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![Florida's 2022 Teacher of the Year is inspiring education excellence](/images/news/2022/floridas-2022-teacher-of-the-year-is-inspiring-education-excellence/bb-sarah-newlisting.jpg)
Florida's 2022 Teacher of the Year is inspiring education excellence
Sarah Painter is a fifth-grade teacher in Pinellas County, Fla. who has spent more than 18 years serving in the classroom. Her talent for developing lasting connections with her students and their families led her to be named Florida’s 2022 Teacher of the Year—a role in which she helps celebrate Florida teachers and elevate the education profession.
March 14, 2022Student Success
![A mother's journey to advocate for disability rights](/images/news/2022/a-mother-s-journey-to-advocate-for-disability-rights/bb-jill-newlisting.jpg)
A mother's journey to advocate for disability rights
Jillian Heilman is a driving force behind the creation of the new Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Sciences online master’s program, which prepares students for careers as rehabilitation counselors and professional disability specialists.
March 11, 2022Student Success
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Social marketers catch cheating on online surveys, casting doubt on compensated internet research
A warning from researchers at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ: Scam artists are taking advantage of online surveys that pay for participation – a method of market research that has become more common practice since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 11, 2022Research and Innovation
![Ryan Shargo is cultivating dreams of medicine at USF](/images/news/2022/ryan-shargo-is-cultivating-dreams-of-medicine-at-usf/bb-ryan-newlisting.jpg)
Ryan Shargo is cultivating dreams of medicine at USF
Ryan Shargo has taken advantage of many opportunities at USF. As an incoming freshman, he started his academic journey through the summer Academic and Cultural Engagement Program, in which he traveled to Costa Rica. Shargo later travelled to the Dominican Republic thanks to his Genshaft Global Presidential Scholarship.
March 10, 2022Student Success
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents, President Law and Rocky gather at the FL State Capitol building](/images/news/2022/usf-leaders-thank-state-legislators-for-historic-support-in-this-years-session/legislature-update-listing.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏleaders thank state legislators for historic support in this year’s session
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ community is celebrating a historically successful legislative session by thanking the state legislators who have proposed hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏacross all three campuses and ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth.
March 10, 2022University News
Students gather at Weedon Island Preserve to excavate one of Florida's most significant archaeological sites. The field school – where students learn the proper methods to conduct digs and identify artifacts - is held every two years and is part of a course at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcalled Florida Archaeology.
March 9, 2022Research and Innovation
![John and Naida Ramil](/images/news/2022/longtime-trustee-ramil-announces-1-1-gift-usf-courtyard-named-in-his-honor/ramil-listing.jpg)
Longtime trustee announces $1.1M gift, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏalumni courtyard named in honor of John and Naida Ramil
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s longest serving member of the Board of Trustees, whose historic time on the board started when it was formed in 2001, has ended his tenure with the announcement of a $1.1 million gift to support his alma mater.
March 8, 2022University News
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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcommittee recommends site for on-campus football stadium, $5 million gift announced to advance the project
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s vision to build an on-campus football stadium took a significant step forward today, with a recommended site selected and a $5 million gift for the project announced.
March 8, 2022University News
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Two candidates for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏpresident advance to next steps in the search process
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee interviewed Interim President Rhea Law and Jeffrey Talley and voted to advance both candidates to the next round, which includes visits on each of USF’s three campuses on March 21.
March 4, 2022University News
![Governor Ron DeSantis stands at the podium surrounded by students](/images/news/2022/governor-visits-usf-to-announce-a-20-million-grant-for-cybersecurity-education/desantis-listing.jpg)
Governor visits ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏto announce a $20 million grant for cybersecurity education
Cyber Florida at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwill partner with K-12 schools to train students for careers in cybersecurity.
March 2, 2022Cyber/AI, University News
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Two candidates for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏpresident advance to search committee interviews on March 4
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee has decided to move forward with Rhea Law, USF’s interim president, and Jeffrey Talley, a senior executive with military, academic, corporate and government experience.
March 1, 2022University News
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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏranks in the top 10 for Fulbright scholars
According to the U.S. Department of State, the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is tied for seventh nationally for the number of Fulbright scholars for the 2021-2022 period.
March 1, 2022Honors and Awards