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USF World honors nine Global Excellence Awardees
Nine awardees from an array of disciplines were honored at the annual ceremony held on April 15, which celebrated achievements in internationally focused education, research, and innovation for 2023 and 2024. Read about the winners and their accomplishments.
April 24, 2025Events, Faculty & Staff
USF engineering professor Yogi Goswami headlines Cayman Islands sustainability conference
Distinguished University Professor and Florida Inventors Hall of Fame inductee Yogi Goswami is one of the world’s leading experts on clean energy and sustainability. Goswami was recently featured as the keynote speaker for the University College of the Cayman Islands symposium, highlighting efforts to create a more sustainable future.
April 24, 2025Events, Faculty & Staff
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, 2025Faculty & Staff
USF Honors capstone empowers students to strengthen disaster resilience abroad
University of South Florida Honors students Alison Frate and Abigail Brake gained real-world consulting experience through Dr. Gregory Smogard’s Global Consulting capstone course, working with their team to support an international company in strengthening disaster resilience efforts in the Philippines.
April 9, 2025Faculty & Staff, Students
‘The Rising Tides Podcast’ explores cutting-edge ocean technologies in marine science
Designed for ocean experts and general audiences alike, “The Rising Tides Podcast” invites oceanographers to discuss their ground-breaking research through one-on-one conversations.
April 2, 2025Faculty & Staff
USF physical education program to host 2025 AIESEP International Conference
The conference will feature presentations from leaders in physical education around the globe, bringing industry-leading knowledge and practice to campus.
March 19, 2025Events, Faculty & Staff
Researchers identify ‘tipping point’ that caused Sargassum inundations in the Caribbean
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.
March 13, 2025Faculty & Staff
USF Libraries curator helped document the earliest human habitation of a tropical rainforest zone in Ivory Coast
New evidence now shows that humans lived in west Africa’s rainforests by at least 150 thousand years ago. Read more about the USF library's curator and their findings.
February 27, 2025Faculty & Staff
USF is a top producer for Fulbright Scholars
The University of South Florida is again a top producer nationally for the highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. USF is ranked No. 6 for the 2024-25 academic year – the ninth time over the last decade to be named in the top 10. Learn more about the program and awards.
February 25, 2025Accolades, Faculty & Staff, Scholars, Students
Institute for Digital Exploration makes history tangible
For students involved in the Institute for Digital Exploration, learning extends oceans beyond the traditional classroom.
February 24, 2025Faculty & Staff, Students
USF Professor Ya-Hui Cheng honored for groundbreaking research in music
Music isn’t just something we listen to -- it is a living record of cultural evolution. Dr. Ya-Hui Cheng, Associate Professor of Music Theory at the College of Design, Art & Performance’s School of Music at the University of South Florida, has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field.
February 14, 2025Faculty & Staff
USF researchers publish new genetic map of essential targets to defeat malaria
Stopping the parasite that causes malaria has been the focus of a number of ongoing studies by researchers at USF. A comprehensive new paper sheds light on the unique challenges in how the organism adapted to survive.
February 7, 2025Faculty & Staff