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Dancing defiance: USFSM student Natalia Chersia brings WWII resistance fighter Nancy Wake to life on the stage

When dancer and ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Sarasota-Manatee student Natalia Chersia steps onto the stage as Nancy Wake in Women of Resistance, she takes on the life of a history-making woman who was shaped by war, courage, and loss.

February 26, 2026Students

Nico Lavaud’s Boren Scholar experience in Senegal

From a summer classroom in Gainesville to the beaches of Dakar, USF College of Arts and Sciences and Judy Genshaft Honors College student Nico Lavaud shares his firsthand account of receiving the Boren Scholarship to study French for two semesters through the African Flagship Languages Initiative.

February 23, 2026Scholars

USF Alum finds success 6,000 miles from home

A few months after he graduated from USF with degrees from the Department of Economics, the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies and the Judy Genshaft Honors College, Matheus Ivanesciuc stepped boldly into a career over 6,000 miles from his childhood home in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

February 23, 2026Alumni

CBCS faculty visit mental health program pilot in Lima, Peru

Jerome Galea, PhD, and Amber Gum, PhD, conducted a site visit with the nonprofit organization Partners In Health, known locally as Socios En Salud.

February 19, 2026Faculty & Staff

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ expands its footprint in space research

USF is expanding its role in Florida’s growing space economy through new engineering faculty expertise, AI-driven research, and admission into the Florida University Space Research Consortium.

February 18, 2026Faculty & Staff

Virtual Global Exchange bridges USF and Morocco in World Cup–focused learning experience

USF World continues to expand Virtual Global Exchange (VGE). For several semesters, Raja Benchekroun, an Arabic literature and culture instructor in the USF Judy Genshaft Honors College, has used VGE to connect students with partners in Morocco.

February 12, 2026Faculty & Staff, Students

USF faculty members receive international recognition for fight against infectious disease

Two ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ faculty members have received prestigious honors and subsequent kudos from an international community of scientists for their work in the fight against infectious disease.

February 5, 2026Accolades, Faculty & Staff

Hot water is inaccessible to millions of displaced people worldwide — but two USF graduate students are working to change that.

February 5, 2026Students

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ earns national distinction as a leading producer of Fulbright Scholars

The Fulbright Program is again recognizing the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ as one of the nation’s colleges and universities with the highest number of faculty and administrators selected for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. This is the 10th time USF has made the coveted and prestigious list since 2015.

February 5, 2026Accolades, Faculty & Staff

Continuing to prosper: International partnership between USF and Sungkyunkwan University flourishes after Joint Research Conference

Last month, the Muma College of Business hosted the USF and Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Joint Research Conference to great success. Faculty from both universities presented their research and discussed the future of fintech, a growing industry that has continued to progress rapidly.

February 3, 2026Events, Faculty & Staff

From Tampa to tech: USF alumna Kristina Oliva’s journey to Meta and life in London

When Kristina Oliva crossed the stage at USF to receive her master’s degree in mass communication, she could not have predicted that the decision would eventually lead her to one of the world’s largest tech companies, Meta, or to building a life thousands of miles from home in London.

February 2, 2026Alumni

Social work student awarded Gilman Scholarship for Paris study abroad program

Emily Hutchinson is just a couple of months away from boarding a plane to Paris — all because she took a chance on herself when applying for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to help fund her study abroad experience.

January 29, 2026Students