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President Rhea Law gives the Go Bulls sign

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV President Rhea Law announces plans to step down after national search to select a successor

Rhea Law has served as president since August 2021, initially on an interim basis before being named to the role permanently in March 2022. Under her leadership, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV became the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the Association of American Universities in nearly 40 years.

February 17, 2025University News

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Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV researchers, Tampa Bay Partnership unveil Tampa Bay area workforce and affordability data

State of the Region reports show that affordability pressures have lessened; strong improvements throughout the education and talent pipeline.

February 13, 2025University News

USF women's lacrosse game

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV women’s lacrosse makes historic debut with student-athletes studying to become lawyers, chemists and more

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV women’s lacrosse dominated its debut game in front of more than 2,000 fans at Corbett Stadium. As the inaugural team, the players are well aware that they will forever be a part of Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV history and are working tirelessness to ensure their legacy extends beyond the field.

February 10, 2025Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Athletics, University News

USF: A Preeminent Research University

From ballet to brain injury advocacy: Meet Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV student and Miss Tampa Alexandra de Roos

After a concussion ended her dream of professional ballet, Alexandra de Roos enrolled at Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV as a double major in biomedical sciences and psychology with the goal of becoming a neuropsychiatrist. She was also recently crowned Miss Tampa and plans to use her pulpit to promote brain trauma awareness.

February 6, 2025University News

USF: A Preeminent Research University

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV historians bring Tampa’s lunch counter sit-ins to the stage

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV has played to have a central role in ensuring future generations know that civil rights story of the sit-ins that desegregated Tampa lunch counters in the 1960s, doing so through a historic marker, books and now a play and documentary.

February 3, 2025Community Partnerships, University News

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National Gallery of Art acquires limited edition prints from Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s Graphicstudio

The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. has announced it will archive 16 prints published recently by the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Institute for Research in Art’s Graphicstudio. This marks another chapter in a decades-long relationship between the two institutions, celebrating Graphicstudio’s pioneering role in the intersection of art and education.

January 31, 2025University News

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Speaker of the UK House of Commons Meets with Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Honors College Students for Q&A

The Right Honorable Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK House of Commons, recently joined Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Judy Genshaft Honors College students remotely from the Palace of Westminster. During the spirited Q&A, students engaged with the global leader on pressing issues facing democracies today.

January 29, 2025University News

Christian Wells at community conversation event

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s commitment to community drives new partnerships and innovation

From improving area neighborhoods, to advancing innovation and strengthening ties with government agencies, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV 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, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Health, University News

Francis Borkowski speaks at a Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV news conference

Remembering Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s fourth president, Francis Borkowski

Borkowski served as president from 1988 to 1993. During his tenure, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s enrollment increased from 30,000 to more than 34,000, research grants increased from $37 million to $60 million and the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Foundation’s endowment grew from $21 million to $61 million.

January 21, 2025University News

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Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV online graduate programs continue to rank among the nation’s best

Several of the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’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. Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’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, 2025Student Success, University News

USF team participates in 2024 MLK parade

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV honors Martin Luther King Jr. with week of events and student service projects

The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s 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

USF students scan the property of Jimmy Carters's boyhood home

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV memorializes former President Jimmy Carter with 3D virtual tour of boyhood farm

Prior to his death, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s 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’s successful 1976 presidential bid. Check out the interactive tours available to the public.

January 9, 2025Community Partnerships, University News

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