Aboard the R/V Weatherbird II, a team of USF scientists from the College of Marine Sciences in St. Pete sailed offshore to Tampa Bay on Wednesday morning to study the environmental impacts of the Piney Point reservoir release. The research vessel, which was also used in the Deepwater Horizon oil […]
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USF researchers to study effects of structural racism within St. Petersburg institutions
The city of St. Petersburg will be taking a deep dive into its history of racism and how it has manifested itself in the public sector with help from a team of USF faculty and other community figures from the city. The team of 12 will spend the next six […]
New St. Pete SG lieutenant governor appointed
Chief of Staff for the USF St. Pete Student Government (SG) Livia Rosales was confirmed as the new St. Pete lieutenant governor Thursday evening, a week after former Lt. Gov. Isaiah Castle resigned. A confirmation hearing was held on Microsoft Teams by the St. Pete SG Campus Council, which appointed […]
St. Pete textbook affordability initiative saves student body over $1 million
The Nelson Poynter Library at USF St. Pete adopted the Textbook Affordability Project in 2016, saving USF students a total of $1 million and helping library staff move toward their goal of making textbooks entirely open-access universitywide. Catherine Cardwell, regional associate vice chancellor of academic affairs and dean of the […]
St. Pete lieutenant governor to resign after being placed on disciplinary probation
With less than two months until the end of his term, St. Pete Lieutenant Governor Isaiah Castle will resign March 18 in compliance with Student Government (SG) statutes after a Title IX investigation placed him on disciplinary probation. The investigation began in March 2020 and was concluded at the beginning […]
Call Me MISTER program produces educators who mirror diverse student populations
Inside and outside the classroom, Rafael Robinson, a teacher at Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary in Pinellas County, sought to promote a more diverse and inclusive education field for men of color across his community. Robinson felt that same lack of representation firsthand when he was mistaken for a janitor […]
SAFE team in the works for St. Pete campus
On a regular day in the semester, the Tampa campus Safe and Free Escort (SAFE) Team receives over 100 calls a night to help students reach their destinations safely and comfortably across campus. Soon enough, St. Pete students may have access to the same comforts with their own escorts. In […]