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A ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg campus professor is navigating the entire flow of Booker and Salt Creeks that meander through south St. Petersburg to raise awareness of their importance to the region.

March 25, 2022Research and Innovation

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ celebrates the announcement and grand opening of the new Bellini Center for Talent Development.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ receives a $10.6 million gift to establish center focused on enhancing the talent pipeline for Tampa Bay employers

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ today announced a $10.6 million gift and celebrated the grand opening of a new center, which will benefit all students in the Muma College of Business and ultimately businesses in the Tampa Bay area.

March 24, 2022University News

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Rhea Law selected as University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ president-elect

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name Rhea Law as the university’s president-elect. Law, who has been ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s interim president since August, will become the university’s eighth president and the first ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ alum to fill the role, pending confirmation by the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Board of Governors (BOG) next week.

March 22, 2022University News

Researchers found that only 25 percent of prescribers who offer opioid treatment and 64 percent of opioid treatment programs offer appointments to women, regardless of insurance or pregnancy status.

March 22, 2022Research and Innovation

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ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ research team receives $1 million grant to launch oral history project exploring civics education, varying systems of government

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ (ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬) College of Education was awarded a $1 million grant by the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Department of Education to develop a new series of oral history resources that will be used by educators, school districts and the public as part of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s revised civics education curriculum.

March 22, 2022Honors and Awards

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Presidential candidates meet with ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ community during campus visits

The ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ community had the opportunity to interact with the two candidates seeking to become the university’s eighth president – the final step before both of them interview with the Board of Trustees.

March 21, 2022University News

A partnership with Stetson University College of Law has brought the first honors law class to ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s St. Petersburg campus and its students.

March 16, 2022University News

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s 2022 Teacher of the Year is inspiring education excellence

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s 2022 Teacher of the Year is inspiring education excellence

Sarah Painter is a fifth-grade teacher in Pinellas County, Fla. who has spent more than 18 years serving in the classroom. Her talent for developing lasting connections with her students and their families led her to be named ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s 2022 Teacher of the Year—a role in which she helps celebrate ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ teachers and elevate the education profession.

March 14, 2022Student Success

A mother's journey to advocate for disability rights

A mother's journey to advocate for disability rights

Jillian Heilman is a driving force behind the creation of the new Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Sciences online master’s program, which prepares students for careers as rehabilitation counselors and professional disability specialists.

March 11, 2022Student Success

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Social marketers catch cheating on online surveys, casting doubt on compensated internet research

A warning from researchers at the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬: Scam artists are taking advantage of online surveys that pay for participation – a method of market research that has become more common practice since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 11, 2022Research and Innovation

Ryan Shargo is cultivating dreams of medicine at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

Ryan Shargo is cultivating dreams of medicine at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

Ryan Shargo has taken advantage of many opportunities at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬. As an incoming freshman, he started his academic journey through the summer Academic and Cultural Engagement Program, in which he traveled to Costa Rica. Shargo later travelled to the Dominican Republic thanks to his Genshaft Global Presidential Scholarship.

March 10, 2022Student Success

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ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ leaders thank state legislators for historic support in this year’s session

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ community is celebrating a historically successful legislative session by thanking the state legislators who have proposed hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding for ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ across all three campuses and ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health.

March 10, 2022University News

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