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As uncertainty abounds, USF's Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center forges community ties
Florida is one of three states where half of the immigrant population in the U.S. lives. The goal of the USF center is to enhance the socioeconomic success and well-being of immigrant communities. Read how they plan to do this and more.
November 21, 2024Alumni, Events, Faculty & Staff
How volcanic cave research is advancing the search for life on Mars
An international research team led by University of South Florida professor Bogdan P. Onac has uncovered preserved biosignatures in Spain’s lava tubes, providing insights into Earth’s ancient environments that could guide the search for past microbial life on Mars.
November 18, 2024Faculty & Staff
Kimberly Brooke Hansen Named Fulbright Specialist
Congratulations to Kimberly Brooke Hansen for being awarded a 2024 Fulbright Specialist Award to Serbia. She will begin her three-year program next month at the University of Belgrade.
November 15, 2024Faculty & Staff
Q&A with USF Alum Yunus Khan: A 2017 mechanical engineering graduate rises in career as Senior Lean Program Manager for Siemens
USF alum, Yunus Khan, shares his work experiences and perspectives on how he grew as a professional during his years in the USF College of Engineering with USF World.
October 29, 2024Alumni, Global Networks
Long term impacts: alumni Martin Cooper looks back on USF as a major turning point in his life
After attending USF in 2000-2001 as an international exchange student from Queen Mary University of London, U.K. resident Martin Cooper has built a successful career as a social entrepreneur. Read how USF impacted his life and career after college.
October 23, 2024Alumni, Global Networks
From Cuba to Tampa, this alumna's path always led to health care
Originally born in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Alicia Gomez Fuego grew up in a small town outside of the city called San Luis on a small farm where large quantities of tobacco were planted and livestock raised.
October 3, 2024Alumni
USF bioarchaeologist’s summer field school uncovers layers of history in a Transylvania village
The Romanian region yields its secrets under the careful work of Jonathan Bethard and students from USF and around the world. Read about the research that led to this project and how it impacts the world.
October 1, 2024Faculty & Staff, Students
USF students and researchers benefit from a new era of strengthened relations between Florida and the U.K
The United Kingdom long has been one of Florida’s most important global partners when it comes to trade, research, and academic engagement. Read how this friendship is getting a refresh.
September 24, 2024Global Networks
Team led by USF alum discovers seamount, new species along Nazca Ridge
Marine sciences team, led by a USF alumna, discovered and captured the first live footage of the Promachoteuthis squid, a genus which had previously only been characterized from dead samples.
September 9, 2024Alumni, Global Networks
A community celebrates its Fulbright and visiting scholars, the “heart” of USF World
More than 100 guests came together to honor Fulbright faculty and student scholars from USF and Central Florida and to welcome international visiting scholars to USF. Read more about the event and those who attended.
September 3, 2024Events, Faculty & Staff, Students
What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement
A new study led by USF has shed light on the human colonization of the western Mediterranean, revealing that humans settled there much earlier than previously believed. Read more about the impact of these findings.
August 30, 2024Faculty & Staff
USF World welcomes Universidad del Norte students a day after Barranquilla, Colombia Day in Tampa
Tampa, Florida, celebrates Sister City Relationship with Barranquilla, Colombia. In recognition of this bond, Tampa's Mayor officially proclaimed August 23 as "Barranquilla, Colombia Day.” Read about the ceremony and the significance of this event.
August 29, 2024Events, Global Networks