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A new ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Sarasota-Manatee program connects students preparing for STEM fairs with university experts who offer help refining research questions, methods and project design.

January 12, 2026Community Engagement

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Students Set Record for Most Gilman Scholars in a Fall Cycle

Twice a year, students across the United States apply for the Gilman Scholarship to fund study abroad and internship opportunities abroad. This fall, applications from ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ students experienced a dramatic 22% increase, which translated to a record number of awards. Now, 20 ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ students will travel and study abroad as Gilman Scholars, to countries like the Dominican Republic, Portugal, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

December 15, 2025Community Engagement

Florida Board of Governors confirms Moez Limayem as USF’s next president

Limayem has served as president of the University of North Florida since 2022 and was the Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business at USF for 10 years before taking the role at UNF.

December 12, 2025Community Engagement

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ study finds widespread rule-breaking in whale shark tourism hotspot

One of the world’s busiest whale-shark destinations is struggling to manage a boom in ecotourism. A new ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ study finds the world’s biggest fish may be paying the price.

December 10, 2025Research

The American Psychological Association has recognized Tiffany Chenneville with the 2025 Lifetime Award for Accomplishments in Ethics Education. The award is given to a psychologist who has made outstanding contributions to ethics education across all fields of psychology.

December 2, 2025Research

USF faculty reframes what literacy means in the age of generative artificial intelligence

Gupta’s task is twofold: help students navigate the benefits and harms of the rapidly evolving technology and encourage them to develop their own principled stances so that they may find meaningful employment and become leaders in their communities.

November 24, 2025Research

Mic drop: ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ students gain real-world experience through podcast production

A hands-on podcasting course at ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg is providing students with professional experience as producers across three original series. Through editing, scheduling and collaborative production, students are developing career-ready skills while gaining deeper insight into the craft and impact of audio storytelling.

November 24, 2025Community Engagement

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ students compete to launch experiments aboard the International Space Station

More than 3,700 students across North America competed to design experiments bound for the International Space Station through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). This year, ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ students joined the competition for the first time, rising to the challenge and uniting to bring their innovation into orbit.

November 24, 2025Accomplishments, Featured, Research

Communication alum uses passion and skills for good

Dyma AbuOleim, a 2002 graduate from the Department of Communication, has combined her passion for service with the skills she learned at USF to found a nonprofit organization that’s making an impact in Tampa and beyond.

November 21, 2025Alumni

Newly appointed Jordan Zimmerman Endowed Professor in Advertising plans to make big impact

Janelle Applequist was recently appointed as the newly established Jordan Zimmerman Endowed Professor in Advertising, marking a pivotal moment in her career — and an opportunity to redefine advertising education for the 21st century.

November 21, 2025Accomplishments

Student Voices: How minoring in the humanities at USF led me to a paid internship

Supported by the Mellon Foundation, the Mellon Humanities Internship Program provides ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ students majoring or minoring in the humanities with meaningful work experience through paid internships and career development workshops.

November 21, 2025Community Engagement

Political science professor leverages Fulbright appointment to build bridges through civic education

Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan used her Fulbright appointment in Uganda to help launch a new U.S. studies center and strengthen communities at home and abroad through civic and political science education.

November 21, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement