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°®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers uncover misnomer in mental illness recovery
University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers say the findings challenge current stereotypes that many mental health disorders are chronic and prevent well-being.
May 3, 2022Research and Innovation
°®¶¹´«Ã½ student named 2022 Key Into Public Service Scholar
Vaidehi Persad is one of just 20 students nationwide selected as Key into Public Service Scholars by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society.
May 3, 2022Honors and Awards
°®¶¹´«Ã½ conferred more than 6,400 degrees during commencement ceremonies
Graduates include a 68-year-old going into the nursing field and the university’s first-ever Rhodes Scholarship finalist
May 2, 2022Student Success, University News
Four candidates seeking to become the next regional chancellor at the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ St. Petersburg campus are moving forward in the search process and will visit campus next week to participate in town hall visits, meetings with university and community leadership and interviews with °®¶¹´«Ã½ President Rhea Law.
April 29, 2022University News
A forum held on the °®¶¹´«Ã½ St. Petersburg campus brought students, staff and local law enforcement together to discuss the at-times fragile relationship between police and minority communities. The group had an open conversation about their fears and what they needed to do to build greater trust.
April 29, 2022University News
°®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s culture of innovation sparks global recognition from Times Higher Ed
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ continues to make tremendous strides in advancing technologies that meet global demand – now ranking No. 1 among U.S. universities for its commitment to industry, innovation and infrastructure – one of the United Nations’ top Sustainable Development Goals.
April 27, 2022University News
°®¶¹´«Ã½-invented software tool implemented around the world to improve real-time transit data
The public transportation agencies for the country of France and state of California have started utilizing an open-source software tool created at °®¶¹´«Ã½ that quickly finds errors in a transit agency’s real-time data – providing travelers more accurate information through mobile mapping applications, such as Google and Apple Maps.
April 22, 2022Research and Innovation
English Professor Jay Hopler named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
Award-winning poet Jay Hopler is only the third °®¶¹´«Ã½ researcher ever to receive this highly prestigious award.
April 21, 2022Honors and Awards
A record number of donors — nearly 5,000 — gave more generously than ever to make a positive impact in the lives of students on all three University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ campuses during Giving Week earlier this month.
April 21, 2022°®¶¹´«Ã½ Foundation
°®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers release findings from °®¶¹´«Ã½ public opinion survey on inflation, housing market and student loans
Results show majority of °®¶¹´«Ã½ residents are feeling the effects of inflation – impacting a variety of their decisions being made on travel, housing and other necessities.
April 21, 2022Research and Innovation
The °®¶¹´«Ã½ Libraries are pleased to announce a new partnership with the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Ornithological Society (FOS). Considering the Libraries’ many previous successes with environmental scholars and the Audubon Society of °®¶¹´«Ã½, the FOS seemed like a natural fit to join the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Environment and Natural History nest.
April 19, 2022University News
In the midst of war and with an international humanitarian crisis on their doorstep, law students from Moldova are collaborating on research with °®¶¹´«Ã½ St. Petersburg campus students in an effort to form cultural bonds during a time of chaos.
April 19, 2022Community Partnerships, Student Success