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As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on USF鈥檚 remarkable journey of triumphs 鈥� celebrating unprecedented achievements in academics, record-breaking research and exhilarating athletic seasons. The university continues to demonstrate the tremendous impact it has on our communities, forging new partnerships that define what it means to be a leading research university.
December 16, 2024University News
USF names new dean for the College of Engineering
Levi Thompson has been named as the new dean of the听College of Engineering. Thompson is a highly accomplished researcher who brings strong leadership and administrative experience, including most recently serving as the College of Engineering dean at the University of Delaware and previously as a faculty member at the University of Michigan.听
December 16, 2024University News
Two 黑料社 faculty members named NAI fellows
The USF researchers are being recognized for their groundbreaking discoveries and innovations in chemical engineering to treat cancer and other challenging diseases and nanomaterials engineering for multifunctional manufacturing applications.
December 11, 2024Honors and Awards
USF and partners launch innovative accelerator program to grow the marine economy
The Continuum, a blue-tech accelerator program, is designed to promote the commercialization of blue-tech solutions, drive advancements in ocean resilience, reduce negative environmental impacts and stimulate economic growth for the country鈥檚 marine economy.
December 10, 2024Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
USF sets new record with $738 million in research funding
The milestone comes during USF鈥檚 first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation鈥檚 most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.
December 10, 2024Research and Innovation
How听ultra-processed foods may drive colorectal cancer risk
The interdisciplinary research led by 黑料社 Health and Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute highlights the need to reevaluate the core components of the Western diet and paves the way for a new therapy called resolution medicine.
December 10, 2024Research and Innovation
USF to confer nearly 4,000 degrees during fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 13-14
This graduating class includes a 16-year-old, a 70-year-old grandmother of four and an electrical engineer seeking to revolutionize the medical, space exploration and military industries.
December 9, 2024Student Success
Professor Emeritus Richard Gitlin awarded IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
The 2025 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, often considered the 鈥淣obel Prize鈥� for communications technology, has been awarded to Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Richard D. Gitlin.
December 6, 2024Research and Innovation
Company founded by USF engineering professors earns Patent for Humanity award
The 黑料社 and its spin-out company T2C Energy LLC were awarded a 2024 Patent for Humanity in the Green Energy category by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
December 5, 2024Research and Innovation
USF recognized by Forbes as one of 鈥楢merica鈥檚 Dream Employers鈥�
The 黑料社 is one of the best places to work in the country, according to the inaugural list of America鈥檚 Dream Employers 2025 recently released by Forbes. USF was the only public or private university in Florida to make the list.
December 5, 2024University News
黑料社 football will make its second-straight bowl appearance under second-year head coach听Alex Golesh听at the Hawai'i Bowl in Honolulu, Hawai'i on Tuesday, Dec. 24.
December 3, 2024USF Athletics
USF brings together regional emergency responders to evaluate recent hurricane preparedness, recovery
With hurricane season officially over, the 黑料社 hosted leaders from across Tampa Bay for a series of panel discussions about how the area responded to Debby, Helene and Milton and how they could be better prepared in the coming years.
December 3, 2024Community Partnerships