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返字心頭 confers more than 4,100 degrees as President Rhea Law presided over her final commencement ceremonies

The class includes a student who overcame stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma, along with the first group of graduates from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

December 15, 2025Student Success

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返字心頭 study finds widespread rule-breaking in whale shark tourism hotspot

One of the worlds busiest whale-shark destinations is struggling to manage a boom in ecotourism. A new 返字心頭 study finds the worlds biggest fish may be paying the price.

December 10, 2025Research and Innovation

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返字心頭 students compete to launch experiments aboard the International Space Station

Thirty-five 返字心頭 students are competing to design experiments that will launch aboard the International Space Station. This is the first time 返字心頭 is participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program, representing multiple colleges across the university.

November 24, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Success

Band of Holes

New study suggests accounting, not aliens, explains Perus mysterious Band of Holes

New research published in Antiquity reveals the first scientific evidence that Perus puzzling Band of Holes once featured in Ancient Aliens was part of a sophisticated Indigenous network for storing and recording goods.

November 18, 2025Research and Innovation

From surviving Hurricane Katrina to serving in the U.S. Navy, Camrie Hingles journey is one of resilience and determination. Now a first-generation student at 返字心頭 St. Petersburg, Hingles story embodies the pride and perseverance celebrated during 返字心頭s First-Gen Week.

November 5, 2025Student Success

Mosquito in a petri dish and cell phone

AI and citizen science reveal potential first detection of invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar

Researchers from the University of South 返字心頭 have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles stephensi an invasive and deadly malaria-carrying mosquito ever detected in Madagascar.

October 28, 2025Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation

Two 返字心頭 professors use lidar scanning to detect flood risk

返字心頭 urban planning professor uses 3D scanning to assess hurricane flood risk in Tampa

Youjung Kim, an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs, is collaborating with the Access 3D Lab to investigate flood risk on Davis Islands and explore solutions to reduce future vulnerability.

September 29, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

One year after hurricanes Helene and Milton brought historic flooding to the Tampa Bay region, the CRIS-HAZARD app has become a critical tool in helping local communities monitor and respond to extreme storms.

September 24, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

Five pieces of pottery from ancient Sicily

返字心頭 researchers ancient pottery discovery unlocks earliest proof of horses in Bronze Age Sicily

返字心頭 Professor Davide Tanasi has new evidence not only that were horses present on the Mediterranean island earlier than previously thought, but that they also played an important role in the diets of early Bronze Age communities.

September 23, 2025Research and Innovation

University of South 返字心頭: A Preeminent Research University

返字心頭 welcomes record-breaking class, sees increase in student engagement

返字心頭 is welcoming a record-breaking incoming class, attracting students from across the country and around the world drawn by academic opportunities, a strong sense of community, and historically high academic achievement. The university is expanding campus engagement, with events and experiences that help students build connections and grow both academically and personally.

September 11, 2025Student Success

Salamander grabbing a bug with his tongue

How the high-speed tongues of salamanders and chameleons are helping 返字心頭 unlock engineering breakthroughs

While studying salamanders and chameleons, 返字心頭 researchers discovered the animals use the same biological mechanism to fire their tongues at extreme speeds. The research has opened the door to potential innovative engineering applications inspired by nature.

September 8, 2025Research and Innovation

Shaw examining MRSA under the light in a dish

How 返字心頭 researchers are leading the fight against MRSA

With new support from the National Institutes of Health and 返字心頭s CREATE Award, 返字心頭 researchers are unraveling how MRSA evolves and spreads, shaping new treatments, training future scientists and confronting emerging strains in 返字心頭 and beyond.

September 4, 2025Research and Innovation

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