As students continue to rely on their electronic devices to attend classes, clubs and other school-related activities, Student Government (SG) has launched a partnership with T-Mobile to combat technological disparities by providing students with free portable hotspots. Each of the 20 hotspots were made available for use at the Tampa […]
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College of Nursing launches program to support frontline nurses coping with pandemic effects
Kerie Seelenbrandt, an emergency room nurse at Kent Hospital in Rhode Island, didn’t have much time to prepare herself, both physically and emotionally, to fight the coronavirus on the front lines when the pandemic first hit last year. She felt that no health practitioner was fully ready to handle the […]
Antoni Porowski to cook with students during virtual Q&A
It’s time to get cooking with “Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski as he joins the Sarasota-Manatee Campus Activities Board (CAB) Tuesday for a night of culinary Q&A. The event will be held on Zoom March 2 at 7 p.m. Porowski will answer questions that audience members submitted when they signed […]
USF alum remembered through nursing scholarship
Miguel Martinez Jr.’s, 27, goal in life was to help others. He raised his siblings, cared for his friends and became a nurse to serve as a career. When he passed away from COVID-19 in July, his friends and family knew that establishing a scholarship in his honor would be […]
Coding from afar: Hackabull virtually reaches new participants
Many USF events are having trouble transitioning online, but Hackabull participants from all over the world feel right at home on their computers as they work to create projects exhibiting their skill with code in 24 hours. Hackabull is a competition based at USF where people with various levels of […]
‘Queer Eye’ star Karamo Brown coaches students on authenticity, inclusivity, personal development
Whether he’s on or off screen, star of the Netflix reboot of “Queer Eye” Karamo Brown uses the love and support he receives from his community and challenges encountered throughout his life to tell his story and help others tell theirs. “One of the big things for me as I […]