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ԹϱPresident Steven Currall honored ԹϱCollege of Public Health Dean Donna Petersen with the President’s Fellow Medallion at the Spring 2021 in-person commencement ceremony. It is the first time in Currall’s administration that the medallion, given at the president’s discretion, has been awarded.

May 19, 2021Honors and Awards

  Researchers from the Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials, NanoManufacturing Laboratory (NM3L) who contributed to this work (from left): Utkarsh Misra (sophomore in Electrical Engineering), Ossie Douglas (PhD student in Mechanical Engineering), and MD Rubayat-E Tanjil (PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering).

New method to improve durability of nano-electronic components to help further semiconductor manufacturing and resilience

ԹϱMechanical Engineering assistant professor Michael Cai Wang and his research team recently developed a novel approach to mitigating electromigration in nanoscale electronic interconnects that are ubiquitous in state-of-the-art integrated circuits.

May 18, 2021Research and Innovation

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Թϱlaunches new podcast designed for faculty, staff

The Թϱ is launching a new streaming program designed to keep the Թϱcommunity informed and connect listeners to the people behind some of the university’s greatest endeavors. “Inside USF: The Podcast” will launch May 21, with new episodes available every other Friday.

May 18, 2021University News

The ԹϱCollege of Public Health made headlines in 2016 as the first university in Florida to offer a MSPH degree in genetic counseling. Now it’s getting noticed again with its newest graduate Stefania Alastre becoming the first Spanish-speaking genetic counselor for Moffitt Cancer Center.

May 17, 2021ԹϱHealth, University News

The first cohort of students in the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program

New EPA-funded program at Թϱhelps Tampa residents secure careers in the environmental sector

The first cohort of participants to enroll in the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program has graduated with valuable training and certifications in workplace safety and hazardous waste cleanup. The program is a collaboration between the ԹϱCenter for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment and the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa.

May 14, 2021University News

Fossilized plaque scraped from the teeth of a 4,500-year-old skeleton discovered by Թϱ professors is helping to unlock the secrets of what ancient humans ate and how our species evolved.

May 10, 2021Research and Innovation

Teacher works in a STEM lab.

ԹϱCollege of Education STEM Teacher Preparation Initiative endorsed for appropriations funding by Rep. Kathy Castor

A new STEM Teacher Preparation Initiative in the Թϱ’s (USF) College of Education was endorsed by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) for consideration by the House Appropriations Committee in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year.

May 7, 2021University News

An upcoming Nature journal cover featuring the virtual reconstruction of the Panga ya Saidi hominin remains at the site. Photo credit: Jorge González, Թϱ/Elena Santos, Complutense University of Madrid

Թϱresearcher visualizes discovery of oldest human burial in Africa made by international team of scientists

An international team of scientists has uncovered the earliest modern human burial in Africa – changing what we know about social behaviors in Homo sapiens ¬– and a researcher at the Թϱ (USF) has helped use 3D and advanced imaging technologies to bring the 78,000-year-old remains of a child back to life.

May 5, 2021Research and Innovation

Թϱ: A Preeminent Research University

2021 Florida Legislative session update

Our elected officials in Tallahassee produced a final state budget that retains much of the state’s support for higher education and for the Թϱ. We are grateful to our partners in the Legislature for their support and for recognizing the important impact that Թϱmakes on Florida’s progress and prosperity.

May 4, 2021University News

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, was FDA approved in 2008 as a safe and effective noninvasive treatment for severe depression resistant to antidepressant medications. A small coil positioned near the scalp generates repetitive, pulsed magnetic waves that pass through the skull and stimulate brain cells to relieve symptoms of depression. The procedure has few side effects and is typically prescribed as an alternative or supplemental therapy when multiple antidepressant medications and/or psychotherapy do not work.

May 4, 2021Research and Innovation, ԹϱHealth

An aerial photograph of Tropicana Field with the text, 123 Commencement Convocation Spring 2021.

Թϱreturns to in-person commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8

The Թϱ will hold in-person commencement ceremonies this weekend for the first time since December 2019, as COVID-19 forced ceremonies to be held virtually in spring, summer and fall of 2020. ԹϱPresident Steven Currall will preside over spring commencement ceremonies scheduled for 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

May 3, 2021Student Success, University News

The ԹϱTampa Library acquired a particularly special collection: The Tampa Chapter of The Links, Incorporated archives, one of the oldest and largest volunteer organizations in the country. The organization has a membership of more than 16,000 women of color committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic endurance of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.

May 3, 2021University News

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