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Does the Super Bowl increase human trafficking in host city?
Jessica Grosholz, an associate professor of criminology at USF Sarasota-Manatee, and other USF researchers, say the common perception is more myth than reality.
February 4, 2025Research
USF unveils new free online micro-course: GenAI in Action: Impact and Possibilities
To help people harness the power of this rapidly advancing technology, University of South Florida’s Innovative Education has created GenAI in Action: Impact and Possibilities, a free, self-paced online micro-course open to everyone.
February 3, 2025Campus News
Past chairs reflect on 30 years of USF Sarasota-Manatee's Brunch on the Bay
The 30th Annual Brunch on the Bay is set for March 2, after it was rescheduled because of disruptions caused by two hurricanes last fall. During the history of the event, the chairs and co-chairs of the organizing committee have been key to the event's success.
February 3, 2025Campus News, Events
Interim Regional Chancellor Brett Kemker looks to build stronger community at USF Sarasota-Manatee
USF Sarasota-Manatee Interim Regional Chancellor Brett Kemker is reintroducing himself to a campus community that already knows him well and laying out his vision and expectations for his tenure.
January 28, 2025Campus News
CBCS faculty contribute to discussion on patient experiences with medication-assisted treatment services
Three USF faculty members, including Dane Minnick and Laura Curran of the Sarasota-Manatee campus participated in a local panel discussion on medication-assisted treatment services in the Sarasota-Manatee region.
January 28, 2025Campus News, Research
USF receives gift of more than $2 million to support on-campus stadium and brewing arts program
A $2.2 million gift will benefit the university’s new on-campus stadium and a growing brewing arts program. The donation comes from Joey Redner, the founder of Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, and his wife, Jennifer.
January 28, 2025Campus News
Dreams empowered: USF awards over $1.2 million in scholarships to business students
College leaders announced that donor-funded financial awards reached another record-breaking year with about 350 business students from all three campuses from 140 different funds within the Muma College of Business.
January 24, 2025Campus News, Events, Students
USF scientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning system
The Shallow Underwater Buoy for Geodesy (SUBGEO) system is a research partnership between the USF School of Geosciences, the College of Marine Science, and international collaborators.
January 23, 2025Research
Three USF professors partner with communities to make a local, national and global impact
One of the professors, Christian Wells, director of the Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment, is working collaboratively with the residents of Tallevast, a historically African American neighborhood in Manatee County that was contaminated over several decades by waste water from a manufacturing plant.
January 22, 2025Campus News
Lifelong learning program launches classes at USF St. Petersburg
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has plans to expand to the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus in the future.
January 21, 2025Campus News
Remembering USF’s fourth president, Francis Borkowski
Francis Borkowski served as president from 1988 to 1993. During his tenure, USF’s enrollment increased from 30,000 to more than 34,000, research grants increased from $37 million to $60 million and the USF Foundation’s endowment grew from $21 million to $61 million.
January 21, 2025Campus News
USF online graduate programs continue to rank among the nation’s best
Several of the University of South Florida’s online graduate programs remain among the top in the country, according to the 2025 Best Online Graduate Programs rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. USF’s highest-ranked program is inside the Top 20 among all public and private universities and another program improved by 24 places to break into the Top 50.
January 21, 2025Campus News