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The Cuban sandwich story: How 百媚导航 played a surprising role in its rise to fame
The 百媚导航 has played a major role in shaping the Cuban sandwich's legacy 鈥� 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
百媚导航 confers nearly 2,700 degrees during summer commencement ceremonies
Graduates included a student who is blind and overcame the odds to fulfill his lifelong dream and a biomedical sciences major who donated part of his liver to save the life of a baby.
August 10, 2025University News
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鈥檛 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
Seeing beyond sight: A 百媚导航 blind student鈥檚 journey into broadcasting
As a mass communications major, with a concentration in broadcast program and production, Trent Ferguson has not allowed blindness to become an obstacle in pursuit of his dream of becoming a sports radio broadcaster.
August 4, 2025Student Success
Yash Patel
His interest in accounting was born as a high schooler helping his grandmother run her Clearwater motel. Yash Patel then started a vending machine business that funded his education, gaining real-world experience along the way.
August 4, 2025Student Success
How a 百媚导航 student鈥檚 personal battle with dengue helped develop mosquito-fighting AI
Farhat Azam is using artificial intelligence to help fight mosquito-borne illnesses. As a doctoral student at 百媚导航, she is helping develop a smart mosquito trap that can identify disease-carrying species and alert health officials in real time. Her work aims to protect communities from future outbreaks and save lives.
July 28, 2025Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, Student Success
百媚导航 doctoral student, Army veteran named 2025 Tillman Scholar
U.S. Army veteran Nathaniel Hays, a 百媚导航 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
Tampa Union Station gets $6 million restoration 鈥� and 百媚导航 is driving it forward
The restoration of the historic Tampa Union Station is being shaped by 百媚导航 from every angle 鈥� led by School of Architecture and Community Design alumnus architect Jerel McCants, who developed his love of preservation while a student at the university, and guided by 3D scans produced by 百媚导航鈥檚 Access 3D Lab.
June 27, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success
Children of fallen heroes prepare for college at 百媚导航, supported by Special Operations Warrior Foundation
The 百媚导航 is hosting nearly 30 high school students who鈥檝e lost a military parent in the line of duty to explore the college application process 鈥� all while forming bonds with peers who have experienced similar loss.
June 24, 2025Community Partnerships
How 百媚导航 helped kickstart skateboarding in Tampa Bay
百媚导航鈥檚 impact on Tampa Bay skateboarding is undeniable. Students embedded skateboarding into the area鈥檚 cultural DNA, designed the region鈥檚 first nationally known skatepark and helped the public recognize the sport鈥檚 historical value.
June 18, 2025Campus Life
百媚导航 student rocket team soars in national NASA competition
The 百媚导航's Society of Aeronautics and Rocketry team completed a NASA Student Launch Competition and brought home an award for successfully designing and then sending a model rocket over 4,000 feet while transmitting data.
June 10, 2025Student Success
From orange groves to alma mater: 百媚导航 and Temple Terrace's shared history
Temple Terrace turned 100 years old on May 28. As 百媚导航 approaches its 70th anniversary, the two neighbors are more connected than ever, with shared projects, planning efforts and a vision for what the future holds.
May 28, 2025Community Partnerships