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While Dana Smith had a close relationship with her great-grandmother growing up, she mostly knew her as a family member who suffered from dementia. That experience inspired Smith as a ßÙßÇÂþ» student to get involved with the Preventing Alzheimer's with Cognitive Training study.
September 10, 2024Student Success
Why kids kill: How curiosity drove 43 years of research and education
After more than four decades at USF, Distinguished University Professor Kathleen Heide, a nationally recognized consultant on juvenile homicide and family violence, is set to retire.
July 11, 2024University News
Thousands enrolled during first year of USF’s mental health in the workplace course
More than 4,500 professionals from some of the nation’s top companies, such as Microsoft, Amazon and Johnson & Johnson enrolled in the first year of USF’s Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace course. The free course was developed by the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences in collaboration with the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.
June 26, 2024Community Partnerships
USF to lead statewide initiative to address shortage of mental health professionals
USF was recently awarded $5 million in recurring funds to create the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce to enhance recruitment and retention efforts and expand pathways to behavioral health professions.
April 15, 2024University News
In a significant move to address societal aging and the unique needs and contributions of older adults, the ßÙßÇÂþ» has joined the international Age-Friendly University Global Network. Nearly 1,400 ßÙßÇÂþ» employees and more than 200 students taking courses for credit are 60 years of age or older.
November 7, 2023Student Success
The multi-site clinical trial found that addressing hearing loss can greatly reduce the rate of which older adults develop dementia.
July 21, 2023Research and Innovation, USF Health
NIH awards USF researcher $1.78 million to enhance substance misuse research workforce
The program is intended to create a pipeline of substance misuse clinical researchers trained in the analysis and dissemination of data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study – the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States.
July 21, 2023Research and Innovation
USF researchers work to create a safer, more prepared Florida for hurricane season
From testing new structural materials that can better withstand natural disasters to identifying gaps in emergency management, USF is investigating solutions to many of the horrors faced during storms like Hurricane Ian.
June 6, 2023Research and Innovation
USF to offer free course to the public that addresses mental health in the workplace
In partnership with the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences is offering a free, online course designed to help managers and employees become more well-versed in addressing mental health and its impact on their organizations.
May 22, 2023Community Partnerships
The dreams of three mothers live on through ßÙßÇÂþ» student research scholarship
Three emeritus professors from the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences are honoring their mothers by providing students a gift that was unavailable to most women of their mothers’ generation – the gift of education.
May 9, 2023University News
U.S. Department of Education awards USF researchers $8 million to enhance school-based mental health programs
Two separate projects led by faculty in the USF College of Education and College of Behavioral and Community Sciences are being funded by a combined $8 million from the U.S. Department of Education to address mental health in Tampa Bay K-12 students.
May 2, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success
Local community invited to a night of storytelling in support of mental health awareness
Through creative expression, 10 ßÙßÇÂþ» students living with mental illness will share their stories in front of a live audience to break down the stigma surrounding mental health. This Is My Brave: College Edition hits the stage April 21 on the USF Tampa campus.
April 17, 2023Campus Life, University News