The University of South Florida has appointed David Blackwell as the new Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business. Blackwell comes to USF after serving as associate dean for professional graduate programs at the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics. In his new position, Blackwell will provide leadership for the … Read more
The University of South Florida announced a $3 million gift to the USF Foundation that will support programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. The gift from Honey Rand, a USF alumna, local public relations practitioner and author, will establish a creative writing retreat in the college’s Humanities Institute and support students who are … Read more
► Margaritaville at Sea, which will begin to offer sailings from Port Tampa Bay, this summer, has been voted the No. 1 “Best New Cruise Itinerary for 2024” and the No. 3 “Best Cruise Line for Families” in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. ► Karen Lu has joined Moffitt Cancer Center as the … Read more
The University of South Florida received a $1 million gift to provide scholarships to students on the St. Petersburg campus. The gift was made by Tampa Bay area resident Johnnie Giffin, who established a new USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy scholarship, last year, with a $26,000 gift to the USF Foundation. The announcement of … Read more
The University of South Florida opened a new lab aimed at providing quick, innovative solutions to the different challenges facing the U.S. Department of Defense. Managed by USF’s Institute of Applied Engineering, the new Rapid Experimentation Lab provides a unique, collaborative space to rapidly test concepts. The lab is a part of a five-year, $85 … Read more
The University of South Florida plans to create a college focused on the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing. USF is the first university in Florida, and among the first in the nation, to announce plans to create a college dedicated to AI and cybersecurity. The vision for the college would be … Read more
The University of South Florida’s Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab will create added resources to combat human trafficking and aid victims, after receiving nearly $3 million from the 2024 federal spending package. The funds will go towards the development of a statewide database to assist law enforcement in human trafficking investigations and … Read more
The University of South Florida received a $2.7 million gift, which will go toward student scholarships. The funds, from late Palm Harbor resident and former NASA engineer Tom Tiedemann, will be used to support students in the College of Engineering, the College of Nursing and the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, which is … Read more
The Tampa Bay Wave, a startup accelerator, in Tampa, has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In partnership with the University of South Florida and the St. Petersburg Innovation District, the Wave will use the funds to create the BlueTech|X Accelerator. This program will be designed to support … Read more
Michelle A. Turman, vice president of Shumaker Advisors, in Tampa, has been named to three positions at the University of South Florida. Turman was appointed to the USF Foundation Board of Directors Finance and Fundraising Committee, to the Search Advisory Committee for the new Dean of the USF College of Arts and Sciences and was … Read more
