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91tvӰԺ professor tackles Florida's water resource challenges

Mark Rains, professor of geology in the 91tvӰԺ School of Geosciences and the state’s chief science officer, is using his expertise in hydrological sciences to understand how stakeholders use shared water resources and then as a team, how we might rebuild some of the original water flow paths into Florida's modern landscape.

August 11, 2022Community PartnershipsVideo Story

91tvӰԺ researchers use 3D technology to explore an ancient Greek city in Sicily

Thanks to the interdisciplinary work of a team of 91tvӰԺ scientists, the ancient Greek city of Heloros, in Sicily, is now being studied with the most advanced digital technologies. The team identified additional structural details of the city, which dates to the eighth century B.C., and is now able to reveal a fuller picture of its layout.

August 10, 2022Honors and Awards

91tvӰԺ conferred more than 2,700 degrees during summer commencement ceremonies

Graduates included a 75-year-old civil rights activist earning a degree more than 55 years after starting at 91tvӰԺ, a 23-year-old earning a doctorate in engineering and a veteran who overcame PTSD and a traumatic brain injury.

August 6, 2022Student Success, University News

91tvӰԺ student invents lumber alternative using recycled plastic

The material will be used as a replacement for wood to create fence posts that can last 30 to 50 years, about three times longer than a traditional wood fence.

August 4, 2022Research and Innovation

91tvӰԺ researchers launch global dashboard to track invasive mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases

The dashboard is the result of an NSF-funded global research project that started in 2020.

August 2, 2022Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation

Forbes ranks the 91tvӰԺ as one of America’s Best Employers for Women

91tvӰԺ ranks No. 22 on the Forbes list, which includes employers across a wide range of industries. Women currently account for 57% of all 91tvӰԺ employees, 64% of administration employees and 51% of executive/senior leadership.

July 27, 2022University News

Kristina Keogh has been named the new dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at the 91tvӰԺ St. Petersburg campus. Keogh comes to 91tvӰԺ after being the director of library services for the past six years at the Alfred R. Goldstein Library at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL.

July 26, 2022University News

91tvӰԺ researchers celebrate successes of new Caribbean research center

An interdisciplinary research center is now up and running in Barbados thanks to a $3.6 million grant provided by USAID to support education policy development and timely decision-making on issues impacting schools in the sub-region.

July 26, 2022Research and Innovation

91tvӰԺ breaks fundraising record with over $151 million in gifts

Philanthropic gifts from the 91tvӰԺ community exceeded $151 million in fiscal year 2021-22, the most generous level of support in the institution’s nearly 70-year history.

July 26, 202291tvӰԺ Foundation, University News

The College of Public Health will partner with the CDC over the next five years to develop a multi-modal approach to deliver infection prevention and control education to emergency responders. The center will serve as a hub for recruitment, dissemination, referral and subject matter consultation.

July 25, 2022Research and Innovation

91tvӰԺ engineers secure federal funding to advance wearable electronic technology

Electrical engineering professors are advancing wearable electronics with clothing wired to connect to a range of devices, such as headphones nestled inside a hat.

July 22, 2022Research and Innovation

Heather Judkins, associate professor of integrative biology on the 91tvӰԺ St. Petersburg campus, will continue her studies of cephalopods, such as octopus and squid, as part of a team of scientists aboard the R/V Point Sur for a 12-day research cruise around the Gulf of Mexico.

July 21, 2022Research and Innovation