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<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>USF News Feed</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/</link><description>Recent posts from USF News</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:56:06 -04:00</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>OmniUpdate (OU Publish)</generator><item><title>Honors student saves a life as living organ donor</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/honors/news/2024/honors-student-profile-aiden-jaskolka-brown.aspx</link><description>Beyond remarkable acts of selflessness, Jaskolka-Brown is an impressive student in his own right.</description><author>External Article</author><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:12:18 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2024/honors-student-saves-a-life-as-living-organ-donor/bb-livingorgandonor-listing.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Honors student saves a life as living organ donor</media:title><media:description>Beyond remarkable acts of selflessness, Jaskolka-Brown is an impressive student in his own right.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2024/honors-student-saves-a-life-as-living-organ-donor/bb-livingorgandonor-listing.jpg" /><media:keywords>Honors Student Saves a Life as Living Organ Donor</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/honors/news/2024/honors-student-profile-aiden-jaskolka-brown.aspx</guid><categories>Student Success</categories><tags>Boundless Bulls,Honors College,MyUSF</tags></item><item><title>Cayla Lanier pays it forward in the Judy Genshaft Honors College</title><link>https://www.sarasotamanatee.usf.edu/news/2023/boundless-bull-cayla-lanier.aspx</link><description>A graduate of the college, herself, Lanier’s passion for mentorship and fostering curiosity both in and out of the classroom is what brought her back to USF in 2008 and continues to motivate her to create engaging programs for students at USF and beyond.</description><author>External Article</author><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:26:19 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2023/cayla-lanier-pays-it-forward-in-the-judy-genshaft-honors-college/bb-cayla-newlisting.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Cayla Lanier pays it forward in the Judy Genshaft Honors College</media:title><media:description>A graduate of the college, herself, Lanier’s passion for mentorship and fostering curiosity both in and out of the classroom is what brought her back to USF in 2008 and continues to motivate her to create engaging programs for students at USF and beyond.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2023/cayla-lanier-pays-it-forward-in-the-judy-genshaft-honors-college/bb-cayla-newlisting.jpg" /><media:keywords>Cayla Lanier pays it forward in the Judy Genshaft Honors College</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.sarasotamanatee.usf.edu/news/2023/boundless-bull-cayla-lanier.aspx</guid><categories>Campus Life,Student Success</categories><tags>Alumni,Boundless Bulls,Honors College,USF Sarasota-Manatee</tags></item><item><title>Honeybees save USF student from allergies, now he’s returning the favor</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2023/honeybees-save-usf-student-from-allergies-now-hes-returning-the-favor.aspx</link><description>Kobe Phillips developed a passion for honeybees after finding relief from his severe allergies by eating honey. At USF, Phillips is working on creating pollinator habitats using bio receptive sculptures and he plans to attend graduate school to focus on further developing these designs.</description><author></author><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:46:14 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2023/honeybees-save-usf-student-from-allergies-now-hes-returning-the-favor/bb-kobe-newlisting.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Honeybees save USF student from allergies, now he’s returning the favor</media:title><media:description>Kobe Phillips developed a passion for honeybees after finding relief from his severe allergies by eating honey. At USF, Phillips is working on creating pollinator habitats using bio receptive sculptures and he plans to attend graduate school to focus on further developing these designs.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2023/honeybees-save-usf-student-from-allergies-now-hes-returning-the-favor/bb-kobe-newlisting.jpg" /><media:keywords>Honeybees save USF student from allergies, now he’s returning the favor</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2023/honeybees-save-usf-student-from-allergies-now-hes-returning-the-favor.aspx</guid><categories>Student Success</categories><tags>Boundless Bulls,College of Arts and Sciences,Honors College,Torie Doll</tags></item><item><title>USF alumna blends medicine, adventure and global service in her work at USF Health</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2023/usf-alumna-blends-medicine-adventure-and-global-service-in-her-work-at-usf-health.aspx</link><description>Asa Oxner, a two-time graduate of USF, focuses her work on helping vulnerable patients, particularly those experiencing homelessness and addiction, both locally and internationally.</description><author></author><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 16:43:32 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2023/usf-alumna-blends-medicine-adventure-and-global-service-in-her-work-at-usf-health/bb-asa-newlisting.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF alumna blends medicine, adventure and global service in her work at USF Health</media:title><media:description>Asa Oxner, a two-time graduate of USF, focuses her work on helping vulnerable patients, particularly those experiencing homelessness and addiction, both locally and internationally.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2023/usf-alumna-blends-medicine-adventure-and-global-service-in-her-work-at-usf-health/bb-asa-newlisting.jpg" /><media:keywords>USF alumna blends medicine, adventure and global service in her work at USF Health</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2023/usf-alumna-blends-medicine-adventure-and-global-service-in-her-work-at-usf-health.aspx</guid><categories>Student Success,USF Health</categories><tags>Alumni,Boundless Bulls,Honors College,USF Health Morsani College of Medicine</tags></item><item><title>Ryan Shargo is cultivating dreams of medicine at USF</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2022/ryan-shargo-is-cultivating-dreams-of-medicine-at-usf.aspx</link><description>Ryan Shargo has taken advantage of many opportunities at USF. As an incoming freshman, he started his academic journey through the summer Academic and Cultural Engagement Program, in which he traveled to Costa Rica. Shargo later travelled to the Dominican Republic thanks to his Genshaft Global Presidential Scholarship.</description><author></author><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:09:17 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2022/ryan-shargo-is-cultivating-dreams-of-medicine-at-usf/bb-ryan-newlisting.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Ryan Shargo is cultivating dreams of medicine at USF</media:title><media:description>Ryan Shargo has taken advantage of many opportunities at USF. As an incoming freshman, he started his academic journey through the summer Academic and Cultural Engagement Program, in which he traveled to Costa Rica. Shargo later travelled to the Dominican Republic thanks to his Genshaft Global Presidential Scholarship.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2022/ryan-shargo-is-cultivating-dreams-of-medicine-at-usf/bb-ryan-newlisting.jpg" /><media:keywords>Ryan Shargo is cultivating dreams of medicine at USF</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2022/ryan-shargo-is-cultivating-dreams-of-medicine-at-usf.aspx</guid><categories>Student Success</categories><tags>Boundless Bulls,College of Arts and Sciences,Honors College,Sandra C. Roa</tags></item><item><title>USF Provost's Scholar Meghana Nelluri excels with double major and prestigious Deloitte internship</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2021/usf-provosts-scholar-meghana-nelluri-excels-with-double-major-and-prestigious-deloitte-internship.aspx</link><description>As a first-generation American, Meghana Nelluri has tried to take advantage of every opportunity at USF.</description><author></author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:20:23 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2021/usf-provosts-scholar-meghana-nelluri-excels-with-double-major-and-prestigious-deloitte-internship/bb-meghana-newlisting.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF Provost's Scholar Meghana Nelluri excels with double major and prestigious Deloitte internship</media:title><media:description>As a first-generation American, Meghana Nelluri has tried to take advantage of every opportunity at USF.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2021/usf-provosts-scholar-meghana-nelluri-excels-with-double-major-and-prestigious-deloitte-internship/bb-meghana-newlisting.jpg" /><media:keywords>USF Provost's Scholar Meghana Nelluri excels with double major and prestigious Deloitte internship</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2021/usf-provosts-scholar-meghana-nelluri-excels-with-double-major-and-prestigious-deloitte-internship.aspx</guid><categories>Student Success</categories><tags>Boundless Bulls,Honors College,Muma College of Business</tags></item><item><title>Ten USF students selected as Millennium Fellows</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2020/ten-usf-students-selected-as-millennium-fellows.aspx</link><description>USF among only 26 American universities and 80 campuses worldwide to host 2020 Millennium Fellow cohorts.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2020/ten-usf-students-selected-as-millennium-fellows/millenium-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Ten USF students selected as Millennium Fellows</media:title><media:description>USF among only 26 American universities and 80 campuses worldwide to host 2020 Millennium Fellow cohorts.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2020/ten-usf-students-selected-as-millennium-fellows/millenium-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>The Millennium Fellowship logo</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2020/ten-usf-students-selected-as-millennium-fellows.aspx</guid><categories>Honors and Awards,University News</categories><tags>Honors College</tags></item><item><title>USF President Makes Historic Gift, Donating $20 Million to Establish the Judy Genshaft Honors College</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2019/usf-system-president-makes-historic-gift-university.aspx</link><description>The University of South Florida System has flourished under President Judy Genshaft. Now, she continues her transformational leadership – this time through a historic gift. President Genshaft and her husband, Steve Greenbaum, have donated $20 million to the USF Foundation. This marks one of the largest gifts ever made to USF.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2019/usf-system-president-makes-historic-gift-university/webfixsmall.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF President Makes Historic Gift, Donating $20 Million to Establish the Judy Genshaft Honors College</media:title><media:description>The University of South Florida System has flourished under President Judy Genshaft. Now, she continues her transformational leadership – this time through a historic gift. President Genshaft and her husband, Steve Greenbaum, have donated $20 million to the USF Foundation. This marks one of the largest gifts ever made to USF.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2019/usf-system-president-makes-historic-gift-university/webfixsmall.jpg" /><media:keywords>President Judy Genshaft and her husband, Steve Greenbaum, with others at the event honoring her historic gift. </media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2019/usf-system-president-makes-historic-gift-university.aspx</guid><categories>University News</categories><tags>Honors College,President Judy Genshaft,USF Foundation</tags></item><item><title>USF Students Earn Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2019/usf-students-earn-prestigious-goldwater-scholarship.aspx</link><description>Two USF Honors College students, Keller Blackwell and Willie McClinton, have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2019, chosen out of nearly 1,300 students nationally who were nominated through a highly selective process.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 14:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2019/usf-students-earn-prestigious-goldwater-scholarship/goldwater-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF Students Earn Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship</media:title><media:description>Two USF Honors College students, Keller Blackwell and Willie McClinton, have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2019, chosen out of nearly 1,300 students nationally who were nominated through a highly selective process.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2019/usf-students-earn-prestigious-goldwater-scholarship/goldwater-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>USF students and Goldwater Scholarship recipients Keller Blackwell and Willie McClinton.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2019/usf-students-earn-prestigious-goldwater-scholarship.aspx</guid><categories>Honors and Awards,University News</categories><tags>Goldwater Scholarship,Honors College</tags></item><item><title>USF Prepares Young Scholars for Postgraduate Studies at Oxford</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2018/usf-prepares-young-scholars-for-postgraduate-studies-oxford.aspx</link><description>With the generous support of Frost Scholarships, several USF Honors College graduates will begin master's programs at prestigious Oxford University this fall.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2018/usf-prepares-young-scholars-for-postgraduate-studies-oxford/scholars-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF Prepares Young Scholars for Postgraduate Studies at Oxford</media:title><media:description>With the generous support of Frost Scholarships, several USF Honors College graduates will begin master's programs at prestigious Oxford University this fall.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2018/usf-prepares-young-scholars-for-postgraduate-studies-oxford/scholars-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>From left, new USF alumni Alejandro Navas, Janine DeBlasi, Justin Doherty and Kayla Li will continue their education at Oxford this fall, having earned full-ride scholarships for graduate study at the world's second oldest university. Navas, DeBlasi and Doherty were awarded Frost Scholarships, and Li was awarded the Oxford Medical Sciences Graduate School Studentship.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2018/usf-prepares-young-scholars-for-postgraduate-studies-oxford.aspx</guid><categories>University News</categories><tags>Honors College</tags></item><item><title>Four Graduating USF Students Earn Full Scholarships to Study at Oxford</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2018/four-graduating-students-earn-scholarships-oxford.aspx</link><description>Each of the four students has been awarded a full scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2018/four-students-oxford/oxford-students-listing.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Four Graduating USF Students Earn Full Scholarships to Study at Oxford</media:title><media:description>Each of the four students has been awarded a full scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2018/four-students-oxford/oxford-students-listing.jpg" /><media:keywords>Four graduating USF Students holding up bulls hand sign </media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2018/four-graduating-students-earn-scholarships-oxford.aspx</guid><categories>Honors and Awards</categories><tags>Honors College</tags></item><item><title>USF Student Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/news/2018/student-earns-goldwater-scholarship.aspx</link><description>USF Honors College junior Misha Fini has been named a Goldwater Scholar for 2018, chosen out of nearly 1,300 students nationally who were nominated through a highly selective process.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2018/student-earns-goldwater-scholarship/misha-fini.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF Student Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship</media:title><media:description>USF Honors College junior Misha Fini has been named a Goldwater Scholar for 2018, chosen out of nearly 1,300 students nationally who were nominated through a highly selective process.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/images/news/2018/student-earns-goldwater-scholarship/misha-fini.jpg" /><media:keywords>University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/news/2018/student-earns-goldwater-scholarship.aspx</guid><categories>Honors and Awards</categories><tags>Honors College</tags></item></channel></rss>