News Feed/world/news/Recent posts from Newsen-usWed, 12 Aug 2026 00:44:11 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)ϳԹ Millennium Fellows make local change to address United Nations goals/ons/news/2026/usf-millennium-fellows-make-local-change.aspxThrough the building of Little Free Libraries throughout Temple Terrace, the “Books and Butterflies” group, from the 2025 cohort of UN Millennium Fellows, is creating access to over 500 books for kids in neighborhoods that need it most.External ArticleFri, 15 May 2026 17:01:59 ϳԹ Millennium Fellows make local change to address United Nations goalsThrough the building of Little Free Libraries throughout Temple Terrace, the “Books and Butterflies” group, from the 2025 cohort of UN Millennium Fellows, is creating access to over 500 books for kids in neighborhoods that need it most.Five women stand behind bake sale table raising money/ons/news/2026/usf-millennium-fellows-make-local-change.aspxStudentsCommunity,SpotlightGlobal engagement takes center stage at ϳԹ International Business Forum/world/news/2026/international-business-forum-2026.aspxThe Tampa Bay region’s emergence as one of the nation’s fastest rising destinations for international business and foreign direct investment was on full display at the ϳԹ’s Third Annual International Business Forum.Vickie ChachereThu, 09 Apr 2026 14:47:13 Global engagement takes center stage at ϳԹ International Business ForumThe Tampa Bay region’s emergence as one of the nation’s fastest rising destinations for international business and foreign direct investment was on full display at the ϳԹ’s Third Annual International Business Forum.Group of people discussing in chairs before a crowd of people/world/news/2026/international-business-forum-2026.aspxEventsCommunity,PartnershipsFirst St. Patrick’s Day celebration dates back to 1600 in Floridahttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/discovery-of-first-st-patricks-day-leads-to-museum-exhibition-on-the-irish-in-florida.aspxIn 2018, ϳԹ historian J. Michael Francis uncovered that the first known celebration of St. Patrick took place not in New York City or Boston or even Ireland, but St. Augustine, Fla.External ArticleMon, 16 Mar 2026 09:55:18 First St. Patrick’s Day celebration dates back to 1600 in FloridaIn 2018, ϳԹ historian J. Michael Francis uncovered that the first known celebration of St. Patrick took place not in New York City or Boston or even Ireland, but St. Augustine, Fla.The Irish diaspora in Florida museum exhibitionhttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2026/discovery-of-first-st-patricks-day-leads-to-museum-exhibition-on-the-irish-in-florida.aspxEventsCommunity,Partnerships,ResearchϳԹ Sarasota-Manatee instructors partner with Saudi Aramco to train emergency operators/world/news/2026/saudi-aramco-emergency-operators.aspxA group of 15 Saudi Aramco emergency operations personnel spent part of December receiving training at ϳԹ Sarasota-Manatee in the second year of an effort to build world-class skills among emergency operations personnel at the world’s largest energy company.Vickie ChachereTue, 06 Jan 2026 14:41:01 ϳԹ Sarasota-Manatee instructors partner with Saudi Aramco to train emergency operatorsA group of 15 Saudi Aramco emergency operations personnel spent part of December receiving training at ϳԹ Sarasota-Manatee in the second year of an effort to build world-class skills among emergency operations personnel at the world’s largest energy company.Group of people holding certificates and smiling/world/news/2026/saudi-aramco-emergency-operators.aspxGlobal NetworksCommunity,Saudi ArabiaϳԹ social work students contribute to global collaboration at 2025 Interprofessional Education Day/cbcs/news/2025/usf-social-work-students-contribute-to-global-collaboration-at-2025-interprofessional-education-day.aspxThe 2025 Interprofessional Education (IPE) Day brought vibrant energy to the Marshall Student Center on Nov. 12, drawing more than 1,200 students, faculty, and international partners together for a day focused on teamwork, communication, and solving real-world health challenges.External ArticleFri, 21 Nov 2025 16:07:13 ϳԹ social work students contribute to global collaboration at 2025 Interprofessional Education DayThe 2025 Interprofessional Education (IPE) Day brought vibrant energy to the Marshall Student Center on Nov. 12, drawing more than 1,200 students, faculty, and international partners together for a day focused on teamwork, communication, and solving real-world health challenges.Mater of Social Work student taking a group photo /cbcs/news/2025/usf-social-work-students-contribute-to-global-collaboration-at-2025-interprofessional-education-day.aspxStudentsCommunityTraining initiative expands global support for school readiness program serving children with autism/cbcs/news/2025/expanding-global-impact-training-program-enhances-school-readiness-support-for-children-with-autism.aspxThe program provides parents with specialized tools, strategies, and ongoing support to better serve children on the autism spectrum worldwide.External ArticleFri, 17 Oct 2025 10:20:50 Training initiative expands global support for school readiness program serving children with autismThe program provides parents with specialized tools, strategies, and ongoing support to better serve children on the autism spectrum worldwide.The College of Behavioral and Community Sciences logo/cbcs/news/2025/expanding-global-impact-training-program-enhances-school-readiness-support-for-children-with-autism.aspxFaculty & StaffCommunityϳԹ students gain hands-on experience through Genspiration Foundation and Tampa Bay EDC Internship/world/news/2025/genspiration-foundation-edc-internship-tampa-bay.aspxThree ϳԹ seniors are putting their classroom knowledge to work this fall as interns with the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council through a new internship program backed by the Genspiration Foundation. Learn how the initiative helps elevate future prospects for the community.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:24:34 ϳԹ students gain hands-on experience through Genspiration Foundation and Tampa Bay EDC InternshipThree ϳԹ seniors are putting their classroom knowledge to work this fall as interns with the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council through a new internship program backed by the Genspiration Foundation. Learn how the initiative helps elevate future prospects for the community.people standing and smiling before edc tampa bay logo/world/news/2025/genspiration-foundation-edc-internship-tampa-bay.aspxStudentsCommunity,Student SuccessSocial work interdisciplinary research lab students awarded United Nations Millennium Fellowship/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.aspxStudentsCommunity,SpotlightϳԹ hosts hurricane preparedness for international students to gain storm savvy/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 ϳԹ 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 ϳԹ 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 ϳԹ 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,StudentsCommunityA home away from home: Newly arrived international students welcomed by the International Support Team in the Global Student Center/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,StudentsCommunity,Student SuccessϳԹ will host free, multinational film festival/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 ϳԹ.External ArticleThu, 28 Aug 2025 09:23:38 ϳԹ 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 ϳԹ.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,SpainInaugural ‘Gael Scoil ϳԹ’ event shares Irish traditions with the Tampa Bay community/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/inaugural-gael-scoil-usf-event-shares-irish-traditions-with-tampa-bay-community.aspxThis summer, the ϳԹ introduced Tampa Bay youth to Irish heritage through its inaugural ‘Gael Scoil ϳԹ’ 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 ϳԹ’ event shares Irish traditions with the Tampa Bay communityThis summer, the ϳԹ introduced Tampa Bay youth to Irish heritage through its inaugural ‘Gael Scoil ϳԹ’ event, inviting grade schoolers to engage with Irish culture firsthand through baking, dancing, sports, storytelling, and other immersive experiences.ϳԹ: A Preeminent Research University/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/inaugural-gael-scoil-usf-event-shares-irish-traditions-with-tampa-bay-community.aspxEvents,Faculty & StaffCommunityLife sciences leaders in Tampa Bay Region and Japan are building connections to advance innovation for the greater goodhttps://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 Florida'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 Florida'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,ResearchϳԹ World celebrates renewed Sarasota-Perpignan Sister City partnership/world/news/2025/sarasota-perpignan-sister-city-partnership.aspxThe renewal of the Sister City bond between Sarasota, Florida, and Perpignan, France, has ushered in a new era of transatlantic collaboration, with the ϳԹ (ϳԹ 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 ϳԹ World celebrates renewed Sarasota-Perpignan Sister City partnershipThe renewal of the Sister City bond between Sarasota, Florida, and Perpignan, France, has ushered in a new era of transatlantic collaboration, with the ϳԹ (ϳԹ 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,PartnershipsϳԹ International Business Forum explores the promise and peril of AI/world/news/2025/ibf-ai-conference.aspxLeading strategists in technology, trade, and key industries gathered at the 2nd Annual ϳԹ 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 ϳԹ International Business Forum explores the promise and peril of AILeading strategists in technology, trade, and key industries gathered at the 2nd Annual ϳԹ 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,CommunityThree ϳԹ professors partner with communities to make a local, national and global impact/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/three-usf-professors-partner-with-communities-to-make-local-national-and-global-impact.aspxϳԹ professors Will Schanbacher, Heather O’Leary and Christian Wells, are sharing their time, expertise and resources with communities to “build capacity for positive change.”External ArticleWed, 22 Jan 2025 14:13:40 Three ϳԹ professors partner with communities to make a local, national and global impactϳԹ professors Will Schanbacher, Heather O’Leary and Christian Wells, are sharing their time, expertise and resources with communities to “build capacity for positive change.”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,SpotlightNATO Edge brings a historic partnership and its digital future to Tampa/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 ϳԹ entities including ϳԹ 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 ϳԹ entities including ϳԹ World and more.Three people standing at a booth that has the ϳԹ bulls logo and they are making the "bulls sign" with their hands/world/news/2024/nato-edge-partnership.aspxEventsCommunity,PartnershipsϳԹ World forum is first step toward a new French connection/world/news/2024/french-business-forum-2024.aspxAt ϳԹ’s inaugural French Business Forum in November, participants discovered a natural synergy between emerging technologies, which are shaping both the ϳԹ’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 ϳԹ World forum is first step toward a new French connectionAt ϳԹ’s inaugural French Business Forum in November, participants discovered a natural synergy between emerging technologies, which are shaping both the ϳԹ’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,ϳԹ HealthϳԹ Global Student Center opens in celebration of international education/world/news/2024/global-student-center-grand-opening.aspxϳԹ President Rhea Law, Rocky, ϳԹ World leaders, and the broader university community officially opened the ϳԹ Global Student Center. Read how the event gave the ϳԹ international community a chance to explore the center’s many offerings.Katrina SandeferWed, 27 Nov 2024 08:01:48 ϳԹ Global Student Center opens in celebration of international educationϳԹ President Rhea Law, Rocky, ϳԹ World leaders, and the broader university community officially opened the ϳԹ Global Student Center. Read how the event gave the ϳԹ international community a chance to explore the center’s many offerings.Students giving the bulls sign in front of ϳԹ World green backdrop and international flags hanging above them from the ceiling/world/news/2024/global-student-center-grand-opening.aspxEvents,StudentsCommunityϳԹ creator of global clean water, energy technology is inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame/world/news/2024/daniel-yeh-spotlight-india.aspxThe ϳԹ 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 Florida 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 ϳԹ creator of global clean water, energy technology is inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of FameThe ϳԹ 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 Florida 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,SpotlightAs uncertainty abounds, ϳԹ's Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center forges community ties/world/news/2024/immigrant-research-center-community.aspxFlorida is one of three states where half of the immigrant population in the U.S. lives. The goal of the ϳԹ 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, ϳԹ's Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center forges community tiesFlorida is one of three states where half of the immigrant population in the U.S. lives. The goal of the ϳԹ 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,ResearchϳԹ Education Abroad Director wins 2023 Person of the Year Award/world/news/2023/maurer-award.aspxϳԹ 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 ϳԹ and beyond.Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:48:16 ϳԹ Education Abroad Director wins 2023 Person of the Year AwardϳԹ 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 ϳԹ and beyond.Three people stand by a poster smiling/world/news/2023/maurer-award.aspxAccoladesCommunity,Study AbroadϳԹ statement in response to the conflict in Ukraine/world/news/2022/ukraine-russia-conflict.aspxϳԹ makes a statement in support of our students, faculty, and staff in response to the conflict in Ukraine.Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:49:02 ϳԹ statement in response to the conflict in UkraineϳԹ makes a statement in support of our students, faculty, and staff in response to the conflict in Ukraine.ϳԹ: A Preeminent Research University/world/news/2022/ukraine-russia-conflict.aspxFaculty & Staff,StudentsCommunity