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°®¶¹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees selects Rhea Law as interim president
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees voted unanimously to select Rhea Law to serve as the university’s interim president. Law will begin her term effective immediately with the appointment subject to confirmation by the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Board of Governors at its next meeting on Aug. 31.
August 2, 2021University News
Hill named °®¶¹´«Ã½ vice president for University Communications and Marketing
University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ President Steve Currall today announced the appointment of Kim Hill as vice president for University Communications and Marketing and °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s chief marketing officer. Hill has served in the role on an interim basis since January 2021.
July 28, 2021University News
°®¶¹´«Ã½ research team receives NSF grant to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity
A University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ research team was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence technologies and to teach people how to identify deceptive uses of these technologies online.
July 28, 2021Research and Innovation
The University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s St. Petersburg campus, in conjunction with several community partners, has created a new position in an effort to further strengthen the connection between the city, businesses and the university.
July 27, 2021University News
University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers release findings from statewide public opinion survey on COVID-19, Biden/DeSantis approval ratings and other policy issues
Researchers with the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ have released results from a statewide survey that measures public opinion on a variety of current policy issues. These results address COVID-19, presidential/gubernatorial job approval, infrastructure and education.
July 27, 2021COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Weatherford recommends Rhea Law for University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ interim president
University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford today announced his recommendation of Rhea Law to serve as °®¶¹´«Ã½ interim president. Law is a former BOT chair and °®¶¹´«Ã½ alumna.
July 26, 2021University News
°®¶¹´«Ã½ epidemiologist: Vaccination rate must double to slow transmission of COVID-19
The slackening of vaccinations is leading to a large resurgence of COVID-19 infections in °®¶¹´«Ã½. New data shows that there’s been a 70 percent drop in the rate of people getting vaccinated in Hillsborough County since April.
July 23, 2021Research and Innovation
°®¶¹´«Ã½ has launched an institute dedicated to harnessing the huge populations of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes inhabiting our bodies and our planet to improve health and develop new treatments.
July 21, 2021Research and Innovation, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health
Several courses focused on the arts industry and architecture will be offered for the first time on °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s St. Petersburg campus starting this fall semester.
July 19, 2021University News
Fifty years: °®¶¹´«Ã½ Libraries employee to retire as the university’s longest-serving non-faculty staff member
As a child, Florence Jandreau remembers peeking through the woods and trees to see the new university in town. At the time, she could have never imagined the impact °®¶¹´«Ã½ would have on her life or that she would one day retire as the university’s longest-serving non-faculty staff member.
July 19, 2021University News
Tampa General Hospital and the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ are progressing with their new enhanced affiliation, defining a name and beginning a national search for the new organization’s first leader. The milestones keep the October 2021 start date on target and are in sync with overall transition planning that has taken place since announcing the broadened affiliation last summer.
July 16, 2021°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health
°®¶¹´«Ã½-developed AI system unites global agencies to identify emerging infectious diseases, receives support from Microsoft
Leadership in providing with the public consistent projections of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations has prompted the launch of a °®¶¹´«Ã½-led global modeling project sponsored by Microsoft that can ultimately help scientists more swiftly identify and respond to the threat of emerging infectious diseases.
July 14, 2021Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation