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How do Floridians perceive AI in mental health and health care?

During Mental Health Awareness Month, ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵand FAU researchers release results from a statewide public opinion survey that measures mental health experiences and attitudes toward the use of artificial intelligence in health care.

May 21, 2025Research and Innovation

How ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵhurricane experts are helping improve evacuation procedures across Tampa Bay

As hurricane season approaches, researchers at the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵ are turning to the public to help government agencies improve emergency communication and evacuation strategies. They want to know how residents heeded warnings ahead of hurricanes Helene and Milton.

May 19, 2025Research and Innovation

Behind the horns: Meet the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵstudents who were Rocky D. Bull

For years, they hid in plain sight, lifting spirits and energizing crowds as the university’s beloved mascot, Rocky D. Bull. Now that they’ve graduated, three Rockys are allowed to take off the mask and share what it’s really like to be the face of USF.

May 12, 2025Student Success, ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵAthletics

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵsiblings bring TEDx back to Tampa, inspire with ‘Lift As You Climb’ theme

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵsiblings Harikrishna and Krishna Patel curated a TEDx Talk at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Their effort, shaped in part by unexpected leadership roles on a global stage, received support from a team of 50, half of whom were ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵstudents and alumni.

May 5, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵin the News

Tammy and Bennett Moscato

Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵtogether. Now, they are both graduating this spring.

May 2, 2025Student Success

Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵmycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fiction

HBO’s The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵmicrobiology professor explains what’s fact and what’s fiction.

May 1, 2025Research and Innovation

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵstudy finds opioid control policies may reduce domestic violence

The research suggests a correlation between opioid misuse and domestic violence, offering broader public health implications beyond addiction.

April 23, 2025Research and Innovation

What rattlesnake venom can teach us about evolution

¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵresearchers find that island snakes adapt their venom in surprising ways, offering new clues about how animals evolve in changing environments.

April 23, 2025Research and Innovation

A new partnership between ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵand the city of St. Petersburg will bring an industrial-sized composter to campus, with the goal of reducing tons of food waste from landfills and creating compost for community gardens and urban farms.

April 21, 2025Community Partnerships

Nearly two dozen students received their certificates of completion for the ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵBrewing Arts program. It’s a collaboration between the College of Arts and Sciences, Muma College of Business and local and national breweries.

April 4, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success

Tracking Giants: How a Department of Integrative Biology professor’s research is rooted in conservation and community

Lucas Griffin, an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, is dedicating his research to uncovering how marine life navigate their habitats, overcoming both natural and human-induced challenges. His goal is to contribute to sustainability initiatives that protect marine ecosystems while supporting the communities that rely on them.

Research and Innovation

Eleven ¹ú²ú¶ÌÊÓƵfaculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

This is the third largest cohort from any university in the nation. Recognition as an AAAS Fellow is a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.

March 27, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation