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beach homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton

How ±«Óãtv hurricane experts are helping improve evacuation procedures across Tampa Bay

As hurricane season approaches, researchers at the ±«Óãtv are turning to the public to help government agencies improve emergency communication and evacuation strategies. They want to know how residents heeded warnings ahead of hurricanes Helene and Milton.

May 19, 2025Research and Innovation

±«Óãtv: A Preeminent Research University

Behind the horns: Meet the ±«Óãtv students who were Rocky D. Bull

For years, they hid in plain sight, lifting spirits and energizing crowds as the university’s beloved mascot, Rocky D. Bull. Now that they’ve graduated, three Rockys are allowed to take off the mask and share what it’s really like to be the face of ±«Óãtv.

May 12, 2025Student Success, ±«Óãtv Athletics

±«Óãtv: A Preeminent Research University

±«Óãtv siblings bring TEDx back to Tampa, inspire with ‘Lift As You Climb’ theme

±«Óãtv siblings Harikrishna and Krishna Patel curated a TEDx Talk at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Their effort, shaped in part by unexpected leadership roles on a global stage, received support from a team of 50, half of whom were ±«Óãtv students and alumni.

May 5, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, ±«Óãtv in the News

±«Óãtv: A Preeminent Research University

Tammy and Bennett Moscato

Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended ±«Óãtv together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.

May 2, 2025Student Success

El-Rady and Selina in the lab with same theme of The Last of Us

Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? ±«Óãtv mycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fiction

HBO’s The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A ±«Óãtv microbiology professor explains what’s fact and what’s fiction.

May 1, 2025Research and Innovation

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±«Óãtv study finds opioid control policies may reduce domestic violence

The research suggests a correlation between opioid misuse and domestic violence, offering broader public health implications beyond addiction.

April 23, 2025Research and Innovation

A rattlesnake sitting in front of a bush with pink flowers

What rattlesnake venom can teach us about evolution

±«Óãtv researchers find that island snakes adapt their venom in surprising ways, offering new clues about how animals evolve in changing environments.

April 23, 2025Research and Innovation

A new partnership between ±«Óãtv and the city of St. Petersburg will bring an industrial-sized composter to campus, with the goal of reducing tons of food waste from landfills and creating compost for community gardens and urban farms.

April 21, 2025Community Partnerships

Nearly two dozen students received their certificates of completion for the ±«Óãtv Brewing Arts program. It’s a collaboration between the College of Arts and Sciences, Muma College of Business and local and national breweries.

April 4, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success

±«Óãtv Integrative Biology Professor Lucas Griffin sits on a boat

Tracking Giants: How a Department of Integrative Biology professor’s research is rooted in conservation and community

Lucas Griffin, an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, is dedicating his research to uncovering how marine life navigate their habitats, overcoming both natural and human-induced challenges. His goal is to contribute to sustainability initiatives that protect marine ecosystems while supporting the communities that rely on them.

Research and Innovation

Grid of headshots of 11 ±«Óãtv faculty members who were named AAAS Fellows

Eleven ±«Óãtv faculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

This is the third largest cohort from any university in the nation. Recognition as an AAAS Fellow is a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.

March 27, 2025Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

The Life in Media Survey, led by a team of researchers at the ±«Óãtv, surveyed more than 1,500 tweens in Florida. Findings will help inform a 25-year national study that will track young people’s digital media use and wellbeing into adulthood.

March 25, 2025Research and Innovation

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