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USF engineering research team tackles America’s hidden sanitation crisis with breakthrough wastewater technology

Daniel Yeh and the Honu Hub team are working on delivering a certified, industry-ready product with support from a $5 million NSF award.

December 2, 2025Faculty & Staff

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Courage in action: How international student Grace Katunzi turned her vision into reality through the hospitality and visionary voices series

As President of USF’s Hospitality & Tourism Student Club— Grace Katunzi has already made a remarkable impact. Her passion for hospitality and tourism is sure to carry her far. Katunzi is a current master’s student in Tourism and Hospitality, coming to USF after growing up in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania.

December 1, 2025Students

Betty Cappa, President of the French-American Business Council of West Florida, led the panel featuring French Consul General in Miami Raphaël Trapp (center) and 15th Street Farm founder Emmanuel Roux.

USF French Business Forum explores food as medicine from a multitude of perspectives

At the recent Second Annual USF French Business Forum, experts looked both inward and outward into our relationship with food. Exploring how our individual health and well-being depend on the food we eat, the way we grow it, and how it’s distributed in the community.

November 26, 2025Events, Global Networks

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Bringing the world to USF: Cultural Exchange event kicks off International Education Month

The FAO lobby was transformed into a lively showcase of global cultures during the annual Cultural Exchange Event on November 13th, the International Student Support (ISS) team at USF World kicking off International Education Month with a vibrant celebration.

November 25, 2025Events, Students

Jaiden Brick, Hannah Kirschenmann, Jade Fei, and Krystal Walford working on their proposal for the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program competition, a national competition allowing groups of interdisciplinary students to combine their areas of expertise. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

USF students compete to launch experiments aboard the International Space Station

More than 3,700 students across North America competed to design experiments bound for the International Space Station through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). This year, USF students joined the competition for the first time, rising to the challenge and uniting to bring their innovation into orbit.

November 24, 2025Students

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USF social work students contribute to global collaboration at 2025 Interprofessional Education Day

The 2025 Interprofessional Education (IPE) Day brought vibrant energy to the Marshall Student Center on Nov. 12, drawing more than 1,200 students, faculty, and international partners together for a day focused on teamwork, communication, and solving real-world health challenges.

November 21, 2025Students

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Political science professor leverages Fulbright appointment to build bridges through civic education

Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan used her Fulbright appointment in Uganda to help launch a new U.S. studies center and strengthen communities at home and abroad through civic and political science education.

November 21, 2025Faculty & Staff

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

New study suggests accounting, not aliens, explains Peru’s mysterious ‘Band of Holes’

New research published in Antiquity reveals the first scientific evidence that Peru’s puzzling “Band of Holes” — once featured in Ancient Aliens — was part of a sophisticated Indigenous network for storing and recording goods.

November 18, 2025Faculty & Staff

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New study suggests accounting, not aliens, explains Peru’s mysterious ‘Band of Holes’

New research published in Antiquity reveals the first scientific evidence that Peru’s puzzling “Band of Holes” — once featured in Ancient Aliens — was part of a sophisticated Indigenous network for storing and recording goods.

November 18, 2025Faculty & Staff

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USF’s Dr. Heewon Gray elected vice president of leading international nutrition education society

Dr. Heewon Gray has been elected vice president of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB). The international organization represents nutrition educators, researchers and practitioners committed to advancing evidence-based nutrition education and health promotion worldwide.

November 7, 2025Faculty & Staff

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“A Full-Circle Journey:” USF Global Alumna Corinne Swainger reflects on her professional journey after reconnecting with her USF Roots

With 25 years of expertise as a medical writer and the founder of MedQuill Ltd—a medical copywriting and editing consultancy based in Greater London—Corinne Swainger is devoted to connecting life sciences to real people. Learn more about Swainger's journey from USF to her career.

November 1, 2025Alumni, Global Networks

USF cybersecurity study abroad programs are growing

USF cybersecurity, computing study abroad programs are growing

Student participation has increased 36% year-over-year from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 year. And now a new program in Barranquilla, Colombia and hosted at the Universidad del Norte, is slated for the summer semester in 2026 and will focus on computer science and information security.

October 30, 2025Students

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