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The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Public Health will use the money to cover tuition and provide a stipend to certain students enrolled in the college’s Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Science and Practice program.
June 28, 2022Research and Innovation
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent veteran receives national honor from the Pat Tillman Foundation
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ aging studies student and U.S. Air Force veteran Rio Tate is being awarded a 2022 Tillman Scholarship through the Pat Tillman Foundation. Tate is the only student from a Florida public university in this year’s class.
June 28, 2022Honors and Awards
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus and the St. Pete Youth Farm have unveiled a new greenhouse that will provide the community with fresh vegetables and fish while giving students the opportunity to learn about sustainable and innovative farming methods.
June 22, 2022University News
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents collaborating with Hillsborough County to help prepare refugee women for hurricane season
Through a College of Public Health course, students are paired with refugee women to explore local resources and develop customized emergency plans together.
June 21, 2022ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏOffice of Multicultural Affairs commemorated Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, bringing the community together to shed light on the federal holiday’s complicated history, discuss current racial justice issues and celebrate through artistic performances.
June 17, 2022Campus Life
Humans responsible for more than 90% of world's oil slicks
In a new study published in Science, researchers developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the ocean and found that more than 90% of them come from human sources, significantly more than previously reported.
June 16, 2022Research and Innovation
Former chief of U.S. Central Command to lead the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s new Global and National Security Institute
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ announced the creation of the Global and National Security Institute, an initiative designed to further place the state of Florida at the forefront of addressing critical issues facing the nation in sectors such as defense, economic and political security, health and human security and infrastructure and environmental security.
June 15, 2022University News
Tight budgeters beware: Skip the coffee before shopping
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ study finds that caffeine tends to loosen the purse strings.
June 15, 2022Research and Innovation
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏleaders outline next steps for on-campus stadium project in update to the Board of Trustees
Co-chairs of the committee charged with leading stadium planning detailed the due diligence that’s been conducted in recent months at the recommended site on the east side of the Tampa campus known as Sycamore Fields.
June 15, 2022University News
Two places at once? ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏleader-turned-hologram proves it’s possible
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Engineering’s forward-thinking mindset may be the future of remote meetings.
June 13, 2022Campus Life, University News
The new funding dovetails with a $44.4 million, five-year NIH grant awarded last year to test whether computerized brain training can reduce dementia risk in older adults.
June 8, 2022Research and Innovation, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth
A new online exhibit launched by La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archives of the Americas provides the public with unprecedented insight into the daily lives and relationships of the multi-ethnic population that comprised St. Augustine, Fla. from the 16th-19th centuries. The Florida city is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the continental U.S.
June 7, 2022Research and Innovation