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Rio Tate

Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV student veteran receives national honor from the Pat Tillman Foundation

Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV aging studies student and U.S. Air Force veteran Rio Tate is being awarded a 2022 Tillman Scholarship through the Pat Tillman Foundation. Tate is the only student from a Florida public university in this year’s class.

June 28, 2022Honors and Awards

The Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV St. Petersburg campus and the St. Pete Youth Farm have unveiled a new greenhouse that will provide the community with fresh vegetables and fish while giving students the opportunity to learn about sustainable and innovative farming methods.

June 22, 2022University News

Helping prepare refugee women for hurricane season

Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV students collaborating with Hillsborough County to help prepare refugee women for hurricane season

Through a College of Public Health course, students are paired with refugee women to explore local resources and develop customized emergency plans together.

June 21, 2022Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV Health

The Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV Office of Multicultural Affairs commemorated Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, bringing the community together to shed light on the federal holiday’s complicated history, discuss current racial justice issues and celebrate through artistic performances.

June 17, 2022Campus Life

Oil slick in the ocean

Humans responsible for more than 90% of world's oil slicks

In a new study published in Science, researchers developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the ocean and found that more than 90% of them come from human sources, significantly more than previously reported.

June 16, 2022Research and Innovation

Gen. Frank McKenzie

Former chief of U.S. Central Command to lead the Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV’s new Global and National Security Institute

The Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV announced the creation of the Global and National Security Institute, an initiative designed to further place the state of Florida at the forefront of addressing critical issues facing the nation in sectors such as defense, economic and political security, health and human security and infrastructure and environmental security.

June 15, 2022University News

Espresso machine

Tight budgeters beware: Skip the coffee before shopping

Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV study finds that caffeine tends to loosen the purse strings.

June 15, 2022Research and Innovation

Future location of the on campus stadium

Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV leaders outline next steps for on-campus stadium project in update to the Board of Trustees

Co-chairs of the committee charged with leading stadium planning detailed the due diligence that’s been conducted in recent months at the recommended site on the east side of the Tampa campus known as Sycamore Fields.

June 15, 2022University News

Dean Robert Bishop, College of Engineering

Two places at once? Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV leader-turned-hologram proves it’s possible

Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV College of Engineering’s forward-thinking mindset may be the future of remote meetings.

June 13, 2022Campus Life, University News

The new funding dovetails with a $44.4 million, five-year NIH grant awarded last year to test whether computerized brain training can reduce dementia risk in older adults.

June 8, 2022Research and Innovation, Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV Health

A new online exhibit launched by La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archives of the Americas provides the public with unprecedented insight into the daily lives and relationships of the multi-ethnic population that comprised St. Augustine, Fla. from the 16th-19th centuries. The Florida city is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the continental U.S.

June 7, 2022Research and Innovation

Pyper Vaughn continues her family's nursing legacy

Pyper Vaughn continues her family's nursing legacy

Pyper Vaughn made Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV her home to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse, a profession that has been part of her family for generations. She is now a senior, a pathway program that leads to on track to graduate in 2023. Her goal is to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist and work with helicopter teams to perform what she calls, “little surgeries in the sky.â€

June 6, 2022Student Success

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