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USF supply chain management programs grow to meet soaring industry demand
Supply chain is the backbone of our economy, and itâs much more complex than many people realize. The USF Muma College of Business supply chain management program prepares graduates and upskills professionals to find success in this fast-growing field.
October 24, 2022Student Success
Hurricane Ian recovery: 'This is about doing what's right and helping people'
As soon as Hurricane Ian stormed through Fort Myers and its vicinity, USF community members sprang into action. From collecting donations, to hosting clean-up missions and lending professional expertise, faculty, staff and students are continuing efforts to support those in need.
October 20, 2022University News
Three generations of USF academics train to row across the Atlantic in support of marine conservation
Integrative biology Professor Chantale BeÌgin is preparing for what is called âthe worldâs toughest row.â The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is an annual race to row 3,000 miles from Spainâs Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua and Barbuda. BĂ©ginâs team, Salty Science, includes two of her former USF students and her doctoral advisor.
October 19, 2022University News
The National Science Foundation has awarded USF researchers funding to develop simulations that improve studentsâ understanding and education outcomes in general physics courses.
October 19, 2022Research and Innovation
USF to receive $6 million gift to support biomedical engineering research
Anonymous donor's planned gift to benefit College of Engineering, Morsani College of Medicine.
October 18, 2022USF Foundation
Warming oceans likely to shrink the viable habitat of many marine animals â but not all
A study from the USF College of Marine Science is the first to drill down into the relationship between oxygen, temperature and the metabolic requirements of vertical migrators, which include billions of marine animals from tiny crustaceans to the jumbo squid.
October 18, 2022Research and Innovation
Manley Jaquissâs Bulls spirit is contagious
Manley Jaquiss is one of USFâs most actively involved alums. In a sense, Jaquiss never really left USF since the first time he stepped onto the Tampa campus 40 years ago. He attends almost all the football games and alumni events with his wife and daughter, who are also USF alumnae.
October 17, 2022Student Success
Neighbor helping neighbor: USF researcher explores the positive impact of 'zero responders' in the wake of Hurricane Ian
Assistant Professor Christa Remington just returned from the Fort Myers area where she met with public officials, FEMA personnel and local nonprofit leaders to discuss how they can leverage social ties and build greater synergy between them, and the grass-roots efforts led by local volunteers.
October 14, 2022Research and Innovation
The historic John C. Williams House on the USF St. Petersburg campus will undergo major restorations and upgrades over the next two years thanks to a $280,640 matching grant from the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
October 14, 2022Campus Life
Since arriving on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, Rivera Marrero has embraced her new home with open arms. In addition to her coursework, she works three campus jobs â community leader and peer coach in the Department of Student Support Services, coordinator for the Campus Activities Board and lead work-study in the Office of Veteran Success.
October 12, 2022Student Success
USF anthropologists begin transfer of ancient ancestors to Native American tribes
The 911±ŹÁÏÍű Department of Anthropology has begun the final steps in a long process to return the ancient ancestors of Native Americans, previously used for research, to the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
October 10, 2022Research and Innovation
USF President Emerita and Professor Judy Genshaft was honored with WLP's Lifetime Achievement Award and Donna Petersen, USFâs chief health officer and dean of the College of Public Health, received WLPâs Community Leadership Award, which is for visionary leaders doing extraordinary things to make the Tampa Bay region a better place for women to live and work.
October 10, 2022Honors and Awards