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From classroom to command: USF student helping shape the future of national security
For May Birch, national security isn’t just a field of study—it’s a calling rooted in family, shaped by mentors and propelled by student leadership.
June 9, 2025Student Success
USF researcher recording oral histories of those impacted by 2024 hurricane season
The Hurricane Histories project will feature the experiences of those impacted across Tampa Bay, helping preserve their stories of loss, transformation and hope.
June 3, 2025Research and Innovation
How do Floridians perceive AI in mental health and health care?
During Mental Health Awareness Month, USF and FAU researchers release results from a statewide public opinion survey that measures mental health experiences and attitudes toward the use of artificial intelligence in health care.
May 21, 2025Research and Innovation
How USF hurricane experts are helping improve evacuation procedures across Tampa Bay
As hurricane season approaches, researchers at the University of South Florida are turning to the public to help government agencies improve emergency communication and evacuation strategies. They want to know how residents heeded warnings ahead of hurricanes Helene and Milton.
May 19, 2025Research and Innovation
Behind the horns: Meet the USF students who were Rocky D. Bull
For years, they hid in plain sight, lifting spirits and energizing crowds as the university’s beloved mascot, Rocky D. Bull. Now that they’ve graduated, three Rockys are allowed to take off the mask and share what it’s really like to be the face of USF.
May 12, 2025Student Success, USF Athletics
USF siblings bring TEDx back to Tampa, inspire with ‘Lift As You Climb’ theme
USF siblings Harikrishna and Krishna Patel curated a TEDx Talk at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Their effort, shaped in part by unexpected leadership roles on a global stage, received support from a team of 50, half of whom were USF students and alumni.
May 5, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, USF in the News
Tammy and Bennett Moscato
Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended USF together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.
May 2, 2025Student Success
Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? USF mycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fiction
HBO’s The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A USF microbiology professor explains what’s fact and what’s fiction.
May 1, 2025Research and Innovation
USF study finds opioid control policies may reduce domestic violence
The research suggests a correlation between opioid misuse and domestic violence, offering broader public health implications beyond addiction.
April 23, 2025Research and Innovation
What rattlesnake venom can teach us about evolution
USF researchers find that island snakes adapt their venom in surprising ways, offering new clues about how animals evolve in changing environments.
April 23, 2025Research and Innovation
USF composting initiative to reduce food waste and support urban agriculture in St. Petersburg
A new partnership between USF and the city of St. Petersburg will bring an industrial-sized composter to campus, with the goal of reducing tons of food waste from landfills and creating compost for community gardens and urban farms.
April 21, 2025Community Partnerships
USF Brewing Arts Program helps professionals tap into new careers
Nearly two dozen students received their certificates of completion for the USF Brewing Arts program. It’s a collaboration between the College of Arts and Sciences, Muma College of Business and local and national breweries.
April 4, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success