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USF to confer more than 4,100 degrees as President Rhea Law presides over her final commencement ceremonies
The class includes a student who overcame stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, along with the first group of graduates from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.
December 8, 2025Student Success
USF student overcomes cancer to pursue dream of helping Alzheimer’s patients
Ednecia Nelson was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 21, forcing her to pause her education. After enduring surgery and chemotherapy, she entered remission in 2020 and resumed her studies, eventually transferring to USF. Inspired by her grandfather’s Alzheimer’s battle, Nelson plans to advocate for dementia patients and hopes to open her own memory care facility.
December 8, 2025Student Success
USF researcher studying link between red tide and risk of gestational hypertension
The smell, stinging eyes and countless dead fish on the beach warn residents to stay away from the beach during a red tide outbreak. But what about people who reside nearby, especially pregnant women?
October 30, 2025Research and Innovation
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ launches groundbreaking undergraduate concentration in health care simulation
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is launching the world’s first university-based undergraduate concentration in Health Care Simulation Operations — a rapidly growing discipline aimed at advancing patient safety and care quality using cutting-edge simulation technologies.
August 6, 2025Student Success, USF Health
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
U.S. News & World Report ranks USF a national leader for dozens of graduate programs
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has 31 graduate programs ranked in the top 100 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, including 15 in the top 50 and five in the top 25. With standout programs such as industrial-organizational psychology, criminology and rehabilitation counseling, USF continues to rise as a leader in graduate education and research excellence.
April 8, 2025Student Success, University News
USF graduates celebrate unwavering support, resiliency during fall commencement
Nearly 4,000 degrees were conferred during this fall’s commencement. The group, which represented 93 countries, 42 states and 11 U.S. territories, included 47 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average and 107 military veterans. All now share a common theme – they are USF alumni.
December 16, 2024Student Success, University News
Top stories of 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on USF’s remarkable journey of triumphs – celebrating unprecedented achievements in academics, record-breaking research and exhilarating athletic seasons. The university continues to demonstrate the tremendous impact it has on our communities, forging new partnerships that define what it means to be a leading research university.
December 16, 2024University News
USF brings together regional emergency responders to evaluate recent hurricane preparedness, recovery
With hurricane season officially over, the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ hosted leaders from across Tampa Bay for a series of panel discussions about how the area responded to Debby, Helene and Milton and how they could be better prepared in the coming years.
December 3, 2024Community Partnerships
A groundbreaking new study conducted by the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ will track young people through 2050 to learn more about the long-term impacts of smartphones, social media and other digital media on individual wellbeing.
November 14, 2024Research and Innovation
In new study, USF researchers focus on occupational burnout from hurricanes and COVID
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ study addresses the stresses caused by natural disasters and lingering epidemics, such as COVID-19, and the long-term psychological impact on people trying to help the public.
November 7, 2024Research and Innovation
Major USF award helps Floridians better navigate health care
Faculty members in the USFÌýCollege of Public HealthÌýhave received a nearly $13 million federal grant to assist Florida families sign up and make decisions about the future of their medical coverage.
September 3, 2024Community Partnerships, USF Health