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The gift will help establish the Bellini college’s first-ever endowed professorship and create a new study track within the ReliaQuest Labs program focused on artificial intelligence-supported software engineering.

June 25, 2026ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Foundation

A gloved hand inserts a sample of hair into an evidence collection tube.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ research highlights inconsistencies in state laws on adolescent consent after sexual assault

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Professor Katherine Drabiak’s new research explores how consent laws for adolescent sexual assault care vary across all 50 states.

June 24, 2026Research and Innovation, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health

University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬: A Preeminent Research University

New ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ study reveals the hidden toll of financial sextortion on teenage boys and men

A new ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ study examines the growing threat of financial sextortion among men and boys. The research explores why males are increasingly targeted, the psychological and financial impacts of victimization and the warning signs and prevention strategies people can use to protect themselves online.

June 22, 2026Research and Innovation

Rocky at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ football.

Being Rocky: ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ alumni reflect on life inside the suit

Mascots are vital to a university’s identity and culture, impacting athletics, student life and much more. Being a mascot also impacts the student behind the suit. On National Mascot Day, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ celebrates the many students who have been Rocky D. Bull over the years.

June 17, 2026Features

Janice Zgibor and text that welcomes her to the Taneja College of Pharmacy

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ names new dean of the Taneja College of Pharmacy

A pharmacist and epidemiologist, Zgibor has served at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ for more than a decade and brings over 20 years of academic leadership experience to the role.She will become just the second permanent dean of the college.

June 17, 2026ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health, University News

President Moez Limayem and BOT Chair Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin selected to serve as ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Board of Trustees chair

The board unanimously elected Mike Griffin to serve a two-year term and elected longtime community leader and Trustee Oscar Horton as vice chair.

June 17, 2026University News

University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬: A Preeminent Research University

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ football wide receiver uses NIL earnings to bring clean water to Nigeria

Inspired by stories of his parents’ childhood in Nigeria, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ football player Mudia Reuben founded the Nigeria Water Project, using donations and NIL earnings to help drill six wells in villages lacking reliable access to clean water.

June 17, 2026Student Success

Jenifer Jasinski Schneider in a classroom

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ names new dean for the College of Education

Jenifer Jasinski Schneider brings a distinguished record of leadership, research and service focused on literacy, creativity and student success.

June 16, 2026University News

Internal medical scan highlighting the liver in the human body among other internal organs.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health secures new funding to advance research on promising liver cancer drug

Amid rising liver cancer rates linked to alcohol and metabolic disease, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health is advancing research on a drug that could work alongside GLP-1 therapies.

June 15, 2026Research and Innovation, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health

Colorful World Cup soccer ball on a field.

How extreme heat is shaping the 2026 World Cup

Many of the venues at the 2026 World Cup are considered at very high risk for extreme heat. ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health's Dr. Eric Coris explains what extreme heat could mean for the World Cup, who is at greatest risk and what can be done to help protect players and fans.

June 14, 2026ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health

Sarah Higgins

Sarah Higgins to lead ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Contemporary Art Museum

As director and chief curator of the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Contemporary Art Museum, Sarah Higgins will lead the museum’s curatorial vision, steward the permanent collection and align programming with the university’s academic, student success and research missions.

June 12, 2026Features

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Resilience and resolve drive marine researchers in the wake of disaster

After a devastating fire at its primary facility, the College of Marine Science is bouncing back to ensure its research and impact continue.

June 11, 2026Research and Innovation

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