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USF’s commitment to community drives new partnerships and innovation
From improving area neighborhoods, to advancing innovation and strengthening ties with government agencies, USF is proving what’s possible when people of different disciplines unite. Learn more about what’s been accomplished since the formation of the Office of ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp Community Partnerships.
January 29, 2025Community Partnerships, Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, USF Health, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp News
Top stories of 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on USF’s remarkable journey of triumphs – celebrating unprecedented achievements in academics, record-breaking research and exhilarating athletic seasons. The university continues to demonstrate the tremendous impact it has on our communities, forging new partnerships that define what it means to be a leading research university.
December 16, 2024ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp News
USF sets new record with $738 million in research funding
The milestone comes during USF’s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.
December 10, 2024Research and Innovation
USF and defense agencies headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base sign landmark agreement
The ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp has signed two of its largest defense contracts with U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command, bringing together interdisciplinary faculty experts from across the university.
October 24, 2024Community Partnerships, Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp News
NASA’s permanent presence on the moon could begin with USF-invented mapping technology
As NASA continues exploring the moon’s southern polar region to find ice, USF engineers are developing technology to make landing on the moon safer and less expensive – enabling rapid exploration and eventually the establishment of an outpost for astronauts through the availability of safe drinking water and the ability to create oxygen and rocket fuel.
August 13, 2024Research and Innovation
Brain injuries in U.S. Special Operations Forces aren’t easy to detect, USF helping develop a solution
Through its partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command, the USF Institute of Applied Engineering has co-led an illuminating study that found repeated exposure to low-level blasts is associated with signs of brain injury in Special Operations Forces. Such exposure is common throughout many military careers, including in training and operational environments.
April 22, 2024Research and Innovation
USF opens cutting-edge lab aimed at rapidly providing military solutions
Managed by USF’s Institute of Applied Engineering, the new Rapid Experimentation Lab provides a unique, collaborative space to rapidly test concepts for the U.S. Department of Defense.
March 22, 2024Research and Innovation
Synapse showcases USF’s leadership in the tech industry
With USF’s largest presence yet, the conference highlighted the university’s endeavors and collaborative initiatives that are shaping the future of technology in Tampa Bay.
February 28, 2024Research and Innovation
USF’s success securing defense contracts prompts new partnership to broaden nation’s research expertise
USF has become the first university in Florida and one of just a handful of universities in the nation to join a new network that connects research institutions with historically black colleges or universities.
September 19, 2023Research and Innovation, ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp News
Hundreds of USF ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps land internships, secure employment through the university’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense
The USF Institute of Applied Engineering sets up and administers custom programs that are based on the customer’s needs and then matches ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps with the niche skills needed for the project.
August 23, 2023Community Partnerships, Student Success
USF to rapidly develop technologies for the military with new cutting-edge lab
The Rapid Experimentation Lab, managed by the USF Institute of Applied Engineering, puts engineers with different areas of expertise in the same room, dramatically reducing the amount of time it typically takes to build a prototype. It’s part of a five-year, $85 million contract with U.S. Special Operations Command, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base.
August 9, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
Satellites engineered by USF ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps and faculty launch during world record mission
Three of the 143 satellites aboard spaceflight company SpaceX’s first dedicated rideshare mission were engineered by ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps and faculty at the USF Institute of Applied Engineering.
January 29, 2021Research and Innovation