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![An aerial photograph of the Marshall Student Center](/images/news/2020/despite-covid19-usf-sustains-strong-enrollment-and-welcomes-its-highest-achieving-freshman-class/incoming-class-490-327.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏrecognized in top 50 for several prestigious national and international rankings
Newly released rankings place the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ among the nation’s top 50 public universities, further solidifying USF’s position as a leader in academic excellence and world-class research.
September 8, 2020Honors and Awards, University News
Despite two approved medications and at least 100 clinical trials later, an urgent need for new treatments to improve the lives of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a relentlessly progressive and fatal disease, continues to exist.
September 3, 2020Research and Innovation, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCriminology Professor Bryanna Fox with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan speaking at a press conference](/images/news/2020/usf-criminology-professor-to-provide-oversight-of-tampa-police-policies/fox-tpd-490-327.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcriminology professor to provide oversight of implementation of new Tampa Police policies designed to improve community relations
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is assisting the Tampa Police Department’s efforts to build strong relationships between officers and the community. The city of Tampa and ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCriminology Professor Bryanna Fox have agreed to a formal 18-month partnership following her leadership on Mayor Jane Castor’s Community Task Force on Policing.
September 2, 2020Research and Innovation, University News
![A stock photograph of a researcher working with different chemicals](/images/news/2020/usf-supports-covid19-research-partnerships-with-new-seed-grants/research-490-327.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏsupports COVID-19 research partnerships with new seed grants
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ will provide seed funding to 14 new research projects designed to address the medical, technological and societal issues of COVID-19. This brings the total of institutional resources invested into pandemic research to more than $1 million.
September 2, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
![Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met with ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresident Steve Currall and members of his leadership team for a panel discussion on the impact COVID-19 has had on the reopening of Florida schools.](/images/news/2020/usf-hosts-gov-desantis-for-a-panel-discussion-about-covid-19s-impact-on-education/desantisvisit490x328.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏhosts Gov. DeSantis for a panel discussion about COVID-19’s impact on education
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met with ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresident Steve Currall and members of his leadership team for a panel discussion on the impact COVID-19 has had on the reopening of Florida schools.
September 1, 2020COVID-19, University News
![A photo from inside the Marshall Student Center with a sign welcoming new students](/images/news/2020/despite-covid19-usf-sustains-strong-enrollment-and-welcomes-its-highest-achieving-freshman-class/new-students-490-327.jpg)
Despite COVID-19, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ sustains strong enrollment and welcomes its highest-achieving freshman class
Prospective college students from across the United States and the world continue to take note of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's growing reputation as one of the nation's top public universities and one of Florida’s three Preeminent research universities. This fall, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwelcomes its most academically accomplished incoming freshman class with an average SAT score of 1312, placing ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏin the 87th percentile, and a high school GPA of 4.18.
September 1, 2020COVID-19, University News
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFootball players lineup to be tested for COVID-19](/images/news/2020/usf-researchers-study-the-effectiveness-of-innovative-pooled-testing-method-for-covid19/footballtesting490x328.jpg)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers study the effectiveness of innovative pooled testing method for COVID-19
More than 300 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ student-athletes and ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏAthletics staff members are participating in a feasibility study of the effectiveness of pooled testing for COVID-19, led by researchers from ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth.
August 31, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
![Creating a closed-loop system where water is scarce, the NEWgenerator can treat wastewater from portable toilets and recycle clean water back for toilet flushing, thereby enabling a more hygienic and convenient flush toilet experience for users. Previously, waste could only be stored in a tank or pit latrine.](/images/news/2020/patents-for-humanity/patents-for-humanity-490-327.png)
A Patent for Humanity
Created by a team of ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏengineers led by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh, human wastewater converter NEWgenerator will be recognized as a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity award by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
August 28, 2020Research and Innovation
A new program will provide a population of students who aren’t typically represented on college campuses the opportunity to experience higher education and campus life.
August 26, 2020University News
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Welcome to the start of the fall semester
Welcome to a historic start to our fall semester at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ.
August 24, 2020Campus Life
![Students walking through USF's campus wearing masks](/images/news/2020/fall-classes-begin-with-new-health-safety-measures/studentsmasks490x328.jpg)
Fall classes begin with new health safety measures
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents, faculty and staff returning to campus this fall will be required to follow a number of safety guidelines to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
August 21, 2020COVID-19, University News
![Ali Graham, PhD, a geophysicist at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Marine Science observes the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica from the R/V Nathanial B. Palmer.](/images/news/2020/in-perfect-isolation/thwaites-glacier-antarctica-490-327.jpg)
In Perfect Isolation
There’s no such thing as a short expedition to Antarctica, so it was already going to be a long time away from home. But Alastair Graham, PhD, associate professor in USF’s College of Marine Science, had done this eight times before.
August 14, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation