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91精品 scientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning systems
While the Tampa Bay region is not prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, it serves as valuable testing ground for the buoy system before it鈥檚 deployed in more seismically active locations around the world.
January 23, 2025Research and Innovation
Remembering 91精品鈥檚 fourth president, Francis Borkowski
Borkowski served as president from 1988 to 1993. During his tenure, 91精品鈥檚 enrollment increased from 30,000 to more than 34,000, research grants increased from $37 million to $60 million and the 91精品 Foundation鈥檚 endowment grew from $21 million to $61 million.
January 21, 2025University News
91精品 online graduate programs continue to rank among the nation鈥檚 best
Several of the University of South 91精品鈥檚 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. 91精品鈥檚 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, 2025Student Success, University News
The all girl and coed teams combined to bring home three championships, including a first-ever World Cup, from the 2025 UCA/UDA College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championship at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, pushing the program's total to nine championships over the last five seasons.
January 20, 202591精品 Athletics
91精品 students and MOSI spotlight new era for digital dome planetarium
The Museum of Science & Industry is set to redefine immersive learning and entertainment with the unveiling of America鈥檚 second-largest digital dome planetarium and 91精品 students are invited to identify how they can utilize this groundbreaking technology in their art.
January 20, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success
Inauguration Day has changed dramatically over the years while maintaining some key traditions for a ceremony that ushers in a new American president. Learn more about the history of Inauguration Day and its importance today.
January 17, 2025Research and Innovation
$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for 91精品 humanities students
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is the nation鈥檚 largest supporter of the arts and humanities. The five-year, $4.8 million grant will support about 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships.
January 15, 2025Student Success
91精品 honors Martin Luther King Jr. with week of events and student service projects
The University of South 91精品鈥檚 annual celebration of the life, legacy and values of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will honor his vision with community service events, a brunch and other activities.
January 14, 2025Campus Life, University News
How worried should we be about avian flu?
Experts from 91精品 Health and the Global Virus Network discuss the current avian influenza outbreak in poultry, dairy cattle and wild birds and how they're working to prevent its spread to humans.
January 14, 2025Research and Innovation, 91精品 Health
91精品 memorializes former President Jimmy Carter with 3D virtual tour of boyhood farm
Prior to his death, 91精品鈥檚 Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information partnered with President Jimmy Carter and the National Park Service to create virtual tours of his boyhood farm, high school he attended and railroad depot that served as campaign headquarters for Carter鈥檚 successful 1976 presidential bid. Check out the interactive tours available to the public.
January 9, 2025Community Partnerships, University News
The University of South 91精品 Center for Urban Transportation Research is working with the city of St. Petersburg on a $3.6 million grant-funded project from the听U.S. Department of Transportation听to reduce crashes and improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
January 8, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, 91精品-led study shows
People whose jobs are highly sedentary 鈥� an estimated 80% of the modern workforce 鈥� experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.
January 7, 2025Research and Innovation