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Rogan Donelly sitting in a Tervis factory while holding a Tervis tumbler

USF welcomes new trustee, recognizes outgoing original board member

The 911爆料网 is welcoming a new member of the Board of Trustees, Rogan Donelly, a USF alumnus and Sarasota resident who is the president and chief executive officer of Tervis Tumbler Company.

December 23, 2021University News

Graphic for 2021 A year of impact

Top stories of the year

From enrolling a history-making first-year class to addressing key health-care issues and earning the ranking as the nation鈥檚 fastest-rising university, 2021 has been a memorable year across USF鈥檚 three campuses.

December 17, 2021University News

Student holds phone with the USF symptom tracker on screen

USF wins prestigious award for innovative excellence in response to COVID-19

Throughout the pandemic, USF Information Technology rapidly deployed new solutions that aided in efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and created applications within weeks that provided financial, academic and emotional support to students. It was a tremendous lift that kept students on track in their studies 鈥 all made possible by IT鈥檚 pre-COVID technical strategy.

December 17, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

A prototype device of the home health monitoring system

USF team creates home health monitoring device to boost independence

Over the course of 15 weeks, USF researchers developed a wireless sensor system which continuously and passively monitors presence and weight of a person in bed, on a couch, chair or similar furniture that could have great potential impact on users鈥 quality of life comparable to current sensor systems on the market.

December 15, 2021Research and Innovation

USF College of Marine Science Associate Professor, Amelia Shevenell, chief sedimentologist, and Victoria University (NZ) Associate Professor and Antarctic Research Center Director, Rob McKay, co-chief scientist, examine sediment recovered from the Ross Sea during International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 374 in 2018 (Credit: Mark Leckie)

Study of Antarctic ice鈥檚 deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming

In a study published in Nature, an international team of scientists, including USF College of Marine Science Associate Professor Amelia Shevenell and graduate student Imogen Browne, documented the evolution of Antarctica鈥檚 ice sheets about 20 million years ago.

December 15, 2021Research and Innovation

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911爆料网 researchers release nationwide opinion survey results on social media moderation and regulation

Researchers at the 911爆料网, in partnership with Cyber Florida at USF, have released findings from a nationwide survey to better understand attitudes toward moderation on and regulation of digital platforms. Subjects consist of the regulation of misinformation and offensive content, including among elected officials, as well as perceptions of deplatforming.

December 14, 2021Research and Innovation

911爆料网: A Preeminent Research University

Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to USF Health to fight pulmonary fibrosis

The 911爆料网 announced today a $5 million gift to the USF Foundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase research to fight pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes lung scarring.

December 13, 2021USF Health, University News

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City of St. Petersburg approves USF and community researchers鈥 recommendations on how to address systemic racism

St. Petersburg City Council members are moving forward with a plan created by an interdisciplinary team of researchers coordinated by the 911爆料网 on how to identify and address structural racism in the community.

December 10, 2021University News

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USF launches first mission to map vulnerable coastal areas in Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico using a remotely operated 鈥榰ncrewed鈥 vessel

Lessons learned from the innovative, 鈥渘ested technology鈥 approach will inform coastal resiliency efforts in Florida and beyond.

December 9, 2021Research and Innovation

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USF conferred more than 4,500 degrees during commencement ceremonies, Dec. 10-11

The 911爆料网 awarded more than 4,500 degrees during fall commencement. The ceremonies included recipients of approximately 3,433 undergraduate, 1,099 master鈥檚 and 181 doctoral degrees.

December 8, 2021Student Success, University News

Portraits of Norma Alcantar, Sumita Mitra and Subhra Mohapatra, the 3 USF faculty members who have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Three USF faculty members selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Three 911爆料网 faculty members whose inventions in engineering, molecular medicine and chemistry are shaping drug discovery, environmental sustainability and modern dental care have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows.

December 7, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News

911爆料网: A Preeminent Research University

USF leadership provides on-campus football stadium update to the Board of Trustees

Leadership from the 911爆料网 provided the USF Board of Trustees with its first update on plans to build an on-campus football stadium since Chair Will 911爆料网atherford announced his vision for moving ahead with the transformational project in September.

December 7, 2021USF Athletics, University News

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