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Hurricane preparedness takes many forms - ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ providing support on all fronts
When a hurricane makes its way into the Gulf of Mexico, it has the potential to impact the entire Tampa Bay region. That’s why ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers across all three campuses are involved in a number of innovative endeavors and public initiatives to better prepare communities for the next storm.
May 6, 2024Research and Innovation

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ graduates, families embrace long-awaited commencement traditions
Friends and families filled ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Yuengling Center to watch their 2024 graduates walk across the stage – fulfilling a long-awaited dream for many after the pandemic canceled their high school graduation ceremonies.
May 5, 2024University News

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ honors community leaders at commencement ceremonies
Commencement is the time for ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ to bestow some of its highest honors to outstanding individuals who have made essential contributions to the university and the community. This spring, the individuals selected represent the university’s many collaborations in health care and economic development.
May 1, 2024University News

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s partnership with ReliaQuest helps fill crucial cybersecurity jobs
Launched in 2018 to address the explosive need for talent in the cybersecurity field, the ReliaQuest Labs program has graduated more than 300 ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students and has proven to be a solid pathway to a career in cybersecurity.
April 30, 2024Cyber/AI, Student Success

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ to confer more than 7,000 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies
Graduates in the May 2-5 ceremonies include a brain cancer survivor, a 17-year-old student of Ukrainian heritage and a third-generation ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ student.
April 29, 2024University News
Alumni and friends came together to champion a wide variety of programs, from student scholarships to food pantry support. Of the record-setting 9,259 Giving Week donors, 1,408 gave to the university for the first time. The overall total included a 70% increase in alumni donors from the previous year.
April 25, 2024ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Foundation

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ history student uses 3D scans to improve museum accessibility
With support from ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Access 3D Lab, Hannah Thieryung used scanning technology to digitize the May-Stringer House, a Victorian-era home in Brooksville. She focused on the historic building’s upper floors, helping guests experience them without needing to scale the narrow 19th-century staircases.
April 25, 2024Research and Innovation

Brain injuries in U.S. Special Operations Forces aren’t easy to detect, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ helping develop a solution
Through its partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command, the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Institute of Applied Engineering has co-led an illuminating study that found repeated exposure to low-level blasts is associated with signs of brain injury in Special Operations Forces. Such exposure is common throughout many military careers, including in training and operational environments.
April 22, 2024Research and Innovation
The Bulls have now won the American Athletic Conference Championship a conference-leading six times in the first 10 years of the tournament.
April 21, 2024ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Athletics

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students contribute to mass casualty incident training
The immersive training initiative, designed to equip emergency clinicians with essential skills for managing high-volume and high-acuity scenarios, involved undergraduates from the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Public Health's Simulation Operations course.
April 19, 2024Student Success, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health

Four ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ faculty members elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Contributions range in the fields of metabolic engineering and biomanufacturing, to pioneering advances in molecular medicine, integrating biomass and algae technologies to reduce society's carbon footprint and leadership in geoscience education.
April 18, 2024Honors and Awards

Stars vs. numbers: How consumers perceive online rating formats
Mathematically speaking, scoring 3.5 out of 5 is the same as receiving three and a half stars on a five-star scale. But visually speaking, the numbers don’t add up.
April 18, 2024Research and Innovation