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USF Honors College strengthens 9-year partnership with Kerolle Initiative in Dominican Republic
The Judy Genshaft Honors College continues to build on a decade-long partnership with the Kerolle Initiative in the Dominican Republic, a local non-profit pop-up clinic that brings medical care and health education to rural populations. This year, Honors students expanded research beyond the trip, and the college recognized Dr. Reginald Kerolle as an official Honors “graduate.”
August 4, 2025Students
Chinaza Munonye jumpstarts her medical career through honors coursework
University of South Florida Honors student Chinaza Munonye turned her passion for dermatology into practical research projects for her Honors coursework and beyond. Now, she’s preparing for medical school, ready to transform the field of dermatology.
July 29, 2025Students
How a USF student’s personal battle with dengue helped develop mosquito-fighting AI
Farhat Azam is using artificial intelligence to help fight mosquito-borne illnesses. As a doctoral student at USF, she is helping develop a smart mosquito trap that can identify disease-carrying species and alert health officials in real time. Her work aims to protect communities from future outbreaks and save lives.
July 28, 2025Students
USF professor presents research on automation and foreign investment at AIB conference
The team examined how rhetoric around reshoring — when companies bring manufacturing and production operations back to its home country — aligns with corporate behavior in the automotive industry.
July 25, 2025Events, Faculty & Staff
Enhancing mental health services in low-resource settings: A USF anthropologist’s impact
Elena Lesley, an anthropology professor at USF, is researching how digital mental health care—especially telehealth—is transforming access to treatment in Cambodia. Her work explores how digital tools can bridge gaps in mental health services, offering new possibilities for care in post-conflict communities. Through her research, she aims to highlight innovative strategies that could improve mental health care in low-resource settings worldwide.
May 29, 2025Faculty & Staff
Global collaboration: USF hosts second annual International Visiting Scholar Research Showcase
This year, USF Word—in collaboration with the Office of Graduate Studies and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs— hosted its second annual International Visiting Scholar Research Showcase on March 26, 2025. This year’s showcase highlighted groundbreaking research from visiting academics and fostered interdisciplinary connections.
Global Virus Network meeting unites Caribbean and Latin America to tackle emerging viral threats
The Global Virus Network (GVN) convened top virologists, epidemiologists, public health experts, and government officials for the 2025 GVN Regional Meeting: Caribbean and Latin America in Kingston, Jamaica. Learn more about the two-day summit that focused on collaborative strategies to bolster viral surveillance, diagnostics, vaccine research, and pandemic preparedness.
May 8, 2025Events
USF School of Geosciences PhD student Victoria Brown selected for Boren Fellowship
Victoria Brown is pursuing her PhD in Geography and Environmental Science and Policy, with a focus on East African coffee farming. This fall, she will travel to Tanzania through a Boren Fellowship to study Swahili and perform research for the 2025-26 academic year.
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 Gates Cambridge alumni push boundaries to inspire next generation of scholars
Michael Calzadilla and Shahriar Zamani both completed graduate studies at the University of Cambridge as Gates Cambridge Scholars. The two University of South Florida alumni are now hoping to encourage a new generation of students to take advantage of prestigious scholarships.
April 9, 2025Alumni