Monday, May 16, 2022
More financial assistance is on the way as USF prepares to disburse $17.4 million in emergency financial aid grants to eligible students with “exceptional financial need” caused by the pandemic. The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act was signed Dec. 27 by former President Donald Trump, allocating $21.2 billion […]
After receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Megan Flocken, a visiting instructor at USF’s College of Arts and Sciences and adjunct instructor at Hillsborough Community College (HCC), breathed a sigh of relief for the first time since the pandemic hit. When Flocken heard eligibility for some educators had […]
Faced with a 15.3% budget cut, the Tampa campus library faculty and staff are increasing their operations so access to thousands of academic journals is not permanently lost. Thousands of journal subscriptions will not be renewed for the 2021-22 school year to meet the requirement of cutting over $1 million […]
The second consolidated term for Student Government (SG) will begin just as the first did, remote and virtual, but with Jaida Abbas and Jennifer Kelly leading the way as the next student body president and vice president, respectively. Out of the 1,327 ballots cast, 711 were for the Abbas and […]
This story is part of a continuing series that features women leaders at USF during Women’s History Month. Kaya van Beynen has made her mark around the globe — teaching across the sea in southeast Asia, completing her studies in ice-cold temperatures in Canada and Massachusetts, examining age-old exhibits in […]
Despite the challenges and limitations set by the ongoing pandemic, applications and admission rates for the 2021-22 academic year are on the rise. The number of applications, as well as admitted first time in college students, went up by 26% and 24%, respectively, across all three campuses. The number is […]
Launching three satellites into space was a futuristic feat for USF, but as a component of the launch, the Institute of Applied Engineering (IAE) was able to engage new students and develop connections with other universities that could lead to one giant leap for mankind. Work at the IAE resulted […]
After a long day at work cleaning Juniper-Poplar Hall, Jenny Lanza’s priorities after arriving home are to shower and change her clothes before coming into contact with her family, especially her 70-year-old mother. Even with the fear of exposing them to COVID-19 in the back of her mind, she has […]
As lung damage becomes a more frequent long-term effect among coronavirus survivors, USF Health has received a $1 million gift to conduct a research study that could lead to the development of therapies and treatments to prevent detrimental lung scarring. Jose Herazo-Maya, a new associate professor at USF Health, has […]
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 […]
In this episode of the USF Oracle Sports Podcast, Oracle correspondents Leo Santos and Alberto Camargo take charge of the episode and discuss their thoughts on the men’s and women’s soccer teams at about the midway point of the season.
