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“I’ve never, ever reported an outbreak due to people’s coats in their houses.” @USFHealth microbiologist Jill Roberts tells @readersdigest how often you need to wash your winter coat. The answer may surprise you. #USF Read more

“They come in stressed, and they leave confident. And I love that so much.” #USF Academic Success Center enhancements boost student achievement. Read more 🔽

“I love working with our community partners because it allows me to teach my students how to think upstream." #USF’s commitment to community drives new partnerships and innovation. Learn more 🔽

“Growth comes with a need for planning.” How #USF architects and urban designers support Tampa Bay's growth. Read more 🔽

“This grant is a transformative step forward for the University Area Community.” #USF partners on $15M grant to revitalize underserved Hillsborough County community with jobs and clean water. Read more 🔽

“Heart-wrenching.” #USF expert and retired #USAF helicopter pilot Jim Cardoso provided insight into the D.C. jet-helicopter crash in an interview with @FoxNews. (video) #DCCRASH Watch here 🔽

“It really boils down to my gratitude for the life I have been able to build in my hometown.” Joey and Jennifer Redner give $2.2M to support on-campus stadium, Brewing Arts program. #USF Learn more 🔽

“An extraordinary coordinated effort made this science possible.” #USF scientists have deployed tsunami-sensing buoys in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. (with video) Read more 🔽

"What we found in this study were the key immune elements (cells and genes) that may explain resolution versus progression of pulmonary fibrosis." #USFHealth study shows #COVID_19 may provide new clues for treating deadly lung disease. #USF Read more 🔽

“There are not many schools across the country that match what we do or come near the level we do it.” #USFHealth pioneer recognized for years of dedication to interprofessional education. Read more 🔽

“Our online graduate programs are designed to provide the same high-quality education and support that our students expect from USF." #USF online graduate programs continue to rank among the nation’s best Read more 🔽

"I can imagine the possibilities are probably endless with this technology." #USF students and #MOSI spotlight a new era with America's second-largest digital dome planetarium. Learn more 🔽

"Recent reports show #H5N1 mutations in mammals, indicating the virus is adapting." How worried should we be about avian influenza virus? #USF and #GVN experts explain. Read more 🔽

“As they’re fighting the bugs that are making you sick, they’re also killing the good bugs that are in our intestines.” #USF nutrition expert Lauri Wright spoke with NBC's @TODAYshow about antibiotics and gut health. @usfcoph Read more 🔽

"We set up systems that were bound to fail." #USF climate expert Thomas Culhane commented for an @ABC story about the #CaliforniaWildfires2025. Read more 🔽

RT @CASatUSF: BREAKING NEWS | Thanks to a $4.8 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation up to 900 #USF humanities students will r…

"We already know sleep is as close as a magic bullet that we have for employee productivity and well-being." @CNN covered a new #USF study exploring how your job affects your sleep. Read more

"This grant will allow us to put in temporary transportation infrastructure and demonstrate how well it does in reducing crashes and crash severity." #USF partners with @StPeteFL to improve street safety. Read more 🔽

“Through his whole life, he has had a passion for woodwork. That is part of his story we want to now share with the world.” #USF memorializes former President #JimmyCarter with 3D virtual tour of boyhood farm. Learn more (video) 🔽

"The way we are designing work poses serious, long-term threats to healthy sleep.” New #USF-led research shows work habits can cause #sleep problems, including #insomnia. Learn more 🔽