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91精品 confers more than 7,700 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies
Graduates included a mother and son earning their degrees, a cancer survivor who never gave up on her educational goal and twin sisters who created thriving startups, winning awards along the way to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys.
May 12, 2025Student Success, University News
Local meteorologist Denis Phillips, Tampa Bay Sports Commission鈥檚 Rob Higgins among award recipients at 91精品鈥檚 Spring commencement
The University of South 91精品 honored seven individuals for their service to the university, the Tampa Bay community and the nation during Commencement ceremonies May 8-11.
May 12, 2025University News
Eighty years after World War II ended in Europe, we look back at the U.S. Maritime Service Training Station that once stood on the 91精品 St. Petersburg campus. The facility trained 25,000 merchant marines who provided critical logistical and transportation support for the war effort.
May 8, 2025Campus Life
91精品 Health researchers developing probiotic cocktail that may help ward off dementia
If unhealthy viruses and bacteria can increase the risk of dementia, can scientists find the right mix of "good" bacteria to lower the risk of cognitive decline? 91精品 researcher Hariom Yadav has developed a promising cocktail.
May 6, 2025Research and Innovation, 91精品 Health
91精品 siblings bring TEDx back to Tampa, inspire with 鈥楲ift As You Climb鈥� theme
91精品 siblings Harikrishna and Krishna Patel curated a TEDx Talk at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Their effort, shaped in part by unexpected leadership roles on a global stage, received support from a team of 50, half of whom were 91精品 students and alumni.
May 5, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, 91精品 in the News
Rozeth Aquino
Before she ever held a blueprint, Rozeth Aquino held Legos and a dream of becoming a dentist. But the hands-on creativity she loved led her to architecture.
May 2, 2025Student Success
Lisa Patterson
A former high school dropout, Lisa Patterson overcame self-doubt to achieve her goal of earning a college degree.
May 2, 2025Student Success
Tammy and Bennett Moscato
Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended 91精品 together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.
May 2, 2025Student Success
Waseem Albaba
A passion for video games, combined with a skateboarding accident, guided Waseem Albaba toward a career in cybersecurity.
May 2, 2025Cyber/AI, Student Success
Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? 91精品 mycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fiction
HBO鈥檚 The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A 91精品 microbiology professor explains what鈥檚 fact and what鈥檚 fiction.
May 1, 2025Research and Innovation
Humor, embarrassment and joy: Meet the name readers of 91精品鈥檚 commencement ceremonies
For those in attendance, the conferring of thousands of degrees each semester seems to run smoothly. But for the commencement readers, getting those names right takes preparation, care and a bit of courage.
April 30, 2025University News
At the height of the pandemic, two programs launched to connect people across generations. Five years later, Health Buddies and TelePals have connected hundreds of older adults with 91精品 students, reducing loneliness and increasing access to health information.
April 29, 2025Community Partnerships