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Important Update About Coronavirus for the USF Community
Our University of South Florida leadership team is closely monitoring the latest information related to a novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, but has now spread to other parts of the world, including portions of the United States.
January 31, 2020COVID-19, University News
ACA Enrollment Goes Up in Florida Despite Funding Being Down
The numbers are in and 1.9 million Floridians selected or were re-enrolled in health care plans in 2020 during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period held from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21.
January 30, 2020Research and Innovation
Doing Research in the Harshest Place on Earth - Antarctica
When it comes to learning how tiny sea creatures move through water, there is no place on Earth that David Murphy won’t travel to. That sense of purpose led the mechanical engineering assistant professor to the National Science Foundation’s Palmer Station on Antarctica’s Anvers Island for a week at the end of 2019, where he and other researchers studied the mobility and distribution of krill, small shrimp-like crustaceans that are plentiful in the Southern Ocean’s frigid waters.
January 29, 2020Research and Innovation
National Merit Scholar Richa Bisht chooses USF, thrives in medical school journey
Richa Bisht had her pick of nearly any university she wanted. But, it was USF's endless resources and commitment to its students that sealed the deal on her becoming a Bull.
January 27, 2020Student Success
USF Students and Faculty Head to Iowa to Study 2020 Caucuses
Five University of South Florida students from communication, mass communication and political science disciplines will travel to Iowa next week to participate in a unique field research experience ahead of the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses.
January 23, 2020Research and Innovation
USF Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The University of South Florida’s annual celebration of the life and values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will honor King’s dream and vision with community service, a luncheon and a lecture, with events starting Saturday, Jan. 18.
January 16, 2020University News
Five USF Faculty Members Recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards
From chemistry to computer science and clean water, these faculty members are some of USF’s top innovators.
January 15, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News
New Iron Release Pathway Discovered in Antarctic Sediment Core Study
Scientists at the USF College of Marine Science, in collaboration with scientists in Korea, have discovered a new pathway by which reduced iron may be sourced to the oceans in normal climate conditions. They report their results in Nature Communication.
January 15, 2020Research and Innovation
USF’s Online Programs Rank Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News and World Report
The University of South Florida delivers several of the best online graduate programs in the nation, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report.
January 14, 2020University News
Neuroscientists Discover Brain Pressure Controls Eye Pressure, Revealing New Avenues for Glaucoma Treatment
Researchers at the University of South Florida have discovered a novel feedback pathway from the brain to the eye that modulates eye pressure – a significant advancement in the effort to diagnose and treat glaucoma.
January 13, 2020Research and Innovation
Pretrial Publicity Hinders Prosecutors’ Ability to Prove Guilt
Media coverage is more likely to influence jurors to vote for acquittal than for conviction. This new finding challenges arguments that pretrial publicity is of greater concern to defendants due to their Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.
January 9, 2020Research and Innovation
Celebrating a New Home: The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute Officially Opens in Downtown Tampa
The new USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute officially opened Jan. 8, 2020, when USF friends, supporters, faculty, staff and students cut through a long white ribbon, signifying the culmination of nearly five years of design and construction on the 13-story building that will help attract the best in education and research.
January 8, 2020USF Health, University News