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Student projects take center stage at summer research symposium; alumna’s gift creates endowment for undergraduate research

The two-day research symposium on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses featured 151 scholars presenting 128 research projects. The presenters included ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø undergraduates, recent ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates and students from 22 colleges and universities participating in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-sponsored research programs.

July 30, 2026Student Research

How ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø College of Education undergraduates are researching solutions to real-world challenges

The Undergraduate Summer Research Academy provided an opportunity to students to transform personal experiences and professional interests into research focused on improving lives and communities.

July 23, 2026Student Research

Five ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Students Selected for National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Two graduating seniors and three current graduate students from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have been selected by the National Science Foundation to receive funding support for their graduate degrees. From engineering solutions to sustainability challenges to investigating occupational health, this year’s recipients are positioned to be leaders in their fields.

May 19, 2026Student Research

Students showcase discovery and innovation at 2026 OneºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Undergraduate Research Conference

The conference transformed ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø into a hub of undergraduate discovery, featuring more than 500 student research projects across ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s three campuses.

April 29, 2026Student Research

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø doctoral student receives Guy Harvey Fellowship for marine science research

Kylee Rullo-Soletti is one of eight recipients of the $5,000 fellowship provided jointly by the Guy Harvey Foundation and Florida Sea Grant to support research inititiatives and promote efforts to protect coastal and marine habitats and species.

March 30, 2026Honors and Awards, Student Research

How a kiddie pool and native plants from the Lake Wales Ridge helped baby millipedes hatch in captivity.

January 20, 2026Student Research

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students compete to launch experiments aboard the International Space Station

More than 3,700 students across North America competed to design experiments bound for the International Space Station through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). This year, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students joined the competition for the first time, rising to the challenge and uniting to bring their innovation into orbit.

November 24, 2025Student Research

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø doctoral student is creating an AI tool to turn complex cancer reports into clarity

Inspired by a guest speaker’s message about creating impact through research, Rushitha Mamidala is developing an AI tool that helps patients and doctors by making cancer diagnoses more accurate and easier to understand.

November 24, 2025Student Research

Corridor partnership expands undergraduate research and advances experiential learning at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Through the continued Corridor Undergraduate Research Initiative, more than 200 students will gain hands-on, faculty-mentored research experience in disciplines ranging from engineering and artificial intelligence to public health, education, sustainability, and the arts.

October 29, 2025Student Research

Turning ideas into algorithms

As one of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s first master’s students studying AI, Charitie Martino wants to fuse computer modeling with how the mind works. She wants to take those hard-to-pin-down concepts in psychology – things like memory, attention, and learning – throw them into models that AI computers can test, and measure to see what happens.

September 17, 2025Student Research

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø launches aerospace engineering major to meet soaring demand in aviation industry

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø kicked off the fall semester by welcoming the first class of students into its new aerospace engineering major, one of only three undergraduate programs of its kind at a Florida university.

September 2, 2025Student Research

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students shine in conference aimed at improving health care

Three students in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s College of Public Health just presented a strong case for making the world a bit healthier.

August 12, 2025Student Research