USF hires Rob Higgins after over 2 decades with Tampa Bay Sports Commission

The longtime point man for hosting major sporting events in Tampa is taking his talents to the University of South Florida as the school’s new “CEO of Athletics."

No active shooter found at USF after call reporting gunman on main campus

Law enforcement responded Saturday to an apparent swatting incident on the University of South Florida's main campus, where there was a report of an active shooter.

USF building new college for AI, cybersecurity with help from major benefactor

Officials at the University of South Florida and a major university benefactor are planning to build a new college for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity at USF in Tampa. 

USF graduate launches carpooling app for students

A recent USF business graduate hopes to revolutionize how college students get to and from campuses through a new carpooling app called Ridely.

Online survey focuses on Bay Area residents' decision to evacuate or not during Helene, Milton

With the 2025 hurricane season just days away, researchers with the University of South Florida want to know why people did or did not evacuate during Hurricanes Helene and Milton last year. They're conducting an online survey that will be key to helping local government officials better share storm messaging.

USF researchers see record-high amounts of Sargassum seaweed expected to wash ashore Florida's east coast

It's smelly. It bogs down our beaches with seaweed and it could impact your health. USF researchers said Floridians should see a lot more sargassum at the beach, especially on the east coast. 

USF approves updated football stadium plan. Here's the timeline for construction

The University of South Florida's Board of Trustees has signed off on an updated plan for the school's on-campus football stadium, with upgrades to the facility's design leading to increased costs.

USF doctor enters final year of research to see if AI can detect vocal diseases

Three years into a project using artificial intelligence and voice to detect diseases and disorders, a University of South Florida laryngologist is ready for the next step in helping patients.

9mm cartridge found in parking lot on USF campus, police say

The University of South Florida Police Department says students found an empty 9mm cartridge in a parking lot on campus Tuesday, just days after an empty gun case and empty ammunition magazines were found in the USF Fine Arts Building.

USF looking to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement: Report

The University of South Florida is among at least three Florida public universities seeking federal assistance in deputizing their campus police force for immigration enforcement, according to the Associated Press.

USF researchers develop new tool to predict where sargassum seaweed washes ashore

With sargassum season here, it's only a matter of time before the seaweed washes up on shore, and University of South Florida researchers are developing a new tool to predict where it goes.