Grants and donations continue to flow into the university.
The USF College of Marine Science, based on the USF St. Petersburg campus, was awarded a $20.2 million grant by the Gulf of Mexico Research Institute.
The funds will expand research on the ongoing effects of the 2010 BP oil spill. The USF College of Marine Science researchers worked with the Florida Institute of Oceanography as some of the first research responders following the spill, according to a report by WUSF,
The award is the largest historic contribution for USF’s oil spill research.
“The grant will support the efforts over the next three years by professors, post-doctoral scholars and students at 19 collaborating institutions, in five countries including Mexico, the Netherlands, Germany and Canada,”according to USF’s website.
Additionally, Smith & Associates Real Estate has donated $100,000 to USFSP.
Smith & Associates has serviced the Tampa Bay area in the luxury real estate market for the past 40 years. Bob Glaser, who presented the gift along with his team, is the president and CEO of the association.
The donation will support student and faculty initiatives, including academic and research programs, student organizations, equipment, computer hardware and software, and student travel and training.
“This gift is greatly helpful to us,” says Jessica Blais, director of communications at USFSP. “We are thankful to Smith & Associates for their interest in our school.”
Smith & Associates is also in the pre-construction phase of building a 13-story apartment complex, The Salvador, right across the street from Residence Hall One.
The donation will be recognized when a planned café in the new College of Business is named.
