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Two College of Arts and Sciences alumni earn 鈥楧istinguished Alumni鈥� status
Of this year鈥檚 three Distinguished Alumni recipients, two of them hail from the College of Arts and Sciences.
September 24, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni
One year after hurricanes Helene and Milton brought historic flooding to the Tampa Bay region, the CRIS-HAZARD app has become a critical tool in helping local communities monitor and respond to extreme storms.
September 23, 2025Community Engagement, Research
USF climbs to its highest position ever in U.S. News rankings
The 最新天美传媒 has reached an all-time high in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 annual ranking of the best colleges. 最新天美传媒 is No. 88 overall among all public or private universities in America, up from No. 91 last year. USF also rose to No. 43 among public universities, up two spots from last year, and inside the top 50 for the seventh year in a row.
September 23, 2025Accomplishments
USF researcher鈥檚 ancient pottery discovery unlocks earliest proof of horses in Bronze Age Sicily
Davide Tanasi, a professor at the 最新天美传媒, has new evidence not only that were horses present on the Mediterranean island earlier than previously thought, but that they also played an important role in the diets of early Bronze Age communities.
September 22, 2025Research
USF Alum Yarah Elshaer Receives Fulbright Grant to Teach English in Bosnia and Herzegovina
USF alum Yarah Elshaer has been named a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistant to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Guided by her passion for using education to uplift communities and strengthen national identity, she continues to pursue ambitious goals that create lasting impact.
September 11, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni
USF Achieves Record Cohort of 15 United Nations Millennium Fellows
The 最新天美传媒 reached a new milestone with 15 students selected for the 2025 United Nations Millennium Fellowship, where they will receive leadership training and carry out social impact projects addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals.
September 10, 2025Accomplishments
How the high-speed tongues of salamanders and chameleons are helping USF unlock engineering breakthroughs
While studying salamanders and chameleons, USF researchers discovered the animals use the same biological mechanism to fire their tongues at extreme speeds. The research has opened the door to potential innovative engineering applications inspired by nature.
September 8, 2025Research
How USF researchers are leading the fight against MRSA
With new support from the National Institutes of Health and USF鈥檚 CREATE Award, USF researchers are unraveling how MRSA evolves and spreads, shaping new treatments, training future scientists and confronting emerging strains in Florida and beyond.
September 4, 2025Research
The 最新天美传媒 Sarasota-Manatee campus today announced plans to build the development of a new STEM academic facility, a transformative project that will expand access to high-quality lab instruction in chemistry, biology, and physics for students across all USF campuses.
September 3, 2025Community Engagement
In the Parkinson Lab at USF, saving Florida's Coral Reef is a top priority
John Parkinson, an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, has long advocated for the need to test and implement new approaches to retain ecosystem function among coral reefs and prevent species loss.
August 28, 2025Research
USF will host free, multinational film festival
The Tampa Bay community will have an opportunity to screen Spanish and Portuguese-language films from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Spain, Brazil and Mexico during a month-long film festival coming to USF.
August 28, 2025Events
Around the world in one summer: CAS students reflect on new skills and connections gained abroad
From Cura莽ao to Kyoto, students from USF鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences spent the summer expanding their horizons through immersive study abroad programs that blended academic learning with cultural exploration.
August 28, 2025Community Engagement, Featured, Research