USF launches BRIGHT Network to help human trafficking victims

A team of researchers with the University of South Florida is hoping a new online platform will help victims of human trafficking escape and start their new life.

USF researcher plans to live underwater for 100 days to study body's response to extreme pressure

A University of South Florida professor is on a mission to learn how humans respond to long-term exposure to extreme pressure – and he's using his own body to do it by living underwater for more than three months.

USF Track and Field reaches new heights in AAC Championship

The University of South Florida Bulls Track and Field team is on the right track with Erik Jenkins leading the way. The teams just returned from the AAC championship with a third place finish from the men's team – their highest finish in the last 10 years.

USF Sarasota-Manatee hosts groundbreaking for its first student housing complex

Soon, students who attend the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus can stay there. The school plans to add student housing for the first time.

USF softball Bulls embrace former pitcher as assistant coach

The last two years, the Bulls have been blessed with the nation’s best pitcher, Georgina Corrick. She's now a grad assistant caoch, but the softball Bulls are still ready to swing for the fences.

USF lands $4 million grant to create scholarships for new cybersecurity education program

In the age of technology, there’s a new university scholarship program helping to train people to fight cybercrime and fill the gaps in the cybersecurity industry in the US. 

USF point guard reaches new heights with the Bulls

What turned out to be one school's loss was USF's gain. USF head coach Brian Gregory now had a player he believed could be an elite scorer and a leader when point guard Tyler Harris joined the Bulls in Tampa.

New USF student section aims at changing gameday culture

With a little duct tape and a big idea the Soflo Rodeo was born, and it comes with a new atmosphere at University of South Florida basketball games. 

USF Cheer completes three-peat as national champs

The USF cheer team has something to cheer about as it lands a third straight national championship. 

Family members of George Floyd speak to USF students on importance of social justice

George Floyd’s family never stopped fighting for what’s right in the nearly three years since his murder. His aunt and cousin let some University of South Florida students in on what they’ve been up to. 

USF Bulls celebrate grand opening of Porter Family Indoor Training Facility

With no shortage of fanfare, the University of South Florida officially celebrated the grand opening of the Porter Family Indoor Performance Facility. 

USF researchers studying Mauna Loa volcano eruption in Hawaii

University of South Florida researchers are studying the recent eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii. For the team it was the opportunity to explore how lava flows and how we can better protect people who live near volcanoes. 

USF students create program to combat Alzheimer's

After watching loved ones lose autonomy as they aged, students Siegrid Pregartner and Laura Borgerding made it their mission to help future dementia patients avoid the same outcomes.

USF student from Ukraine set to graduate despite challenges from war, pandemic

Graduation day at the University of South Florida will be extra special for a marketing student who overcame challenges from the pandemic and impacts from the war in Ukraine.

USF men's soccer team ready for NCAA Tournament

It's hard to imagine that a team that failed to score a single goal in their first four games is now heading to the NCAA Tournament. But that is exactly how this season went for the USF men's soccer team. 

USF researchers work to close gap in security to help prove it's you behind a device

Apps often have you press a button or enter a code on your phone to log in. But, a couple of University of South Florida professors are working to close a gap in security to prove it’s actually you behind the device and not an imposter.

USF women's basketball brings in all-international freshman class

Over the years, the University of South Florida's head coach for women's basketball has worked to get the Bulls' brand out across oceans and continents by recruiting players from across the globe. 

USF to host supplier diversity event aimed at knocking down barriers for minority business owners

It’s hard enough starting your own business, so the University of South Florida is hosting a supplier diversity event this week to knock down barrier for minority-owned businesses. 

USF researcher studies impact of 'zero responders' during Hurricane Ian

Neighbors helped neighbors after Hurricane Ian when no one else could, and those critical and inspiring acts are at the center of a University of South Florida study.