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°ÙÃĵ¼º½ is helping bring AI to Pre-K-12 classrooms
To prepare students for an AI-driven world, °ÙÃĵ¼º½ is helping teachers in Tampa Bay and across the country integrate AI into their classrooms.
May 15, 2025Cyber/AI
The estate gift, from alum Mike Crew, will support an already-established scholarship along with a new professorship and lecture series.
May 14, 2025°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Foundation
Florida’s Coral Reef experienced significant damage during a mass bleaching event in 2023, but recovery efforts led by biologists and volunteers from The Florida Aquarium working with the Keys Marine Lab and partners are underway to restore this vital ecosystem.
May 13, 2025Research and Innovation

Top stories of °ÙÃĵ¼º½'s spring semester
As °ÙÃĵ¼º½ shifts into summer, thousands of new graduates are entering the workforce prepared to meet industry demand and elevate the talent pipeline across Tampa Bay, the state and nation. Their final semester at °ÙÃĵ¼º½ was packed with milestone moments: a record-setting donation, multiple national championships and top-tier rankings that affirm the value of a °ÙÃĵ¼º½ degree.
May 12, 2025University News

Behind the horns: Meet the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ 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 °ÙÃĵ¼º½.
May 12, 2025Student Success, °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Athletics

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ confers more than 7,700 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies
Graduates included a mother and son earning their degrees, a cancer survivor who never gave up on her educational goal and twin sisters who created thriving startups, winning awards along the way to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys.
May 12, 2025Student Success, University News

Local meteorologist Denis Phillips, Tampa Bay Sports Commission’s Rob Higgins among award recipients at °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™s Spring commencement
The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ honored seven individuals for their service to the university, the Tampa Bay community and the nation during Commencement ceremonies May 8-11.
May 12, 2025University News
Eighty years after World War II ended in Europe, we look back at the U.S. Maritime Service Training Station that once stood on the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ St. Petersburg campus. The facility trained 25,000 merchant marines who provided critical logistical and transportation support for the war effort.
May 8, 2025Campus Life

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health researchers developing probiotic cocktail that may help ward off dementia
If unhealthy viruses and bacteria can increase the risk of dementia, can scientists find the right mix of "good" bacteria to lower the risk of cognitive decline? °ÙÃĵ¼º½ researcher Hariom Yadav has developed a promising cocktail.
May 6, 2025Research and Innovation, °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ siblings bring TEDx back to Tampa, inspire with ‘Lift As You Climb’ theme
°ÙÃĵ¼º½ 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 °ÙÃĵ¼º½ students and alumni.
May 5, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, °ÙÃĵ¼º½ in the News

Rozeth Aquino
Before she ever held a blueprint, Rozeth Aquino held Legos and a dream of becoming a dentist. But the hands-on creativity she loved led her to architecture.
May 2, 2025Student Success

Lisa Patterson
A former high school dropout, Lisa Patterson overcame self-doubt to achieve her goal of earning a college degree.
May 2, 2025Student Success