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Exciting changes and additions for the new academic year
As the 91社区 embarks on a new academic year, returning Bulls will find exciting initiatives and opportunities abound on USF's campuses. From groundbreakings to grand openings, explore the highlights and see what鈥檚 new this year.
August 13, 2024Community Engagement
USF summer ventures span the globe with innovative research projects
Faculty at the 91社区 traded classroom lectures this summer for international adventures, embarking on research projects to solve global challenges.
August 1, 2024Community Engagement, Research
Taylor Herman wasn't sure what she wanted to do for a career until coming to USF St. Pete in 2021. During her four years on campus, she met other students, faculty and staff who inspired her to pursue studies in government and international relations. Her hard work led to a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant scholarship in Moldova.
July 31, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni
USF鈥檚 study abroad program in Nice provides an immersive experience in French language and culture
Undergraduate student Lauryn Tanner recounts her experience with USF's study abroad program in Nice, France.
July 30, 2024Community Engagement
Dr. Marcus Cooke receives the Interdisciplinary Research Award to fund new state-of-the-art equipment for USF
Dr. Marcus Cooke received funding through USF鈥檚 Research and Development Institute for a state-of-the-art mass spectrometer to advance his research on the impact of major diseases.
July 30, 2024Accomplishments, Research
Physics research team makes new progress on renewable energy project in Botswana
USF students interested in sustainable energy participated in an NSF-funded project in Botswana to implement a new concept to bring a new portable, renewable energy source to rural Africa.
Two USF alumni aim to transform mental health treatment with non-hallucinogenic psychedelics
Co-founders of Psilera Chris Witowski and Jackie von Salm 鈥� chemistry alumni 鈥� are using psychedelics to develop non-hallucinogenic drugs for mental health disorders, including frontotemporal dementia.
July 30, 2024Alumni, Community Engagement, Research
Students travel to Japan for new insights on caring for others
College of Arts and Sciences students also enrolled in the Judy Genshaft Honors College gained new insights about the history and culture of care in Japan this summer as part of the 鈥淏eyond the Classroom鈥� study abroad experience offered by the Honors College.
July 29, 2024Community Engagement
Students celebrate the release of 鈥楾he Capsule,鈥� a new student-led journal examining the intersection of health and humanities
USF students have joined interdisciplinary forces to establish a new student-based health humanities journal, 鈥淭he Capsule.鈥�
July 29, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement
From USF to Kenya: Students get up-close account of conservation and sustainable development
Dr. Dillon Mahoney and nine USF students traveled to Kenya this summer for a month-long visit to experience an up-close look at Kenya鈥檚 conservation and sustainable development practices.
July 29, 2024Community Engagement, Research
Empowering future discoveries: PhD candidate receives John S. Freeman Scholarship in Public Archaeology to advance bioarcheological research
Presidential Fellow and PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology Elizabeth Bews receives the John S. Freeman Scholarship in Public Archaeology to further her contributions to the growing field of bioarcheology and research in southwest Turkey.
July 29, 2024Accomplishments, Research
School of Geosciences professor advances understanding and collaboration during hurricane risk research symposium
The AAG鈥檚 Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate held its 8th annual session, organized by AAG member and School of Geosciences鈥� Professor Dr. Jennifer Collins and USF alumnus Yijie Zhu.
July 29, 2024Community Engagement, Events, Research