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Hispanic heritage is an integral part of Florida history. Within Tampa, Cuban, Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, Colombian, Spanish, and Puerto Rican cultures and influences have shaped the city. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to recognize some of the icons that have contributed to shaping our city through business, government, education, and sports.

September 20, 2021University News

Esports enhances its visibility at USF

USF Esports will soon have a physical presence on the Tampa campus. Located inside the Recreation and Wellness Center, the 2,500-square-foot Esports Living Lab will feature 40 PCs and will be divided into spaces for casual gaming and watch parties, content creation and competitive gaming.

September 20, 2021Campus Life, University News

New jellyfish species named after FIO director, USF professor

His expertise in jellyfish is so renowned, Monty Graham, director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography and professor of integrative biology at USF, has a new species of jellyfish bearing his name – the Aurelia montyi.

September 17, 2021Research and Innovation

The legacy of a nursing trailblazer

Geraldine McKinnon Twine, a retired nurse practitioner and USF alumna, broke barriers in nursing during a segregated era, becoming the first black nurse to integrate Tampa General Hospital. Her dedication to education and service inspired her children to achieve academic success, with one establishing an endowed scholarship at USF in her honor.

September 16, 2021Student Success, USF Health

Researchers, legislators and law enforcement leaders came together at the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ St. Petersburg campus to celebrate the grand opening of a research lab devoted to studying human trafficking in the state.

September 16, 2021University News

Commercialization of USF-invented sanitation system set to begin

The latest version of the USF-invented NEWgenerator is on its way to South Africa to begin the process of entering mass production. The solar-powered machine generates nutrients, energy and water by safely recovering them from human wastewater – a technology built to address global sanitation concerns.

September 15, 2021Research and Innovation

Gift of more than $500,000 in cutting-edge technology equipment will benefit USF mass communications students, faculty

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ today announced a gift from Diamond View Studios and VÅ« Technologies to the College of Arts and Sciences to support virtual production education and training in the Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications.

September 15, 2021University News

USF Presidential Search Committee holds its first meeting

The 15-member ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Presidential Search Committee has met for the first time, which included an overview of the search process and an initial discussion with the search firm, SP&A Executive Search.

September 15, 2021University News

Nearly 150 students on the St. Petersburg campus are in the prestigious college that provides an intimate, discussion-based learning experience with greater experiential and research opportunities.

September 14, 2021University News

USF professor invited to join UN and UNESCO advisory group on genocide education in Africa

Due to his depth and breadth of knowledge in the field of Holocaust and genocide studies, Edward Kissi, associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, has been invited by the United Nations (UN) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to become a member of their Advisory Group on Genocide Education in Africa.

September 14, 2021Research and Innovation

U.S. News and World Report ranks USF as America’s fastest-rising university, inside the top 50

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is the fastest-rising university in America over the past decade, public or private, according to U.S. News and World Report 2022 Best Colleges rankings released today. For the third consecutive year, USF ranks as one of the nation’s top 50 public universities.

September 13, 2021University News

USF research team awarded Library of Congress grant to promote visual literacy and historical inquiry with young children

The Library of Congress grant will fund a project designed to strengthen the skills of early childhood teachers in supporting preschoolers’ exploratory learning and play-based inquiry using community-based historical photographs.

September 10, 2021Research and Innovation