News Feed

Filter By

Submit

Viewing items with Category: All Categories, Year: All Years

Drawing of a soldier showing how the face is impacted by exposure to repeated blast

USF strengthens research into potential military brain injury with new federal funding

Results from a key study led by the ×îÐÂÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ about potential brain injuries in members of the military are driving significant new investment from the U.S. Department of Defense – reinforcing the vital role of academic research in solving some of the nation’s most critical challenges.

April 16, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

USF student poses with Rocky at the Florida Senate chamber

Students gain important experience, advocate for USF during Day at the Capitol

With less than three weeks left in the legislative session, nearly 100 USF students spent the day in Tallahassee meeting with lawmakers and learning the importance of civic engagement.

April 15, 2025University News

Christian Wells at community conversation event

USF’s commitment to community drives new partnerships and innovation

From improving area neighborhoods, to advancing innovation and strengthening ties with government agencies, ×îÐÂÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is proving what’s possible when people of different disciplines unite. Learn more about what’s been accomplished since the formation of the Office of University Community Partnerships.

January 29, 2025Community Partnerships, Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, USF Health, University News

Collage of polaroid photos with the words, 2024, a bold, new era

Top stories of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on USF’s remarkable journey of triumphs – celebrating unprecedented achievements in academics, record-breaking research and exhilarating athletic seasons. The university continues to demonstrate the tremendous impact it has on our communities, forging new partnerships that define what it means to be a leading research university.

December 16, 2024University News

Neda Latifi and Russel Kramer in a research lab

USF sets new record with $738 million in research funding

The milestone comes during USF’s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.

December 10, 2024Research and Innovation

MacDill Air Force Base

USF and defense agencies headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base sign landmark agreement

The ×îÐÂÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has signed two of its largest defense contracts with U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command, bringing together interdisciplinary faculty experts from across the university.

October 24, 2024Community Partnerships, Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, University News

Two older adults play the piano

How music can help boost cognition in cancer patients and COVID-19 survivors

×îÐÂÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ researchers are finding that music can help boost cognition in patients undergoing chemotherapy and improve respiration in adults who’ve suffered breathing difficulties following COVID-19.

October 2, 2024Research and Innovation

HOT Band performs at the Bucs gam

USF HOT Band performs during halftime at Tampa Bay Buccaneers season opener

More than 340 students are members of USF's Herd of Thunder, which is part of the School of Music. This is the marching band's first performance at a Bucs game in several years.

September 8, 2024Community Partnerships

Amit Bose, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, Dean Sanjukta Bhanja, interim dean of the USF College of Engineering and Fred Mannering, executive director of CUTR

USF moves full steam ahead on its first-ever grant from the Federal Railroad Administration

With railroad employment steadily declining nationwide, USF researchers are working to stabilize the industry – funded by a $17 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration, the agency’s first grant ever to be awarded to USF.

August 29, 2024Research and Innovation

Rocket tested at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California

NASA’s permanent presence on the moon could begin with USF-invented mapping technology

As NASA continues exploring the moon’s southern polar region to find ice, USF engineers are developing technology to make landing on the moon safer and less expensive – enabling rapid exploration and eventually the establishment of an outpost for astronauts through the availability of safe drinking water and the ability to create oxygen and rocket fuel.

August 13, 2024Research and Innovation

Entrance to the ×îÐÂÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

USF's highlights from the first half of 2024

As a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, USF's dynamic labs and groundbreaking fieldwork have solidified its status as a leading research university. In just the past six months, USF has broken records, united the community in support of its athletics programs and established numerous innovative partnerships.

July 8, 2024University News

Graphic says

×îÐÂÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ membership helping accelerate USF’s impact

Throughout the last year, USF’s membership in the Association of American Universities has become a springboard to an array of benefits. From the successful recruitment and retention of world-class faculty and students to more corporations and community organizations inquiring and establishing new partnerships with the university – ×îÐÂÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ membership is fueling USF’s momentum in significant ways.

May 28, 2024University News

Other University News

Story Ideas

The USF Newsroom is dedicated to sharing USF's story beyond Tampa Bay. We are looking for impactful projects that interest a broad audience outside academia. Stories with compelling imagery are preferred. If you have a story to tell, let the USF News team know by filling out the .

News Archive

Learn more about USF's journey to Preeminence by viewing Newsroom articles from past years.