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The estate gift willÌýgo toward the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth Byrd Alzheimer’s Center & Research Institute – one of the world's largest stand-alone diagnostic facilities offering comprehensive memory care services under one roof.ÌýIt comes from a recently deceased anonymous benefactor who had regularly donated to the Byrd Alzheimer’s Center in smaller increments since 2002.
November 18, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth
As an expression of their excitement about the on-campus stadium, which will break ground on Friday, Nov. 8, Oscar and Miriam Horton made a significant financial investment in the project of $1 million through their foundation, The Horton Family Foundation.
November 4, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation
The estate gift from alum Valerie Riddle and her husband, David Reader, willÌýsupport the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth Morsani College of Medicine, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏWomen in Leadership & Philanthropy and ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏAthletics’ Stampede for Women.
October 28, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation
A new $60,000 grant from the Genspiration Foundation for an onboarding and mentorship program aims to change that dynamic by supporting incoming ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents emerging from foster care and navigating the transition into higher education.Ìý
July 24, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation
This is the third straight year that ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏhas set new fundraising records, receiving over $168 million in philanthropic support from more than 54,000 donors in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2024.
July 23, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ announced a $1 million estate gift that will provide scholarships to students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The gift comes from Steven Tauber, a longtime faculty member and current vice provost for faculty administration, and his wife, Meghan.
June 26, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation
The gift from Honey Rand, a ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏalumna, local public relations practitioner and author, will establish a creative writing retreat in the college’s Humanities Institute and support students who are studying writing and communication.
May 8, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation
Alumni and friends came together to champion a wide variety of programs, from student scholarships to food pantry support. Of the record-setting 9,259 Giving Week donors, 1,408 gave to the university for the first time. The overall total included a 70% increase in alumni donors from the previous year.
April 25, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation
The generous gift comes from Tampa Bay area resident Johnnie Giffin, who established a new ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏWomen in Leadership & Philanthropy scholarship to honor her late mother and ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏalumna, Fay Baynard, who died in 2017.
April 1, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation
The gift from late Palm Harbor resident and former NASA engineer Tom Tiedemann will support students in the College of Engineering, the College of Nursing and the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, which is housed in the Morsani College of Medicine.
March 19, 2024ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation
Three ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstart-ups receive grants to commercialize new inventions and antibiotics
An AI-driven technology that can improve communication abilities for individuals with speech or language impairments, a new surface coating that reduces heat retention to cool surfaces during hot weather and a novel medicine to combat antibiotic resistance are the products of three start-up companies that have recently received Foundation Bull Ring Accelerator Grants.
March 4, 2024Research and Innovation
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏreleases first renderings of new on-campus stadium, announces $6 million gift
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏhas revealed a first look at the university’s transformational on-campus stadium by releasing three renderings of the new facility and announced a $6 million gift from the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFederal Credit Union. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for fall 2024.
December 5, 2023ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏAthletics, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFoundation, University News