News
Article Listing
Viewing items with Category: All Categories, Year: All Years

From ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏto the pros: Meet grad student and soccer star Vivianne Bessette
While pursuing a master’s degree in exercise science at USF, Vivianne Bessette helped lead Tampa Bay Sun FC to a championship title as a standout defender in the team’s inaugural season.
July 1, 2025Students
The Bulls are the only team with three freshmen participating in the FIBA U19 Men’s Basketball World Cup 2025 this summer.
June 27, 2025Students

From trade languages to snake venom: Five ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents selected for 2025 Fulbright grants
Five ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct community-driven research and education in South Africa, Barbados, India, the Dominican Republic, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their projects explore topics ranging from language and identity to disability studies and environmental change.
June 26, 2025Students

From prep to Panama: ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent Jackson Anderson will serve in Panama as a Peace Corps volunteer  
Jackson Anderson—studying geographic information sciences (GIS) and anthropology at USF—was accepted by the Peace Corps for a position in Panama, where he will volunteer within the environmental sector. Read more about Anderson's journey and how it led to the Peace Corps.
June 26, 2025Students

From Iraq to USF: David Wright’s global journey to public health
From Iraq to Okinawa to the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCollege of Public Health (COPH), David Wright’s path to public health has been defined by service, resilience, and relationships.
June 20, 2025Students

Sten Vermund honored for two decades of leadership in global health collaboration
The U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program has awarded COPH Dean Sten Vermund its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his two decades of leadership and commitment to global health collaboration.
June 20, 2025Faculty & Staff

From Colombia to ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏto Apple: One Student's Journey
A master’s student in computer science at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ, Maria Zapata is spending the summer in Texas, interning with Apple as a full-stack developer focused on artificial intelligence.
June 13, 2025Global Networks, Students

Gaining real-world experience: International student Sara Lorca Garrido’s experience with the Global Career Accelerator 
Recently, over 100 students from a variety of majors decided to join a challenge offered by Wells Fargo through the Global Career Accelerator. Sara Lorca Garrido, a ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏinternational student from Asturias, Spain, took on this challenge. Read to learn more about the program and the impact it has on students.
June 11, 2025Students
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ track and field team delivered a historic performance at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, qualifying multiple athletes for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The meet took place at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida, and it proved to be a record-breaking stage for the Bulls.
May 31, 2025Students

Enhancing mental health services in low-resource settings: A ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏanthropologist’s impact
Elena Lesley, an anthropology professor at USF, is researching how digital mental health care—especially telehealth—is transforming access to treatment in Cambodia. Her work explores how digital tools can bridge gaps in mental health services, offering new possibilities for care in post-conflict communities. Through her research, she aims to highlight innovative strategies that could improve mental health care in low-resource settings worldwide.
May 29, 2025Faculty & Staff

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏexpands global reach through new partnership in the Dominican Republic
Through a new partnership with Dominican universities, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏfaculty are contributing to a U.S. Embassy-supported program aimed at enhancing international academic collaboration.
May 28, 2025Global Networks

Global collaboration: ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏhosts second annual International Visiting Scholar Research Showcase
This year, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏWord—in collaboration with the Office of Graduate Studies and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs— hosted its second annual International Visiting Scholar Research Showcase on March 26, 2025. This year’s showcase highlighted groundbreaking research from visiting academics and fostered interdisciplinary connections.