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°ÙÃĵ¼º½: A Preeminent Research University

The Cuban sandwich story: How °ÙÃĵ¼º½ played a surprising role in its rise to fame

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ has played a major role in shaping the Cuban sandwich's legacy — from researching its history and refining Cuban bread baking methods to inspiring the creation of National Cuban Sandwich Day, now celebrated worldwide every August 23.

August 20, 2025Community Partnerships

°ÙÃĵ¼º½: A Preeminent Research University

Aiden Jaskolka-Brown

Like most future doctors, Aiden Jaskolka-Brown chose his career path out of a desire to save lives. But Jaskolka-Brown didn’t wait until he became a doctor to save lives. In 2023, he donated a segment of his left liver to a 5-month-old baby.

August 4, 2025Student Success

°ÙÃĵ¼º½: A Preeminent Research University

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ doctoral student, Army veteran named 2025 Tillman Scholar

U.S. Army veteran Nathaniel Hays, a °ÙÃĵ¼º½ doctoral student in cellular and molecular biology, has been named a 2025 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation. Selected from more than 1,700 applicants, Hays is pursuing cancer research inspired by a family history of the disease.

July 28, 2025Student Success

A team of professors, musicians and students at °ÙÃĵ¼º½ is transforming complicated environmental data into powerful music compositions. After tackling critical issues like harmful algae blooms and red tide, the group has now composed music that highlights the environmental stressors affecting oysters in Florida.

July 2, 2025Research and Innovation

A photo of student May Birch showing the 'go bulls' hand gesture. Graphic text says, Boundless Bulls.

From classroom to command: °ÙÃĵ¼º½ student helping shape the future of national security

For May Birch, national security isn’t just a field of study—it’s a calling rooted in family, shaped by mentors and propelled by student leadership.

June 9, 2025Student Success

The Hurricane Histories project will feature the experiences of those impacted across Tampa Bay, helping preserve their stories of loss, transformation and hope.

June 3, 2025Research and Innovation

Doctor sits at computer with AI graphics in front of him

How do Floridians perceive AI in mental health and health care?

During Mental Health Awareness Month, °ÙÃĵ¼º½ and FAU researchers release results from a statewide public opinion survey that measures mental health experiences and attitudes toward the use of artificial intelligence in health care.

May 21, 2025Research and Innovation

beach homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton

How °ÙÃĵ¼º½ hurricane experts are helping improve evacuation procedures across Tampa Bay

As hurricane season approaches, researchers at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ 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

°ÙÃĵ¼º½: A Preeminent Research University

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: A Preeminent Research University

°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

°ÙÃĵ¼º½: A Preeminent Research University

Tammy and Bennett Moscato

Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended °ÙÃĵ¼º½ 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? °ÙÃĵ¼º½ 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 °ÙÃĵ¼º½ microbiology professor explains what’s fact and what’s fiction.

May 1, 2025Research and Innovation

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