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ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s ReliaQuest Labs trains new crop of cybersecurity threat hunters
The lab is part of the cybersecurity firm’s $1 million dollar partnership with the Muma College of Business. It's an intensive training lab where industry experts from ReliaQuest teach students how to detect and neutralize cyber threats.
May 10, 2023Student Success
The dreams of three mothers live on through ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ student research scholarship
Three emeritus professors from the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Behavioral and Community Sciences are honoring their mothers by providing students a gift that was unavailable to most women of their mothers’ generation – the gift of education.
May 9, 2023University News
Samuel Bell passed away Mar. 14 at the age of 83. The former legislator in the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ House of Representatives and founder of the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Public Health was posthumously honored for his tireless support of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ and the people of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬.
May 8, 2023Honors and Awards
State budget includes significant new funding for ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ operations and several major projects
The ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Legislature reached agreement on a state budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that includes transformational increases in recurring operational funding and new investments in several significant projects for the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬. The budget builds on last year’s record-breaking legislative session for ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬.
May 3, 2023University News
U.S. Department of Education awards ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers $8 million to enhance school-based mental health programs
Two separate projects led by faculty in the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Education and College of Behavioral and Community Sciences are being funded by a combined $8 million from the U.S. Department of Education to address mental health in Tampa Bay K-12 students.
May 2, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success
Blair Wood Jones grew up in an area where getting a basic education was a challenge. But Jones persevered, becoming the salutatorian of her high school, an advocate for educational access and excelling at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, where she is now graduating with a degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
May 2, 2023Student Success
Associate professor develops motivational chatbot and digital Candyland-like maze to ensure student success
Sanghoon Park will be recognized by the State University System of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ for his efforts to provide students with an engaging learning environment while teaching them how to develop creative ways to empower and prepare future students in their own digital courses.
May 2, 2023Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ conferred more than 7,100 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies
Graduates include a 74-year-old grandmother, a trailblazing military veteran and a ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ football player making a major impact in the community
May 1, 2023University News
Construction of the Judy Genshaft Honors College building to conclude with once-in-a-lifetime classroom experience
Coinciding with building construction, honors students got a hands-on lesson in construction and design through a capstone course called Exploring Behind the Veil: The New Honors Building.
April 27, 2023Student Success, University News
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ continues to rank among the top universities for new patents
Based on the 84 new patents secured during the 2022 calendar year, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ is 14th among American public research universities and 35th among all universities worldwide in generating new patents. This marks the 10th year ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ has ranked in the top 15 among American public universities.
April 27, 2023Research and Innovation, University News
More than 30 ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ graduate programs ranked among the nation’s best by U.S News & World Report
Ten ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ graduate programs are ranked in the top 50 among all public and private institutions, led by industrial and organizational psychology at No. 3 and public health at No. 22.
April 25, 2023University News
Dance professor unites communities of all languages and abilities
When Andrew Carroll is not teaching ballet at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, he's using dance as a language in his PSA videos or as an exercise for people with Parkinson's disease.
April 25, 2023Community Partnerships