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°®¶¹´«Ã½ Receives $50,000 Gift from the Vinik Family Foundation to Support °®¶¹´«Ã½ in Need
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ today announced a gift of $50,000 from Jeff and Penny Vinik, granted through the Vinik Family Foundation, to the °®¶¹´«Ã½ United Support Fund, an initiative recently created to help provide financial relief to students who are facing unexpected challenges due to the coronavirus outbreak.
April 9, 2020COVID-19, University News
°®¶¹´«Ã½ doctoral student is engineering compassion
While working on her master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Fatemeh Rasouli decided she wanted to use her knowledge and skills to help people in a tangible way.
April 8, 2020Student Success
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Updates Spring Commencement Plans
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ announced plans to uniquely recognize the thousands of spring graduates who won’t be able to participate in traditional commencement ceremonies in May due to the coronavirus outbreak.
April 8, 2020University News
Two °®¶¹´«Ã½ °®¶¹´«Ã½ Named 2020 Goldwater Scholars
Two Judy Genshaft Honors College students, Jack Edwards and Zach Withers, were named 2020 Goldwater Scholars, chosen out of nearly 1,300 students nationally who were nominated through a highly selective process.
April 8, 2020Honors and Awards, University News
Chemistry Professor Gets Creative in Bringing Experiments Online
°®¶¹´«Ã½ organic chemistry instructor, Solomon Weldegirma, PhD, takes on video production so that his 1,000-plus students can successfully complete the spring semester during the COVID-19 stay at home mandate.
April 7, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Sarasota-Manatee campus is taking extra steps amid the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure students have the support and resources they need to successfully complete their studies and earn their degrees.
April 7, 2020COVID-19, University News
Coronavirus: Resources for Parents and Educators from °®¶¹´«Ã½'s College of Education
A series of online resources developed by the °®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Education to support parents and educators as they navigate the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
April 6, 2020COVID-19, University News
On April 1, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a stay-at-home order for all Floridians to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. For weeks, however, Americans from coast to coast have practiced social distancing, physically separating themselves from people who don’t share their home.
April 6, 2020COVID-19, Campus Life, University News
The novel coronavirus has upended much in society, from social gatherings to work environments to education. °®¶¹´«Ã½ are adjusting to new routines, learning how to learn remotely and finding unique ways to stay connected with family and friends while remaining healthy during these challenging times.
April 6, 2020COVID-19, Campus Life
Joe Donnelly’s job as CMS Facilities Manager requires a lot of running around on a typical month as he helps solve problems big, small, and in-between. But March 2020 was certainly anything but typical, nor were the problems Donnelly was helping to solve as °®¶¹´«Ã½ transitioned to remote working and online learning in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
April 3, 2020University News
In his role as °®¶¹´«Ã½ Professor and President of the Global Virus Network, a network of around 50 research centers worldwide, Christian Brechot, MD, PhD will work with Linman Li of °®¶¹´«Ã½ Medicine International to provide weekly updates on new findings about the coronavirus pandemic disrupting lives around the world.
April 3, 2020COVID-19, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health, University News
New °®¶¹´«Ã½ Analysis Predicts a Serious Hospital Bed Shortage in Hillsborough County in the Absence of Social Distancing
A new report outlines the severity of COVID-19’s impact on hospitals in Hillsborough County if measures aren’t taken to follow social distancing guidelines. Researchers from the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ applied a model that demonstrates the demand for hospital beds could significantly exceed their availability unless social distancing measures are widely followed for two months.
April 3, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation