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Leaders of USF and the Global Virus Network cutting the ceremonial ribbon.

Global Virus Network opens International Headquarters at University of South Florida

The GVN marked the opening of its International Headquarters at the USF Institute for Translational Virology and Innovation, formalizing a strategic partnership.

March 9, 2026Events

Sampling rosette with gray sampling bottles at left, the ship’s rail at lower right, and the face of the ice shelf in the background. Credit: Rob Sherrell

New evidence challenges prevailing assumptions about melting ice shelves suppling iron

The research involved a cruise to the Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica to collect melting glacial water at the source.

March 6, 2026Faculty & Staff

doctor inserting needle

HPV vaccine success in Panama reveals new questions about cervical cancer mortality

Researchers from the COPH are examining how vaccination, screening and health system factors are shaping cervical cancer trends in Panama, offering new insights into progress toward eliminating the disease.

March 6, 2026Faculty & Staff

Dr. George Philippidis and Dr. Moez Limayem

CGS student and scholar recognized at USF’s Fulbright celebration

Dean Philippidis greets the new USF President Limayem at the Fulbright Breakfast, where PCGS student and Fulbright scholar Tasnim Diana was recognized.

March 5, 2026Events, Scholars

Three people smiling wearing USF shirts and the middle person holding a volleyball with a green background

Meet the women making history during inaugural season of USF beach volleyball

USF's new beach volleyball team is off to a successful start during its inaugural season thanks to coach Pri Piantadosi-Lima and star players like Josie Sek and Zoey Mitchell.

March 4, 2026Faculty & Staff, Global Networks

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USF celebrates faculty and international scholars at Fulbright Breakfast

The University of South Florida celebrated its Fulbright faculty, administrators, and international scholars at the 2026 Fulbright Awards & Celebration at the Judy Genshaft Honors College. The ceremony not only recognized the vital role international exchange plays in shaping global learning and deepening cross-cultural understanding.

March 4, 2026Events, Faculty & Staff, Scholars

Ken Hamner speaks

USF professor delivers Rome keynote, expands space economy courses

A USF Muma College of Business professor took the global stage in Rome to spotlight the fast-growing space economy, and he’s bringing that international insight straight into a one-of-a-kind course in Tampa. Discover how USF is preparing students for what he calls “mankind's most consequential frontier.”

March 2, 2026Faculty & Staff

Sirinandini Amperayani and Sakshi Wagh in front of a poster board of research

SWIRL student scholars present at the Florida Undergraduate Research Leadership Summit

Sirinandini Amperayani and Sakshi Wagh led a workshop on the experiences of South Asian immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence.

March 2, 2026Events, Students

Chersia dancing with other dancers in the background

Dancing defiance: USFSM student Natalia Chersia brings WWII resistance fighter Nancy Wake to life on the stage

When dancer and USF Sarasota-Manatee student Natalia Chersia steps onto the stage as Nancy Wake in Women of Resistance, she takes on the life of a history-making woman who was shaped by war, courage, and loss.

February 26, 2026Students

Nico Lavaud poses next to an ocean shore in Senegal.

Nico Lavaud’s Boren Scholar experience in Senegal

From a summer classroom in Gainesville to the beaches of Dakar, USF College of Arts and Sciences and Judy Genshaft Honors College student Nico Lavaud shares his firsthand account of receiving the Boren Scholarship to study French for two semesters through the African Flagship Languages Initiative.

February 23, 2026Scholars

Ivanesciuc and former USF President Rhea Law

USF Alum finds success 6,000 miles from home

A few months after he graduated from USF with degrees from the Department of Economics, the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies and the Judy Genshaft Honors College, Matheus Ivanesciuc stepped boldly into a career over 6,000 miles from his childhood home in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

February 23, 2026Alumni

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CBCS faculty visit mental health program pilot in Lima, Peru

Jerome Galea, PhD, and Amber Gum, PhD, conducted a site visit with the nonprofit organization Partners In Health, known locally as Socios En Salud.

February 19, 2026Faculty & Staff

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