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![U.S. Navy Veteran begins his next chapter at USF](/images/news/2020/us-navy-veteran-begins-his-next-chapter-at-usf/bb-akil-newlisting.jpg)
U.S. Navy Veteran begins his next chapter at USF
After 20 years in the U.S. Navy, Akil King was ready to start writing his next chapter. So, he enrolled at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏto study Africana Studies (his second master's degree) and has never looked back. He hopes to use this education to begin his next career in the U.S. Civil Service, but first, is working toward becoming a Fulbright Scholar to teach English in Rwanda.
February 3, 2020Student Success
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏforensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle, PhD, examines remains](/images/news/2020/discovery-of-unmarked-graves-earns-2020-aaas-scientific-freedom-and-responsibility-award/awardgraphic490x328.jpg)
Discovery of Unmarked Graves Earns 2020 AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award
Erin Kimmerle, a forensic anthropologist who worked to account for dozens of children buried at a notorious Florida reform school, will receive the 2020 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
February 3, 2020Honors and Awards
Persistence has paid off for two former ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstandouts who are getting ready to experience the grandest game on the gridiron.
January 31, 2020ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏAthletics
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ: A Preeminent Research University](/_resources/images/news/listing-image.jpg)
Important Update About Coronavirus for the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCommunity
Our ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ leadership team is closely monitoring the latest information related to a novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, but has now spread to other parts of the world, including portions of the United States.
January 31, 2020COVID-19, University News
![Boundless Bulls: ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏAlumnus Awarded Prestigious Rangel Fellowship](/images/news/2020/usf-alumnus-named-2020-rangel-fellow/bb-ivan-newlisting.jpg)
Boundless Bulls: ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏAlumnus Awarded Prestigious Rangel Fellowship
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏalumnus Ivan Pineda has been recognized by the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program as a 2020 Rangel Fellow. Pineda is the third Rangel Fellow in the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ history.
January 31, 2020Honors and Awards, Student Success, University News
![Elementary school students at USF's Engineering Expo](/images/news/2020/usf-tampa-st-petersburg-lauded-for-community-engagement-efforts/carnegie-490-327.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTampa and St. Petersburg Lauded for Community Engagement Efforts
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s campuses in Tampa and St. Petersburg have again earned national recognition for community engagement in teaching, research and service.
January 31, 2020Honors and Awards, University News
The numbers are in and 1.9 million Floridians selected or were re-enrolled in health care plans in 2020 during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period held from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21.
January 30, 2020Research and Innovation
![Asst. Professor David Murphy in Antarctica](/images/news/2020/doing-research-harshest-place-on-earth-antarctica/engineering-antarctica-490-328.jpg)
Doing Research in the Harshest Place on Earth - Antarctica
When it comes to learning how tiny sea creatures move through water, there is no place on Earth that David Murphy won’t travel to. That sense of purpose led the mechanical engineering assistant professor to the National Science Foundation’s Palmer Station on Antarctica’s Anvers Island for a week at the end of 2019, where he and other researchers studied the mobility and distribution of krill, small shrimp-like crustaceans that are plentiful in the Southern Ocean’s frigid waters.
January 29, 2020Research and Innovation
![National Merit Scholar Richa Bisht chooses USF, thrives in medical school journey](/images/news/2020/national-merit-scholar-richa-bisht-chooses-usf-thrives-in-medical-school-journey/bb-richa-newlisting.jpg)
National Merit Scholar Richa Bisht chooses USF, thrives in medical school journey
Richa Bisht had her pick of nearly any university she wanted. But, it was USF's endless resources and commitment to its students that sealed the deal on her becoming a Bull.
January 27, 2020Student Success
![Stock image of the entrance to Auschwitz](/images/news/2020/new-book-reveals-new-perspectives-about-holocaust-world-war-ii/auschwitz490x328.jpg)
New Book Reveals New Perspectives about the Holocaust and World War II
While the majority of history books and available materials about the Holocaust focus much of their attention on the events that took place in European countries, one researcher at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ has set out to understand the impact it had on surrounding regions.
January 27, 2020Research and Innovation
![An American flag photo](/images/news/2020/students-faculty-head-to-iowa-to-study-2020-caucuses/caucus-490-327.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudents and Faculty Head to Iowa to Study 2020 Caucuses
Five ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ students from communication, mass communication and political science disciplines will travel to Iowa next week to participate in a unique field research experience ahead of the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses.
January 23, 2020Research and Innovation
![Karen Diaz-Serrano, a doctoral student in the College of Arts and Sciences, works packing boxes at Feeding Tampa Bay](/images/news/2020/usf-partners-with-feeding-tampa-bay-to-open-new-center/foodsecurity490x328.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPartners with Feeding Tampa Bay to Open New Center Focused on Food Security
In an effort to address the role of food insecurity on health and well-being, the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is set to open its new Center for the Advancement of Food Security and Health Communities (CAFSHC).
January 17, 2020Research and Innovation