Research and Innovation
USF-led team awarded NSF grant to link the green and blue economies
USF engineers and marine scientists will work with blue-green “frontline” communities to co-develop a platform for exchanging information that improves public health, environmental quality and the economy.
October 8, 2021Research and Innovation
Despite ongoing global disruptions, USF graduates are very much in demand for supply chain jobs
Worldwide global supply chain issues have become an invaluable lesson for USF students pursuing careers in the field. Monica Singleton, executive director of the Monica Wooden Center for Supply Chain Management & Sustainability discusses these pandemic-induced disruptions and their effects during the latest episode of Inside USF: The Podcast.
October 8, 2021University News
Celebrating 30 years of the USF Latino Scholarship Program at USF
Founded in 1992 by generous members of the Latino community, the Latino Scholarship Program creates pathways to higher education for Latinx students and provides them with tools for success upon graduation. Since its inception, LSP has awarded more than $4.2 million to over 600 graduates. With nearly 70 endowed and annual scholarships, the program currently supports more than 40 new and 100 returning students.
October 7, 2021University News
Smithsonian curates history of hip-hop and rap with help from USF communications expert
Aisha Durham, associate professor of communications at the University of South Florida, was part of a group of advisers chosen by the Smithsonian Institution to curate its first multimedia hip-hop collection. The recently released Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap chronicles 40 years of hip-hop and rap music and the development of the localized culture as it emerged out of the Bronx into a global sensation.
October 7, 2021University News