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$2.5 million grant helping researchers improve health disparities in communities of color

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ researchers are undertaking a multi-year study designed to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital readmission for people of color managing chronic illnesses.

April 5, 2021Research and Innovation

Deep ocean floor sediments were collected from the South Atlantic Ocean by the Royal Research Ship (RRS) James Cook. Credit: Will Homoky

Deep sea sediments fuel the oceans

Iron, an essential nutrient for phytoplankton, is tough to find in the ocean. One liter of seawater contains 35 grams of salt but only around one billionth of a gram of iron.

April 1, 2021Research and Innovation

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USF's Black advocacy groups unite to increase their impact

USF’s Black affinity groups and leaders are partnering in new ways to build a more equitable workplace and learning environment. Together, they are combining perspectives that represent Black faculty, staff, students and alumni to develop new ways to help combat systemic racism.

March 31, 2021Campus Life

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏLibraries has made a variety of resources available in commemoration of Women’s History Month to celebrate not just women’s historical triumphs, but to pay tribute to the women in our lives today.

March 31, 2021University News

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Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏgeoscientist as state’s chief science officer

Professor and Director of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSchool of Geosciences Mark Rains has been appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to lead the Office of Environmental Accountability and Transparency, a division of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

March 31, 2021University News

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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏgraduate programs among the nation’s best in new rankings by U.S. News & World Report

According to new rankings released by U.S. News & World Report, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏfeatures 11 graduate programs ranked in the top 50 among all public and private institutions.

March 30, 2021University News

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏhas been awarded a grant to help establish a university-wide greenhouse gas reduction goal, align sustainability priorities while tracking carbon emissions across all three campuses and combine efforts and resources that lead to a singular vision for achieving carbon neutrality.

March 29, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participates in a virtual summit at USF

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg discusses the future of NATO with the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcommunity

Following his first in-person summit with NATO foreign ministers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a virtual summit hosted by the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏInstitute on Russia and the School of Interdisciplinary Studies.

March 29, 2021University News

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Light pollution drives increased risk of West Nile virus

A new study from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is the first to provide direct evidence that light pollution is driving infectious disease patterns in nature.

March 24, 2021Research and Innovation

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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏreceives $1.4 million gift to support student access to higher education

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ today announced a $1.4 million gift from Helios Education Foundation to benefit the Florida College Access Network, a statewide organization hosted at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwith a mission that supports student success.

March 24, 2021University News

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City of St. Petersburg selects ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers to identify, make recommendations to address systemic racism

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ will assist the city of St. Petersburg in identifying structural racism and make recommendations on how to address the multi-faceted issue.

March 23, 2021University News

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Florida governor appoints Dean Frazer to Environmental Regulation Commission

Governor Ron DeSantis announced this month that Tom Frazer, PhD, dean of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Marine Science, is one of four new appointees to the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission.

March 23, 2021University News

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