/world/news/Recent posts from Newsen-usSat, 20 Sep 2025 18:04:49 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)/cbcs/news/2025/social-work-interdisciplinary-lab-students-awarded-the-united-nations-millennium-fellowship.aspxAsmitha Darapaneni and Sakshi Wagh, mentored by Manisha Joshi, PhD, are addressing intimate partner violence through the Global Leadership Program.External ArticleMon, 15 Sep 2025 16:23:54 Social work interdisciplinary research lab students awarded United Nations Millennium FellowshipAsmitha Darapaneni and Sakshi Wagh, mentored by Manisha Joshi, PhD, are addressing intimate partner violence through the Global Leadership Program.Asmitha Darapaneni and Sakshi Wagh/cbcs/news/2025/social-work-interdisciplinary-lab-students-awarded-the-united-nations-millennium-fellowship.aspx°®¶¹´«Ã½Community,Spotlight/world/news/2025/hurricane-preparedness.aspxThe start of the academic year coincides with the historic peak of hurricane season, making hurricane awareness and preparation a unique challenge for international students unaccustomed to dealing with tropical storms. That’s why °®¶¹´«Ã½ World’s International Student Services team set out to empower students with information, tips and supplies to stay safe in a storm.Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:00:25 °®¶¹´«Ã½ hosts hurricane preparedness for international students to gain storm savvyThe start of the academic year coincides with the historic peak of hurricane season, making hurricane awareness and preparation a unique challenge for international students unaccustomed to dealing with tropical storms. That’s why °®¶¹´«Ã½ World’s International Student Services team set out to empower students with information, tips and supplies to stay safe in a storm.Palm trees bending on a beach on a very windy day/world/news/2025/hurricane-preparedness.aspxFaculty & Staff,°®¶¹´«Ã½Community/world/news/2025/iss-fall-orientation.aspxEager and newly arrived international students gathered at the Global Student Center on Thursday, August 21, 2025, for the international student orientation, where they were warmly welcomed by the International Student Support (ISS) Team.Katrina SandeferTue, 02 Sep 2025 16:39:52 A home away from home: Newly arrived international students welcomed by the International Support Team in the Global Student CenterEager and newly arrived international students gathered at the Global Student Center on Thursday, August 21, 2025, for the international student orientation, where they were warmly welcomed by the International Student Support (ISS) Team.Group of students in Global Student Center/world/news/2025/iss-fall-orientation.aspxEvents,°®¶¹´«Ã½Community,Student Success/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/usf-will-host-free-film-festival.aspx?utm_campaign=MarketingCloud%26utm_medium=email%26utm_source=CAS+Chronicles+-+August+2025+-+CAS+Alumni+and+Donors%26utm_content=Exposing+the+molecular+damage+of+alcohol+on+the+brainThe Tampa Bay community will have an opportunity to screen Spanish and Portuguese-language films from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Spain, Brazil and Mexico during a month-long film festival coming to °®¶¹´«Ã½.External ArticleThu, 28 Aug 2025 09:23:38 °®¶¹´«Ã½ will host free, multinational film festivalThe Tampa Bay community will have an opportunity to screen Spanish and Portuguese-language films from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Spain, Brazil and Mexico during a month-long film festival coming to °®¶¹´«Ã½.Boca Chica/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/usf-will-host-free-film-festival.aspx?utm_campaign=MarketingCloud%26utm_medium=email%26utm_source=CAS+Chronicles+-+August+2025+-+CAS+Alumni+and+Donors%26utm_content=Exposing+the+molecular+damage+of+alcohol+on+the+brainEventsBrazil,Community,Cuba,Spain/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/inaugural-gael-scoil-usf-event-shares-irish-traditions-with-tampa-bay-community.aspxThis summer, the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ introduced Tampa Bay youth to Irish heritage through its inaugural ‘Gael Scoil °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™ event, inviting grade schoolers to engage with Irish culture firsthand through baking, dancing, sports, storytelling, and other immersive experiences.External ArticleWed, 13 Aug 2025 09:16:36 Inaugural ‘Gael Scoil °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™ event shares Irish traditions with the Tampa Bay communityThis summer, the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ introduced Tampa Bay youth to Irish heritage through its inaugural ‘Gael Scoil °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™ event, inviting grade schoolers to engage with Irish culture firsthand through baking, dancing, sports, storytelling, and other immersive experiences.University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½: A Preeminent Research University/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/inaugural-gael-scoil-usf-event-shares-irish-traditions-with-tampa-bay-community.aspxEvents,Faculty & StaffCommunityhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/life-sciences-leaders-tampa-bay-region-japan-b8gde/?trackingId=afzKHzyZQIiO1%2BZD06fOJw%3D%3DA recent gathering with Japan's Consul General in Miami and a delegation of business leaders follows a recent journey from °®¶¹´«Ã½'s life sciences, academic and government leaders to Japan. The goal is for world-class health technologies and capabilities take root and grow in both countries.External ArticleWed, 23 Jul 2025 09:21:00 Life sciences leaders in Tampa Bay Region and Japan are building connections to advance innovation for the greater goodA recent gathering with Japan's Consul General in Miami and a delegation of business leaders follows a recent journey from °®¶¹´«Ã½'s life sciences, academic and government leaders to Japan. The goal is for world-class health technologies and capabilities take root and grow in both countries.People standing beside a medical dummyhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/life-sciences-leaders-tampa-bay-region-japan-b8gde/?trackingId=afzKHzyZQIiO1%2BZD06fOJw%3D%3DGlobal NetworksCommunity,Partnerships,Research/world/news/2025/sarasota-perpignan-sister-city-partnership.aspxThe renewal of the Sister City bond between Sarasota, °®¶¹´«Ã½, and Perpignan, France, has ushered in a new era of transatlantic collaboration, with the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ (°®¶¹´«Ã½ World) playing a pivotal role in deepening academic, cultural, and economic ties. Read about the event and partnership.Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:51:07 °®¶¹´«Ã½ World celebrates renewed Sarasota-Perpignan Sister City partnershipThe renewal of the Sister City bond between Sarasota, °®¶¹´«Ã½, and Perpignan, France, has ushered in a new era of transatlantic collaboration, with the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ (°®¶¹´«Ã½ World) playing a pivotal role in deepening academic, cultural, and economic ties. Read about the event and partnership.Group of officials and leaders standing together smiling/world/news/2025/sarasota-perpignan-sister-city-partnership.aspxEventsCommunity,France,Partnerships/world/news/2025/ibf-ai-conference.aspxLeading strategists in technology, trade, and key industries gathered at the 2nd Annual °®¶¹´«Ã½ International Business Forum on March 13 to contemplate how artificial intelligence will shape the future. Read more about their discussions.Vickie ChachereWed, 19 Mar 2025 08:24:13 °®¶¹´«Ã½ International Business Forum explores the promise and peril of AILeading strategists in technology, trade, and key industries gathered at the 2nd Annual °®¶¹´«Ã½ International Business Forum on March 13 to contemplate how artificial intelligence will shape the future. Read more about their discussions.Panelists and speakers for the International Business Forum 2025/world/news/2025/ibf-ai-conference.aspxEventsBrazil,Colombia,Community/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/three-usf-professors-partner-with-communities-to-make-local-national-and-global-impact.aspx°®¶¹´«Ã½ professors Will Schanbacher, Heather O’Leary and Christian Wells, are sharing their time, expertise and resources with communities to “build capacity for positive change.â€�External ArticleWed, 22 Jan 2025 14:13:40 Three °®¶¹´«Ã½ professors partner with communities to make a local, national and global impact°®¶¹´«Ã½ professors Will Schanbacher, Heather O’Leary and Christian Wells, are sharing their time, expertise and resources with communities to “build capacity for positive change.â€�A collage of three professors smiling/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/three-usf-professors-partner-with-communities-to-make-local-national-and-global-impact.aspxFaculty & StaffCommunity,Research,Spotlight/world/news/2024/nato-edge-partnership.aspxNATO’s Communications and Information Agency, the cyber arm of the 75-year-old military alliance, held NATO Edge at the Tampa Convention Center, the first time the biennial technology conference and showcase has been held in the United States. Read how the event placed a global spotlight on °®¶¹´«Ã½ entities including °®¶¹´«Ã½ World and more.Vickie ChachereWed, 11 Dec 2024 10:02:54 NATO Edge brings a historic partnership and its digital future to TampaNATO’s Communications and Information Agency, the cyber arm of the 75-year-old military alliance, held NATO Edge at the Tampa Convention Center, the first time the biennial technology conference and showcase has been held in the United States. Read how the event placed a global spotlight on °®¶¹´«Ã½ entities including °®¶¹´«Ã½ World and more.Three people standing at a booth that has the °®¶¹´«Ã½ bulls logo and they are making the "bulls sign" with their hands/world/news/2024/nato-edge-partnership.aspxEventsCommunity,Partnerships/world/news/2024/french-business-forum-2024.aspxAt °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s inaugural French Business Forum in November, participants discovered a natural synergy between emerging technologies, which are shaping both the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s status as a global research institution and France’s future economy. Read about those who came and how this event impacts the university locally and globally.Vickie ChachereWed, 27 Nov 2024 08:37:08 °®¶¹´«Ã½ World forum is first step toward a new French connectionAt °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s inaugural French Business Forum in November, participants discovered a natural synergy between emerging technologies, which are shaping both the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s status as a global research institution and France’s future economy. Read about those who came and how this event impacts the university locally and globally.People in business attire standing smiling at camera/world/news/2024/french-business-forum-2024.aspxEvents,Global NetworksCommunity,France,Partnerships,Research,°®¶¹´«Ã½ Health/world/news/2024/global-student-center-grand-opening.aspx°®¶¹´«Ã½ President Rhea Law, Rocky, °®¶¹´«Ã½ World leaders, and the broader university community officially opened the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Global Student Center. Read how the event gave the °®¶¹´«Ã½ international community a chance to explore the center’s many offerings.Katrina SandeferWed, 27 Nov 2024 08:01:48 °®¶¹´«Ã½ Global Student Center opens in celebration of international education°®¶¹´«Ã½ President Rhea Law, Rocky, °®¶¹´«Ã½ World leaders, and the broader university community officially opened the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Global Student Center. Read how the event gave the °®¶¹´«Ã½ international community a chance to explore the center’s many offerings.°®¶¹´«Ã½ giving the bulls sign in front of °®¶¹´«Ã½ World green backdrop and international flags hanging above them from the ceiling/world/news/2024/global-student-center-grand-opening.aspxEvents,°®¶¹´«Ã½Community/world/news/2024/daniel-yeh-spotlight-india.aspxThe °®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Engineering professor whose vision of building a clean-energy system that could solve challenges in parts of the world with no sanitation systems was inducted into the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Inventors Hall of Fame in October. Read how his technology is being used in India, South Africa, and on a global scale.Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:07:25 °®¶¹´«Ã½ creator of global clean water, energy technology is inducted into the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Inventors Hall of FameThe °®¶¹´«Ã½ College of Engineering professor whose vision of building a clean-energy system that could solve challenges in parts of the world with no sanitation systems was inducted into the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Inventors Hall of Fame in October. Read how his technology is being used in India, South Africa, and on a global scale.Daniel Yeh with two other people/world/news/2024/daniel-yeh-spotlight-india.aspxAccolades,Faculty & StaffCommunity,India,Research,Spotlight/world/news/2024/immigrant-research-center-community.aspx°®¶¹´«Ã½ is one of three states where half of the immigrant population in the U.S. lives. The goal of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ center is to enhance the socioeconomic success and well-being of immigrant communities. Read how they plan to do this and more.Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:42:12 As uncertainty abounds, °®¶¹´«Ã½'s Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center forges community ties°®¶¹´«Ã½ is one of three states where half of the immigrant population in the U.S. lives. The goal of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ center is to enhance the socioeconomic success and well-being of immigrant communities. Read how they plan to do this and more.Cielo Gomez with her mom and another person smiling with a green usf Bulls background/world/news/2024/immigrant-research-center-community.aspxAlumni,Events,Faculty & StaffCommunity,Research/world/news/2023/maurer-award.aspx°®¶¹´«Ã½ World congratulates Amanda Maurer for being named the 2023 Person of the Year by the Tampa Bay Organization of Women in International Trade (TBOWIT). Read about Amanda's amazing work at °®¶¹´«Ã½ and beyond.Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:48:16 °®¶¹´«Ã½ Education Abroad Director wins 2023 Person of the Year Award°®¶¹´«Ã½ World congratulates Amanda Maurer for being named the 2023 Person of the Year by the Tampa Bay Organization of Women in International Trade (TBOWIT). Read about Amanda's amazing work at °®¶¹´«Ã½ and beyond.Three people stand by a poster smiling/world/news/2023/maurer-award.aspxAccoladesCommunity,Study Abroad