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A new bill that aims to combat human trafficking would establish the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Risk to Resilience Lab on ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s St. Petersburg campus as the centralized repository for anonymous human trafficking data collected from law enforcement sources across the state.

January 25, 2022University News

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ student using a laptop while on campus.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s online graduate programs rank among the nation’s best

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ delivers some of the best online graduate programs in the country, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report (U.S. News). Five of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s online programs rank in the top 100, including three programs in the top 50 and one in the top 15.

January 25, 2022University News

Sarah Zhong stands with students in her research lab

Six ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ faculty members recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards

Researchers from the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Engineering and the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health Morsani College of Medicine are recognized for their innovations that range from artificial intelligence that can detect and predict suicidality, to encrypting and protecting sensitive information from cloud servers, to disinfecting and recharging masks for safe multiple use.

January 24, 2022Honors and Awards

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University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers release national public opinion survey findings on vote-by-mail security and election fairness

Researchers at the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, in collaboration with researchers at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ International University, have released a second round of results from a nationwide survey. This set is aimed at measuring public opinion about several proposed electoral/voting reforms, as well as attitudes about the Electoral College.

January 20, 2022Research and Innovation

President Rhea Law and House Speaker Chris Sprowls pose with ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students at the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ House of Representatives for ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Day at the Capitol.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, university leadership advocate for ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ during Day at the Capitol in Tallahassee

Dozens of students from the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ are standing side by side with President Rhea Law, trustees and other university leaders in Tallahassee to advocate for the university’s priorities in the 2022 state legislative session that began last week.

January 18, 2022University News

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Study finds Rwandan genocide chemically modified the DNA of victims and victims’ offspring

Scientists with the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Genomics Program Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease Research have taken a significant step in providing the people of Rwanda the scientific tools they need to help address mental health issues that stemmed from the 1994 genocides of the Tutsi ethnic group.

January 10, 2022Research and Innovation

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ is seeking support from the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Legislature and the local community to advance a bold new plan for an interdisciplinary center of excellence that will harness the collective power of colleges and departments from throughout the university to address the existential challenges created by climate change, including sea level rise, high tide flooding events and other coastal hazards.

January 10, 2022Research and Innovation, University News

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Reverse recycling debuts at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

Reverse vending machines have been installed on campus. Funded by The Coca-Cola Company and its Tampa-based bottling partner, Coke ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬, the sustainability initiative not only promotes recycling, but gives back to the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ community.

January 6, 2022Campus Life, University News

New agreement runs through June 2028.

January 5, 2022ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Athletics, University News

Rogan Donelly sitting in a Tervis factory while holding a Tervis tumbler

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ welcomes new trustee, recognizes outgoing original board member

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ is welcoming a new member of the Board of Trustees, Rogan Donelly, a ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ alumnus and Sarasota resident who is the president and chief executive officer of Tervis Tumbler Company.

December 23, 2021University News

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ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ wins prestigious award for innovative excellence in response to COVID-19

Throughout the pandemic, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Information Technology rapidly deployed new solutions that aided in efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and created applications within weeks that provided financial, academic and emotional support to students. It was a tremendous lift that kept students on track in their studies – all made possible by IT’s pre-COVID technical strategy.

December 17, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

A prototype device of the home health monitoring system

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ team creates home health monitoring device to boost independence

Over the course of 15 weeks, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers developed a wireless sensor system which continuously and passively monitors presence and weight of a person in bed, on a couch, chair or similar furniture that could have great potential impact on users’ quality of life comparable to current sensor systems on the market.

December 15, 2021Research and Innovation

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