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USF faculty reframes what literacy means in the age of generative artificial intelligence
Gupta鈥檚 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: USF students gain real-world experience through podcast production
A hands-on podcasting course at USF 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

USF 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, USF 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鈥檚 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 鈥 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 USF 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

From coding to cognition: student bridges engineering and psychology to advance brain research
Before engineering major Brandon Snyder joined the EMaC Lab, the toolbox鈥 which makes behavior-contingent analysis of co-registration data possible 鈥 was just a dream Liz Schotter and Sara Milligan shared.
November 21, 2025Research
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New study suggests accounting, not aliens, explains Peru鈥檚 mysterious 鈥楤and of Holes鈥
New research published in Antiquity reveals the first scientific evidence that Peru鈥檚 puzzling 鈥淏and of Holes鈥 鈥 once featured in Ancient Aliens 鈥 was part of a sophisticated Indigenous network for storing and recording goods.
November 18, 2025Research

ASEM-FL recognizes USF president emeritus, deans and faculty for professional accomplishments
A president emeritus, two deans and 12 professors from 杏吧性世界 will be recognized for their professional accomplishments at the annual meeting of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida on Friday, November 7, 2025 in Orlando, Florida.
November 5, 2025Accomplishments

USF research funding surges to record $750 million, increasing impact across Florida and beyond
Industry partnerships have propelled the 杏吧性世界 to a record $750 million in research funding. The surge positions USF closer to its $1 billion goal.
November 4, 2025Research
From surviving Hurricane Katrina to serving in the U.S. Navy, Camrie Hingle鈥檚 journey is one of resilience and determination. Now a first-generation student at USF St. Petersburg, Hingle鈥檚 story embodies the pride and perseverance celebrated during USF鈥檚 First-Gen Week.
November 4, 2025Community Engagement