Former dean and pioneer of USF’s College of Marine Science, Dr. Peter Betzer, was honored with the esteemed title of “Mr. Sun” last month. Behind the decision, the selection committee cited Betzer’s unwavering dedication to science education for Pinellas youth, and his efforts that helped St. Petersburg become a renowned name in marine science and

When delivered a plate of fresh, pricey grouper are you really getting what you paid for? Once a fish is filleted, it’s hard to tell the difference between a piece of farm-raised tilapia and a freshly caught grouper. Oceana conducted a two-year study in 2010 to discover the true identities of 1,200 seafood samples from

USF St. Petersburg held a special conversation with multi-billionaire Miguel “Mike” Fernandez on Friday morning at the USC. Fernandez was promoting his new book Humbled by the Journey: Life Lessons For My Family… And Yours. The event was hosted by USFSP student organizations such as Delta Sigma Pi, with Sen. Jack Latvala and former Miami

Would you give a stranger a dollar if you didn’t know how it would be spent? This is the question that Rosie Lee, a USF St. Petersburg digital journalism and design graduate student, is asking on her website, “Would you give a buck?” The website is an applied research project and social experiment in the

To make way for the new building that will house the Kate Tiedemann College of Business, trees will be cut down. But the wood from these trees will become furniture and artwork inside the building. Jim Grant, USF St. Petersburg’s construction project manager, and Project Leader Dan McGarigal came up with the idea to spare

A campus organization seeks to connect students with businesses looking to hire them. USF St. Petersburg’s chapter of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) began in 2012 as a way to bring students together with business and economic leaders in the Tampa Bay area. The TBTF was first created nine years ago and began creating

St. Petersburg is set to live up to its promise of sustainability now that universal recycling is set to begin operations this summer. The program, which will replace the current subscription-based service used by some residents, has been in the works since Mayor Rick Kriseman took his oath of office in 2014. Beginning the first

This summer, the Student Life Center will undergo a renovation that will include the installation of a new climate-control system. The changes are being made in order to better serve occupants of the building and use wasted space. “Currently almost everyone in the building is not very comfortable relative to climatic controls. Because this was

Every semester the Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) invites all members of USF St. Petersburg to propose sustainability projects that, if chosen, will be funded by SGEF. SGEF is funded through a student fee of $1 per credit hour. Last year, a student referendum renewed SGEF at USFSP. This semester, five projects were presented on