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<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>News Feed</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/business/news/</link><description>Recent posts from News</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:19:44 -04:00</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>OmniUpdate (OU Publish)</generator><item><title>Amgen STEM camp partnership brings 152 young entrepreneurs to USF</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/business/news/2026/08-10-2026-amgen-camp.aspx</link><description>Amgen and USF’s Nault Center for Entrepreneurship brought Tampa Bay high school students together for four days of STEM, innovation and entrepreneurship. 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Four bold ideas. See how the Hafer THRIVE program awarded $25,000 to help USF student founders turn personal experiences into startups with the potential to make a real-world impact.</description><author>Alexis Walsh</author><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:06:44 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/business/news/images/2026/thrive-thumbnail-july-2026.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>THRIVE doles out $25,000 to support four student entrepreneurs</media:title><media:description>Four student entrepreneurs. Four bold ideas. 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The hands-on approach is producing award-winning results for both students and Tampa Bay companies.</description><author>Alexis Walsh</author><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:03:22 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/business/news/images/2026/listing-image-image-jim-taylor.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF entrepreneurship faculty coaches students to sweet success</media:title><media:description>A USF entrepreneurship faculty member is earning regional recognition by giving students a chance to solve real business challenges instead of hypothetical ones. 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New research examines how political outsiders responded to the 2020 pandemic and 2008 financial crisis.</description><author>Alexis Walsh</author><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:51:44 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/business/news/images/2026/07-02-crisis-usf-research-study-outsiders-listing.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>In times of crisis: New USF research reveals whether being a political outsider helps or hurts</media:title><media:description>Whether an institutional outsider sinks or swims in a crisis isn't about who they are, but about the conditions they face. 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One USF student saw something more — and built a growing venture around it.</description><author>Alexis Walsh</author><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:19:01 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/business/news/images/2026/melina-korovessi-thumbnail-image.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Student spotlight: Melina Korovessi turns bottle caps into business opportunities</media:title><media:description>Most people throw away bottle caps without a second thought. 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