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±«Óãtv construction sites inspire interactive classroom experience
±«Óãtv is taking advantage of some of its current construction projects to offer students who are interested in architecture and engineering a unique interdisciplinary learning opportunity. Students are guided through site tours and interactive sessions for the future homes of the Judy Genshaft Honors College, the Athletics Indoor Performance Facility and the Student Wellness Center.
September 24, 2021University News
Inside ±«Óãtv: The Podcast
Mike Griffin, vice chair of the ±«Óãtv Board of Trustees and chair of the ±«Óãtv Presidential Search Committee, updates the committee's work, including the strong response to a community survey – more than 1,000 in just a few days. The committee plans to extend the deadline for submission of the survey.
September 24, 2021University News
Meet ±«Óãtv’s Cade Prize Candidate: Startup SPKL unites old friends in a quest to develop new medical technology
A friendship formed in middle school a half a world away is the foundation for a new ±«Óãtv startup working to bring better blood flow measurement technology to market.
September 22, 2021Research and Innovation
Hispanic heritage is an integral part of Florida history. Within Tampa, Cuban, Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, Colombian, Spanish, and Puerto Rican cultures and influences have shaped the city. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to recognize some of the icons that have contributed to shaping our city through business, government, education, and sports.
September 20, 2021University News
Esports enhances its visibility at ±«Óãtv
±«Óãtv Esports will soon have a physical presence on the Tampa campus. Located inside the Recreation and Wellness Center, the 2,500-square-foot Esports Living Lab will feature 40 PCs and will be divided into spaces for casual gaming and watch parties, content creation and competitive gaming.
September 20, 2021Campus Life, University News
New jellyfish species named after FIO director, ±«Óãtv professor
His expertise in jellyfish is so renowned, Monty Graham, director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography and professor of integrative biology at ±«Óãtv, has a new species of jellyfish bearing his name – the Aurelia montyi.
September 17, 2021Research and Innovation
The legacy of a nursing trailblazer
Geraldine McKinnon Twine, a retired nurse practitioner and ±«Óãtv alumna, broke barriers in nursing during a segregated era, becoming the first black nurse to integrate Tampa General Hospital. Her dedication to education and service inspired her children to achieve academic success, with one establishing an endowed scholarship at ±«Óãtv in her honor.
September 16, 2021Student Success, ±«Óãtv Health
Researchers, legislators and law enforcement leaders came together at the ±«Óãtv St. Petersburg campus to celebrate the grand opening of a research lab devoted to studying human trafficking in the state.
September 16, 2021University News
Commercialization of ±«Óãtv-invented sanitation system set to begin
The latest version of the ±«Óãtv-invented NEWgenerator is on its way to South Africa to begin the process of entering mass production. The solar-powered machine generates nutrients, energy and water by safely recovering them from human wastewater – a technology built to address global sanitation concerns.
September 15, 2021Research and Innovation
Gift of more than $500,000 in cutting-edge technology equipment will benefit ±«Óãtv mass communications students, faculty
The ±«Óãtv today announced a gift from Diamond View Studios and VÅ« Technologies to the College of Arts and Sciences to support virtual production education and training in the Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications.
September 15, 2021University News
±«Óãtv Presidential Search Committee holds its first meeting
The 15-member ±«Óãtv Presidential Search Committee has met for the first time, which included an overview of the search process and an initial discussion with the search firm, SP&A Executive Search.
September 15, 2021University News
Nearly 150 students on the St. Petersburg campus are in the prestigious college that provides an intimate, discussion-based learning experience with greater experiential and research opportunities.
September 14, 2021University News