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Top stories of 2023

From being invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities to breaking fundraising records and even a faculty member making it into the Guinness Book of World Records, this has been a momentous year for USF.

December 15, 2023University News

USF team gets ready to race in the ‘World’s Toughest Row’ across the Atlantic

Following 2 1/2 years of intense training and extensive preparation, a team led by a USF biology professor and two USF alums will row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. They push off Dec. 12 from Spain’s Canary Islands and will spend about one month at sea, rowing to English Harbour in Antigua and Barbuda.

November 21, 2023Research and Innovation

USF team 3D scans Holocaust artifacts to create an interactive museum experience

The Institute for Digital Exploration has assisted the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center in Dania Beach, Fla. by 3D scanning hundreds of artifacts and digitizing tens of thousands of documents for a brand new ‘Interactive Learning Center’ smart table experience.

November 17, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Paying tribute to Black history within Tampa’s historical Memorial Park Cemetery

The USF Living Heritage Institute's Black Cemetery Network invited the community for a day of remembrance, research, art, and fellowship at Tampa's Memorial Park Cemetery.

November 13, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

USF among three AAU universities funded by the USDA to understand disease transmission

USF will focus on analyzing how coronavirus spreads between wildlife and humans. The data will be used to create predictive models that can be used to prepare and protect human health for future variants and diseases.

November 9, 2023Research and Innovation

National security, wars in the Middle East and Ukraine at center of nationwide public opinion survey

Researchers at the ßÙßÇÂþ»­ have released results from a nationwide survey that measures attitudes related to a variety of national security topics. The findings include opinions about the violence in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and the handling of classified information by elected officials.

November 1, 2023Research and Innovation

A vital way to learn journalism is by doing journalism. That’s the spirit of a new podcast series created by ßÙßÇÂþ»­ St. Petersburg’s journalism program and the Tampa Bay Times.

October 26, 2023Community Partnerships, Student Success

ßÙßÇÂþ»­ students partner with the FBI to create video on cyber crime

Due to an increase in the number of cyber schemes targeting young people, such as cyberstalking, cyberbullying and sextortion, FBI Tampa worked with ßÙßÇÂþ»­ students to publicize the dangers of posting personal information online and on social media.

October 25, 2023Community Partnerships

New sea slug species named after retired USF biology professor

A recently discovered sea slug found in Tampa Bay waters is being named after a ßÙßÇÂþ»­ emeritus professor of integrative biology to honor his 45-year career that involved intricately studying sea slugs.

October 18, 2023Research and Innovation

Fall Plant Festival returns with free entry for ßÙßÇÂþ»­ students, faculty and staff

The USF Botanical Gardens is providing free admission to ßÙßÇÂþ»­ students, faculty and staff at the upcoming Fall Plant Festival to be held on October 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

October 13, 2023Campus Life

Doctoral student Glenda Vaillant Cruz shines a light on Latin American student experience in higher education

Doctoral student and Fulbright scholar Glenda Vaillant Cruz traveled to Spain to examine the Latin American student experience in higher education and reflects on the importance of her mentorship with Dr. Beatriz Padilla, director of ISLAC and associate professor in the Department of Sociology.

September 26, 2023Student Success

‘What Lies Beneath’ exhibit showcases investigation of unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County

The exhibit includes mixed media sculptures, historic and modern photographs, archival documents, and maps depicting the approximate locations of newly re-discovered burial grounds in order to help convey the story of the buried past.

September 26, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation