Education

Tampa native Antwand Howard has completed the Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Program, one of the military’s most academically elite programs.

In a unanimous decision Tuesday, the Pinellas County School Board has approved the appointment of Kevin Hendrick as the new Superintendent.

Florida Polytechnic University is introducing two new Master of Science degrees this fall in data science and engineering management.

Christian Hardigree is set to be the next regional chancellor of USF St. Petersburg. Hardigree, who most recently served as the founding dean of the School of Hospitality at Metropolitan State University Denver, will start her new role on July 1.

More than 220 Florida Polytechnic University students graduated Sunday with STEM degrees at the university’s 2022 commencement ceremony.

WUSF Public Media will be launching a new reporting focus this summer that will explore the personal stories of families and individuals living on the verge of poverty in Tampa Bay.

The University of South Florida will award more than 6,400 degrees during spring commencement this weekend.

Florida Polytechnic University has announced a $2 million gift from Trustee Gary Wendt to establish new leadership initiatives for students.

St. Petersburg philanthropists Kate Tiedemann and Ellen Cotton are donating $14 million to the University of South Florida to support the USF Muma College of Business.

Tampa Bay Wave and the University of South Florida Muma College of Business are announcing the inaugural FinTech|X Accelerator 2022 program cohort, which will house 16 high-growth fintech startups from across the U.S. and internationally.

The University of South Florida has unveiled a new, $42 million research center designed to help advance the Tampa Bay region’s growing startup industry.

A rising number of graduate programs at the University of South Florida are considered among the best in America, according to 2023 rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

The University of South Florida Board of Trustees unanimously voted Tuesday to name Rhea Law as the university’s president-elect.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced three new appointments to the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando Counties.

Tampa General and USF Health achieved major medical milestones this month as the first in Florida and second in the nation to successfully replace a tricuspid valve in the heart with a minimally invasive procedure – using TricValve transcatheter bicaval implants.

The Legislature has allocated $75 million in its budget proposal for the University of South Florida’s new Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences Research and Teaching Facility.

Florida Polytechnic University raised more than $2 million during its inaugural Giving Day on Monday – funding that will be used for university scholarships, academic departments and student organizations.

The University of South Florida is one step closer to an on-campus football stadium, with a planning committee announcing its site proposal at a recent Board of Trustees meeting.

The Honorable Zachary J. Lemnios, a renowned thought leader in electrical engineering, has been named speaker for Florida Polytechnic University’s spring 2022 commencement.

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist has announced a $499,638 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Eckerd College for its work to reduce ocean pollution from single-use plastics.

The USF Institute on Black Life has created a new web portal to better document the historic and current African American communities across Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay residents may be eligible to participate in one of the nation’s largest clinical trials for COVID treatments via Tampa General.

The University of South Florida announced a $1 million gift from Connie and Tony Leung, founders of Sanwa Food Group, to establish the Leung Family Scholarships.

The University of South Florida had five of its online graduate programs rank in the top 100 of a new list released by U.S. News and World Report.

USF Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly has granted contract extensions to each of the school’s 14 head coaches through at least 2023.

Duke Energy has awarded $250,000 in grants to support education and community assistance initiatives across Florida.

Gov.Ron DeSantis has appointed Rogan Donelly to the University of South Florida Board of Trustees.

Timothy Ubben, founder of Chicago-based investment firm Lincoln Capital Management, has announced a $5 million gift to the University of South Florida Foundation to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis.

A new study has found that the University of South Florida generates an annual economic impact of $6.02 billion across the Tampa Bay area and the state of Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has reappointed attorney Katherine Cole to the St. Petersburg College District Board of Trustees.