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![The Wisconsin train car, which accompanied the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus during the early 1900s. Courtesy: The Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL](/images/news/2018/ringling-train-chugs-digital-world/ringling-train-chugs-490-327.jpg)
Ringling Train Chugs into Digital World
The century-old train car known to be the site of business transactions for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has long been too fragile for visitors to step inside. Through a project led by USF, it will no longer be limited to glancing through a window.
November 14, 2018Research and Innovation
![A view of downtown Tampa and the Water Street building under construction](/images/news/2018/usf-marks-major-milestone/usf-health-marks-major-milestone-490-327.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏMarks a Major Milestone in the Construction of New Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth’s 13-story, 395,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in late 2019.
November 14, 2018ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth
![Three students stand near the bull statue outside the Marshall Student Center](/images/news/2018/usf-helps-launch-unprecedented-effort-increase-college-access/usf-helps-launch-unprecedented-effort-490-327.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHelps Launch Unprecedented National Effort to Increase College Access, Equity and Postsecondary Attainment
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) is organizing the collaborative effort, known as Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success.
November 13, 2018Honors and Awards
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth’s medical college and its Center for Advanced Healthcare on the Tampa campus are named after the Morsanis.
November 13, 2018ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg is moving forward with plans for a 375-bed residence hall that will give students more affordable housing options downtown.
November 9, 2018Campus Life
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏgraduate students testing catalysts designed to convert biogas into diesel fuel.](/images/news/2018/turning-trash-into-fuel/turning-trash-into-fuel-490-327.jpg)
Turning Trash into Fuel
Scientists at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ are taking the lab to the landfill, refining a groundbreaking process that uses trash to make liquid fuel.
November 8, 2018Research and Innovation
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ: A Preeminent Research University](/_resources/images/news/listing-image.jpg)
Human Waste Converter Invented at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏRecognized as Ready for Commercial Use
Created by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏEngineers, the NEWgenerator is making an impact in sustainability efforts around the world.
November 7, 2018Research and Innovation
![A photo illustration of oxycodone pills in prescription bottles.](/images/news/2018/impact-opioid-epidemic-children-varies-state/impact-opioid-epidemic-490-327.jpg)
Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Children Varies by State
While opioid abuse continues to plague certain states more than others, each state is unique in how it attempts to stem the crisis and its effect on families.
November 6, 2018Research and Innovation
![President Judy Genshaft standing at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTampa campus](/images/news/2018/president-genshaft-receives-plan-hillsborough/president-genshaft-receives-plan-hillsborough-490-327.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSystem President Judy Genshaft Receives Plan Hillsborough’s Executive Director’s Award
This award focuses on President Genshaft's incredible leadership as a planner with a view of growth since 2000 at USF.
November 2, 2018Honors and Awards
While the center has been funded consistently since 1997, it will now begin a fifth five-year cycle of federal funding with the largest amount ever allocated for its efforts.
November 2, 2018Honors and Awards
![People gather around the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudent Memorial on ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTampa campus](/images/news/2018/usf-student-memorial-receives-award-merit/usf-student-memorial-award-490-327.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudent Memorial Receives Award of Merit from Plan Hillsborough
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudent Memorial was conceived and funded by the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudent Government as a tribute to the lives of students who passed away during their time of enrollment or during time of military service.
November 2, 2018Honors and Awards
![Overgrowths on Speleothems exactly at sea level, pictured here above the diver and submerged stalagmites in the Galeria de les Delicies in Coves del Drac, Mallorca, Spain.](/images/news/2018/scientists-piece-together-ancient-sea-level-record-via-mallorcan-cave-formations/scientists-piece-together-490-327.jpg)
Scientists Piece Together Ancient Sea Level Record Via Mallorcan Cave Formations
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏGeosciences Professor Bogdan Onac says findings provide new insight into how high and how fast sea levels can rise.scien
November 1, 2018Research and Innovation