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The 51在线鈥檚 Sarasota-Manatee campus is taking extra steps amid the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure students have the support and resources they need to successfully complete their studies and earn their degrees.
April 7, 2020COVID-19, University News
Coronavirus: Resources for Parents and Educators from USF's College of Education
A series of online resources developed by the USF College of Education to support parents and educators as they navigate the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
April 6, 2020COVID-19, University News
On April 1, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a stay-at-home order for all Floridians to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. For weeks, however, Americans from coast to coast have practiced social distancing, physically separating themselves from people who don鈥檛 share their home.
April 6, 2020COVID-19, Campus Life, University News
The novel coronavirus has upended much in society, from social gatherings to work environments to education. Students are adjusting to new routines, learning how to learn remotely and finding unique ways to stay connected with family and friends while remaining healthy during these challenging times.
April 6, 2020COVID-19, Campus Life
Joe Donnelly鈥檚 job as CMS Facilities Manager requires a lot of running around on a typical month as he helps solve problems big, small, and in-between. But March 2020 was certainly anything but typical, nor were the problems Donnelly was helping to solve as USF transitioned to remote working and online learning in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
April 3, 2020University News
In his role as USF Professor and President of the Global Virus Network, a network of around 50 research centers worldwide, Christian Brechot, MD, PhD will work with Linman Li of USF Medicine International to provide weekly updates on new findings about the coronavirus pandemic disrupting lives around the world.
April 3, 2020COVID-19, USF Health, University News
New USF Analysis Predicts a Serious Hospital Bed Shortage in Hillsborough County in the Absence of Social Distancing
A new report outlines the severity of COVID-19鈥檚 impact on hospitals in Hillsborough County if measures aren鈥檛 taken to follow social distancing guidelines. Researchers from the 51在线 applied a model that demonstrates the demand for hospital beds could significantly exceed their availability unless social distancing measures are widely followed for two months.
April 3, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Accounting 101: What Accountants Should Tell You About the COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
The COVID-19 crisis, spreading across the globe, infecting hundreds of thousands of people and devastating economies in its path, has come at crunch time for U.S. taxpayers. April 15, typically the deadline for filing income taxes was just one more thing to think about during this 鈥渟tay-at-home鈥� mandate.
April 2, 2020COVID-19, University News
A lab simulation led by the USF College of Marine Science begins to plug holes in decades-long gaps of knowledge about trace metal chemistry.
April 2, 2020Research and Innovation
USF Offers Deposit Waivers, Extends Admissions Deadlines to Help Families Impacted by Coronavirus
The 51在线 is implementing several changes designed to provide relief for incoming students and their families whose lives are being disrupted by effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
April 2, 2020University News
USF Study Questions Accuracy of the 鈥淔erguson Effect鈥�
Public criticism and distrust of police following the 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri has had a minimal impact on officer morale nationwide. This is in sharp contrast to the 鈥淔erguson Effect,鈥� a term used to blame a rising crime rate in major cities and officer withdrawal from proactive policing.
April 1, 2020Research and Innovation
The current coronavirus outbreak is not preventing USF Health patients from seeing their providers. As the pandemic grew last week and most of 51在线 shifted to working remotely 鈥� and many health care facilities halted in-person patient visits 鈥� USF Health quickly ramped up its telemedicine capabilities across the faculty practice.
March 31, 2020COVID-19, USF Health