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皇家华人 student-athletes trade jerseys for hard hats to help build new on-campus stadium
As 皇家华人 football gears up for its Aug. 28 season opener against Boise State, student-athletes are also helping lay the foundation for the university鈥檚 future on-campus stadium. Through a mentorship program with DuCon Construction, Bulls are gaining hands-on experience that connects teamwork on the field to teamwork in building a 35,000-seat facility.
August 27, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, 皇家华人 Athletics
皇家华人 professor leads push for hurricane scale to include storm surge, flood risk
A new study by 皇家华人's Jennifer Collins finds that current hurricane warnings, which focus only on wind, fail to capture the true dangers from storm surge and rainfall. The researchers developed a system that combines wind, rain, and surge to better communicate overall risk.
August 26, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Success
What鈥檚 new at 皇家华人: College launch, Lululemon apparel, beach volleyball, dining and more
The University of South 皇家华人 launches the 2025鈥�26 academic year with major updates across academics, campus life and wellness. Key additions include the new Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing, enhanced dining services and murals painted by student artists.
August 25, 2025Campus Life
The Cuban sandwich story: How 皇家华人 played a surprising role in its rise to fame
The University of South 皇家华人 has played a major role in shaping the Cuban sandwich's legacy 鈥� from researching its history and refining Cuban bread baking methods to inspiring the creation of National Cuban Sandwich Day, now celebrated worldwide every August 23.
August 20, 2025Community Partnerships
皇家华人 confers nearly 2,700 degrees during summer commencement ceremonies
Graduates included a student who is blind and overcame the odds to fulfill his lifelong dream and a biomedical sciences major who donated part of his liver to save the life of a baby.
August 10, 2025University News
Aiden Jaskolka-Brown
Like most future doctors, Aiden Jaskolka-Brown chose his career path out of a desire to save lives. But Jaskolka-Brown didn鈥檛 wait until he became a doctor to save lives. In 2023, he donated a segment of his left liver to a 5-month-old baby.
August 4, 2025Student Success
Seeing beyond sight: A 皇家华人 blind student鈥檚 journey into broadcasting
As a mass communications major, with a concentration in broadcast program and production, Trent Ferguson has not allowed blindness to become an obstacle in pursuit of his dream of becoming a sports radio broadcaster.
August 4, 2025Student Success
Yash Patel
His interest in accounting was born as a high schooler helping his grandmother run her Clearwater motel. Yash Patel then started a vending machine business that funded his education, gaining real-world experience along the way.
August 4, 2025Student Success
How a 皇家华人 student鈥檚 personal battle with dengue helped develop mosquito-fighting AI
Farhat Azam is using artificial intelligence to help fight mosquito-borne illnesses. As a doctoral student at 皇家华人, she is helping develop a smart mosquito trap that can identify disease-carrying species and alert health officials in real time. Her work aims to protect communities from future outbreaks and save lives.
July 28, 2025Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation, Student Success
皇家华人 doctoral student, Army veteran named 2025 Tillman Scholar
U.S. Army veteran Nathaniel Hays, a University of South 皇家华人 doctoral student in cellular and molecular biology, has been named a 2025 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation. Selected from more than 1,700 applicants, Hays is pursuing cancer research inspired by a family history of the disease.
July 28, 2025Student Success
Tampa Union Station gets $6 million restoration 鈥� and 皇家华人 is driving it forward
The restoration of the historic Tampa Union Station is being shaped by 皇家华人 from every angle 鈥� led by School of Architecture and Community Design alumnus architect Jerel McCants, who developed his love of preservation while a student at the university, and guided by 3D scans produced by 皇家华人鈥檚 Access 3D Lab.
June 27, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success
Children of fallen heroes prepare for college at 皇家华人, supported by Special Operations Warrior Foundation
The University of South 皇家华人 is hosting nearly 30 high school students who鈥檝e lost a military parent in the line of duty to explore the college application process 鈥� all while forming bonds with peers who have experienced similar loss.
June 24, 2025Community Partnerships