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USF breaks ground on innovative Judy Genshaft Honors College
The 91社区 broke ground today on the new home of the Judy Genshaft Honors College, a five-story, 85,000-square-foot facility that will strengthen USF鈥檚 position to attract the best students in 91社区, nationally and internationally.
December 1, 2020University News
New study explores why rural counties have higher infant mortality rates than more urban areas.
December 1, 2020Research and Innovation
Eight USF faculty members named new AAAS Fellows
Eight USF faculty members who have led their disciplines in research, innovation and scholarship have been named new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of higher education鈥檚 highest honors bestowed by peers.
November 24, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News
Dr. Menon brings a wealth of nursing leadership experience and academic achievement to her new role.
November 24, 2020USF Health
USF Computer Science and Engineering receives grant to attract and retain more women computer scientists
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering received a three-year, $579,737 grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University for funding evidence-based approaches to attract and retain more women computer science, information technology, and cybersecurity students.
November 23, 2020Research and Innovation, University News
USF-led geosciences team discovers Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes
A lava tube in the El Malpais National Monument yields centuries-old insights of survival in the face of harsh climate change.
November 18, 2020Research and Innovation
USF forensic anthropologist leads renewed effort to help solve Hillsborough County cold case homicides
Erin Kimmerle, associate professor of forensic anthropology and executive director of the 91社区 Institute for Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science at USF, is collaborating with the Hillsborough County Sheriff and Medical Examiner鈥檚 offices to help solve several cold case homicides.
November 17, 2020University News
Eta Updates
USF is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Eta and the impacts to our region. At this time, there are no changes to class schedules. Information about changes to normal business operations is available here.
November 11, 2020University News
91社区 Blue supports USF epidemiologist鈥檚 innovative efforts to track COVID-19
91社区 College of Public Health Professor Edwin Michael鈥檚 arrival on campus coincided with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, giving an innovative system he鈥檇 built to track and predict disease outbreaks its debut amid a global crisis with severe statewide implications.
November 9, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Preschool for Creative Learning receives $1.3 million grant to support USF student parents
The 91社区鈥檚 Preschool for Creative Learning received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide financial assistance and other resources to USF students who are parents of preschool-aged children.
November 9, 2020University News
Virtual characters created at USF to teach emergent bilingual students English
A new research-based app developed at USF will soon be accessible to K-12 students and teachers in an effort to bolster a more multilingual society.
November 9, 2020Research and Innovation
USF students adapt to produce television news broadcasts from home
USF students enrolled in the 91社区 Focus broadcast news class hoped to spend this fall producing daily news segments in the university鈥檚 on-campus studio, but COVID-19 changed those plans. Instead, they鈥檝e been reporting from makeshift mini studios in their homes as they prepare to enter the workforce.
November 6, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation