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Any opportunity is a good opportunity: How USF Alumni Neha Surendranath’s journey led her to working at LinkedIn

Neha Surendranath’s path eventually led her to Core Engineering at LinkedIn began at Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology (Sir MVIT) in Bangaluru, India. Learn how her journey at USF helped along her path to career success.

February 27, 2025Alumni

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The fight for gender equality and education in Afghanistan

The Global National Security Institute sat down with one of the women who was in the room with the Taliban and one of the strongest advocates for Afghani women's rights in the world - Habiba Sarabi, former Afghanistan Minister of Women Affairs. Click to watch their interview.

February 4, 2025

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On and off the court: USF graduate Yuri Mantilla recognized as a global business law expert

Before playing tennis internationally and being listed in the Lexology Index as a Global Elite Thought Leader for his accomplishments in the field, Mantilla was a student from Brazil coming to the U.S. to pursue his education. Read about his journey and where his experiences at USF led him.

January 7, 2025Alumni, Global Networks

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Hopeful for the future: USF professor Dr. Seden Dogan honored for her work in the hospitality and tourism management

Seden Dogan, Assistant Professor of Instruction in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at USF, has received four awards this year for her work. Read about her accomplishments and her journey at USF.

January 6, 2025Accolades, Faculty & Staff

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USF creator of global clean water, energy technology is inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

The USF College of Engineering professor whose vision of building a clean-energy system that could solve challenges in parts of the world with no sanitation systems was inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame in October. Read how his technology is being used in India, South Africa, and on a global scale.

November 22, 2024Accolades, Faculty & Staff

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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

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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

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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

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From graduation to Germany: A new USF alum and WLP scholar joins a U.S. State Department cultural exchange

Olga Aranzabal has a new master’s degree in public health and a dream of putting her education to work on an international scale. Read how the U.S. State Department’s Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) helped her with this aspiration.

August 28, 2024Alumni, Global Networks

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USF international alum named on Forbes List of Nation’s Most Impactful Women Leaders

Jyotika Virmani, a USF alum has been named to the prestigious Forbes 50 Over 50 list of the most impactful women in the United States. Read how her achievements as head of the international ocean research and technology organization paved the way for this honor.

August 26, 2024Accolades, Alumni, Global Networks

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USF Professor, interns travel to Ghana to learn about malnutrition and provide care

USF College of Public Health Associate Professor Lauri Wright has been going to Ghana for seven years now to work with dietitians to prevent and treat malnutrition. But for the first time this summer, she brought a group of five USF graduate students as interns. Read about their experiences on the journey.

August 23, 2024Faculty & Staff, Students

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Q&A with Nirmita Roy, a STEM graduate’s work in wearable electronics

Follow the Q&A with Nirmita Roy who recently graduated with her STEM doctorate at USF.

August 19, 2024Alumni, Global Networks

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