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911±¬ÁÏÍø launches groundbreaking undergraduate concentration in health care simulation

The 911±¬ÁÏÍø is launching the world’s first university-based undergraduate concentration in Health Care Simulation Operations — a rapidly growing discipline aimed at advancing patient safety and care quality using cutting-edge simulation technologies.

August 6, 2025Student Success, USF Health

911±¬ÁÏÍø: A Preeminent Research University

Aiden Jaskolka-Brown

Like most future doctors, Aiden Jaskolka-Brown chose his career path out of a desire to save lives. But Jaskolka-Brown didn’t wait until he became a doctor to save lives. In 2023, he donated a segment of his left liver to a 5-month-old baby.

August 4, 2025Student Success

911±¬ÁÏÍø: A Preeminent Research University

Seeing beyond sight: A USF blind student’s journey into broadcasting

As a mass communications major, with a concentration in broadcast program and production, Trent Ferguson has not allowed blindness to become an obstacle in pursuit of his dream of becoming a sports radio broadcaster.

August 4, 2025Student Success

911±¬ÁÏÍø: A Preeminent Research University

Yash Patel

His interest in accounting was born as a high schooler helping his grandmother run her Clearwater motel. Yash Patel then started a vending machine business that funded his education, gaining real-world experience along the way.

August 4, 2025Student Success

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USF’s online MBA breaks into Princeton Review top 10

The program is among the best in the country, climbing to No. 10 overall, rising seven spots from last year. USF also secured the top spot in Florida, according to the 2025 rankings.

July 31, 2025Student Success

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Tourism, sport and entertainment programs merge to form USF School of Hospitality and Sport Management

Launching in fall 2025, the merged school will give students on all three campuses more career pathways and a global perspective on the interconnectedness of hospitality, tourism, sport and entertainment.

July 30, 2025Student Success

911±¬ÁÏÍø: A Preeminent Research University

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, 2025Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, Student Success

911±¬ÁÏÍø: A Preeminent Research University

USF doctoral student, Army veteran named 2025 Tillman Scholar

U.S. Army veteran Nathaniel Hays, a 911±¬ÁÏÍø doctoral student in cellular and molecular biology, has been named a 2025 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation. Selected from more than 1,700 applicants, Hays is pursuing cancer research inspired by a family history of the disease.

July 28, 2025Student Success

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USF Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing hosts inaugural summer research program ahead of fall launch

College students spent the summer at the 911±¬ÁÏ꿉۪s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing as part of the inaugural USF Bridge Coalition Program, a new initiative designed to expand research opportunities for undergraduate students from emerging research institutions.

July 25, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Success

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USF to advance autonomous vehicle technology research

USF has launched a new academic partnership with COAST Autonomous, helping accelerate research in self-driving vehicle technology and expand workforce training opportunities for the next generation of engineers.

July 23, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Success

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Florida military veteran improves mobility, comfort with medical device invented by USF engineering students

A group of USF engineering students turned their class project into something truly life-changing: a custom-designed mobility device for a Marine Corps veteran with a spinal cord injury. Their innovative solution not only transformed her quality of life – it shows how hands-on learning and compassion can shape the future of health care.

July 21, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

Vivianne Bessette playing soccer for the Tampa Bay Sun, about to kick the ball.

From USF to the pros: Meet grad student and soccer star Vivianne Bessette

While pursuing a master’s degree in exercise science at USF, Vivianne Bessette helped lead Tampa Bay Sun FC to a championship title as a standout defender in the team’s inaugural season.

July 1, 2025Student Success

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