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For Florida’s manatees, 25 tons of donated lettuce a day keeps the starvation away

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Brianna Madden

St. Petersburg residents have donated over 25 tons of lettuce to a local power plant to help support Florida’s manatee population.  Courtesy of Sofía García Vargas | The Crow’s Nest

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Arts and Life Campus Campus News News

CMS empowers its program with new Environmental and Oceanographic Center of Excellence

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Brianna Madden

USF plans to combine the new facility and the current marine science complex into a Center of Environmental Excellence.   Courtesy of USF By Brianna Madden The University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus is renowned for

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Campus News

USF protects Tampa Bay’s coast via mapping technology

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Brianna Madden

Pictured above: SeaTracs’ USV travels at about 4 knots as it surveys the coastal topography of the Tampa Bay area. Courtesy of USF By Brianna Madden The University of South

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Feature

Forever Remembered: ‘Dolphin Tale’ star Winter passes at Clearwater

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Brianna Madden

Pictured above: Winter the dolphin was rescued from a crab trap on the Florida’s east coast at the age of 2, and since has become an icon for the aquarium.  Courtesy of Clearwater Marine Aquarium  

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Feature

USF professor and FIO Director recognized for contribution to field with new jellyfish species

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Brianna Madden

Pictured above: Monty Graham is the director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography and a USF professor. Courtesy of Florida Institute of Oceanography  By Brianna Madden  Director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) and USF professor Monty Graham now shares his name

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Opinion

OPINION: Microplastics are small but deadly

September 26, 2021June 5, 2024 Brianna Madden

Courtesy of The Australian Institute of Marine Science By Brianna Madden  We all remember the paper and reusable straw craze from a few years ago.   If you took too long to

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Arts and Life Campus

Get on Board Day: Student engagement makes a come back

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021 Brianna Madden

Pictured above: (Left to right) Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) members Logan Hill, Elliot Tuchfeld, and Matthew Cimitile pose with their organization’s table.  Courtesy of Brianna Madden | The Crow’s Nest. By Brianna Madden   Get On Board Day, the largest event

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Community Feature

As red tide grows in severity, lack of understanding is evident

August 22, 2021August 24, 2021 Brianna Madden

Pictured above: A concerning number of fish carcasses are pushed into St. Pete’s North Shore Park, as this year’s severe Red Tide continues to spread along Florida’s east coast.  Courtesy of Martin Frobisher (Tampa Bay Times). By Brianna Madden Every year, Tampa Bay beachgoers

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Recent Posts

  • Annual USFSP night walk aims to improve campus safety 
  • USFSP alumna’s anthology explores Florida’s history through fiction 
  • The Tampa Bay Journalism Project takes local news to the next level 
  • Álex Palou powers past field for dominant win in 2026 St. Petersburg Grand Prix 
  • Local driver Nikita Johnson wins Indy NXT St. Petersburg Grand Prix  

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Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park Dom and Irena stopped by the GP Party in the park and asked some questions to the drivers! 

#gpstpete #usfsp #usf  #indycar
Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought pra Day 1 of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix brought practice and qualifying sessions to the downtown street course.

The Crow’s Nest will be covering the event all weekend. More coming soon.

#usfsp #usf #grandprix #gpstpete
Have you picked up the most recent issue of The Cr Have you picked up the most recent issue of The Crow’s Nest? 📰

We print bi-weekly and have over ten newsstands on the USF St. Petersburg campus. 

Want to learn more or contribute to CN? Send us a DM or stop by the office(PRW110) we’d love to hear from you 🐦‍⬛ 

#usfsp #oneusf #press #studentnewspaper
POV: You’re participating in the MLK Day parade. POV: You’re participating in the MLK Day parade. 

Spend the day with Marcella, our social media manager, as she joins USFSP in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for St. Petersburg’s  annual MLK Parade. 

 🎥 Video by Marcella Copeland.
The closer they get, the clearer it becomes. You The closer they get, the clearer it becomes.

You hear it too, right?

Video 🎥: Marcella Copeland

#usfsp #usf
Just a regular day in the newsroom… or is it? 👀

Stay tuned — this story is only getting started! 

Video 🎥: Marcella Copeland 

#usf #usfsp
You are about to witness the most PAW-fect party o You are about to witness the most PAW-fect party on campus, as we celebrated our police therapy dog: Snowbird!

Snowbird is now three years old and yesterday he was able to celebrate with his furry friends and USF family! 

Comment your favorite thing about Snowbird 🐾

🎥 Video shot by Alisha Durosier and Jasmin Parrado, and edited by Marcella Copeland

#USFSP #SnowBird #Pawfection
Happy April Fools’ Day Bulls! @rockyd.bull made Happy April Fools’ Day Bulls! @rockyd.bull made sure to get into some mischief. 

Not only did he put photos of himself all around the campus gym, but he also made Snowbird his accomplice. 

Students were bamboozled to say the least as they walked in for their yoga class.

Make sure to grab a copy of our print issue this week for behind-the-scenes photos of this prank.

Comment down below what you would like to see him do next year ⬇️

🎥 Video by Sofía García Vargas.

#AprilFools #RockyDBull #Prank #USFSP #USFStPetersburg
Brews, views, and Bulls pride! 🍻🌊🤘 Che Brews, views, and Bulls pride! 🍻🌊🤘 

Cheers to a successful Bulls & Brews by the Bay at USF St. Pete! 

🎥 Video by Marcella Copeland.

#GoBulls #BullsAndBrews #USFSP

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