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USF receives $3 million gift from alum to support engineering students
The estate gift, from alum Mike Crew, will support an already-established scholarship along with a new professorship and lecture series.
May 14, 2025USF Foundation
USF’s Keys Marine Laboratory welcomes 1,050 coral babies to help restore Florida’s reef after bleaching event
Florida’s Coral Reef experienced significant damage during a mass bleaching event in 2023, but recovery efforts led by biologists and volunteers from The Florida Aquarium working with the Keys Marine Lab and partners are underway to restore this vital ecosystem.
May 13, 2025Research and Innovation
Top stories of USF's spring semester
As USF shifts into summer, thousands of new graduates are entering the workforce prepared to meet industry demand and elevate the talent pipeline across Tampa Bay, the state and nation. Their final semester at USF was packed with milestone moments: a record-setting donation, multiple national championships and top-tier rankings that affirm the value of a USF degree.
May 12, 2025University News
Behind the horns: Meet the USF students who were Rocky D. Bull
For years, they hid in plain sight, lifting spirits and energizing crowds as the university’s beloved mascot, Rocky D. Bull. Now that they’ve graduated, three Rockys are allowed to take off the mask and share what it’s really like to be the face of USF.
May 12, 2025Student Success, USF Athletics
USF confers more than 7,700 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies
Graduates included a mother and son earning their degrees, a cancer survivor who never gave up on her educational goal and twin sisters who created thriving startups, winning awards along the way to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys.
May 12, 2025Student Success, University News
Local meteorologist Denis Phillips, Tampa Bay Sports Commission’s Rob Higgins among award recipients at USF’s Spring commencement
The University of South Florida honored seven individuals for their service to the university, the Tampa Bay community and the nation during Commencement ceremonies May 8-11.
May 12, 2025University News
Before USF St. Petersburg, merchant marines trained for World War II on campus grounds
Eighty years after World War II ended in Europe, we look back at the U.S. Maritime Service Training Station that once stood on the USF St. Petersburg campus. The facility trained 25,000 merchant marines who provided critical logistical and transportation support for the war effort.
May 8, 2025Campus Life
USF Health researchers developing probiotic cocktail that may help ward off dementia
If unhealthy viruses and bacteria can increase the risk of dementia, can scientists find the right mix of "good" bacteria to lower the risk of cognitive decline? USF researcher Hariom Yadav has developed a promising cocktail.
May 6, 2025Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF siblings bring TEDx back to Tampa, inspire with ‘Lift As You Climb’ theme
USF siblings Harikrishna and Krishna Patel curated a TEDx Talk at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Their effort, shaped in part by unexpected leadership roles on a global stage, received support from a team of 50, half of whom were USF students and alumni.
May 5, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, USF in the News
Rozeth Aquino
Before she ever held a blueprint, Rozeth Aquino held Legos and a dream of becoming a dentist. But the hands-on creativity she loved led her to architecture.
May 2, 2025Student Success
Lisa Patterson
A former high school dropout, Lisa Patterson overcame self-doubt to achieve her goal of earning a college degree.
May 2, 2025Student Success
Tammy and Bennett Moscato
Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended USF together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.
May 2, 2025Student Success