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Endowed chemistry chair established to advance biomedical research, honor lasting legacy

The Department of Chemistry named Jianfeng Cai the inaugural Julie Harmon Endowed Chair in Chemistry, a move that not only recognizes Cais research and goals to advance biomedical innovation, but also honors the legacy of the late Julie Harmon, a pioneering polymer chemist who taught at USF for over 25 years.

February 20, 2026Accomplishments, Research

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Leading psychological society honors USF faculty and alumnus with distinguished career awards

For the second consecutive year, USF received top honors from the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, with two faculty members from the Department of Psychology and one alumnus earning distinguished and special-selection awards.

February 18, 2026Accomplishments

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Catching Up With Honors Alum Christopher Johnson

From the Peace Corps to classrooms across Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, 做厙TV Judy Genshaft Honors College alum Christopher Johnson has built a career rooted in international education.

February 16, 2026Alumni

Distinguished speakers from across the U.S. and beyond will convene at the largest global affairs conference in Florida to dig into the new space race. This year's St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs explores how countries and companies are collaborating and competing for resources outside Earths orbit.

February 9, 2026Community Engagement, Events

The blue humanities explore our relationship with water through the humanities. (Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

USF Blue Humanities program sets sail with spring symposium

On Feb. 12, USFs Blue Humanities program will launch its spring 2026 symposium, Keywords in Blue Humanities, with an event on the St. Petersburg campus.

February 9, 2026Community Engagement, Events

Group of Fulbright Scholars with Fulbright Program logo, Photo by Zorka Karanxha

USF earns national distinction as a leading producer of Fulbright Scholars

USF is the only public university in Florida to be recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars this year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. governments premier international academic exchange program, providing faculty the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad.

February 3, 2026Accomplishments

The workshop Blakelock (right) attended was led by Ishion Hutchinson (center), an award-winning poet and recipient of the Guggenheim fellowship. (Photo courtesy of Kallie Blakelock)

USF MFA candidate wins writing award and weeklong stay with distinguished poets

Kallie Blakelock, an MFA candidate in the Department of English, received the Garry Fleming Key West Writers Workshop Award, an honor that awarded her a weeklong trip to Key West for a writers workshop.

January 29, 2026Accomplishments

The Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science (IFAAS)s Advanced Buried Body Workshop and Buried Body & Outdoor Homicide Scenes Workshop were both held the week of December 1-5 in Gainesville, Florida, drawing medicolegal professional from across the country. Photo by Corey Lepak.

In the ground and on the line: Inside USFs forensic anthropology Buried Bodies workshops

Two hours north of USFs Tampa campus, USFFORT hosts the Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Sciences "Buried Bodies workshops, where investigators learn to excavate real human remains in the Florida woods. Its realworld training that draws professionals from across the country, but now, with the landuse agreement ending, the program that makes it possible faces an uncertain future.

January 29, 2026Community Engagement, Research

Castor regularly attends the Frontiers of Knowledge community lectures held by the College of Arts and Sciences, which introduce faculty and important topics to community leaders. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

USFs fifth president continues to create positive change for university and college

Betty Castor, who served as USFs first female president from 1994-99, has become deeply engrained in the universitys past identity and future momentum.

January 29, 2026Community Engagement

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A foundation for the future: How the College of Arts and Sciences helped USF take shape

As USF celebrates 70 years since its founding, the College of Arts and Sciences is reflecting on the role it played in shaping USFs past, present and future as one of the most research-intensive universities in the nation, a leader in innovation and a catalyst for prosperity across Tampa Bay and the state of Florida.

January 28, 2026Featured

fish washed up on beach with seaweed

USF-engineered material uses sunlight to combat Florida's red tide

What if sunlight could help curb Floridas red tide? USF researchers have engineered a reusable, light-activated material that slows harmful algae growth offering a promising, environmentally safe approach to protecting coastal waters, public health and marine life.

January 28, 2026Research

Students will begin courses in the joint program starting in the 2026-27 academic year. (Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

Bellinis new joint program with CAS promises better programmers

Starting in the 2026-27 academic year, students will have the incredible opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

January 27, 2026Community Engagement

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