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From the President
Photo by Mark Wemple
Welcome to the spring issue of USF Magazine. Our features this month celebrate the diversity of research at USF.
Our cover story, “Preserving Florida’s History,” tells of the delicate and methodical work of USF researchers to digitally preserve thousands of pages of written documents that shed light on Florida’s past. Their efforts will make some of this country’s oldest written documents accessible to the public and scholars worldwide.
In our feature on red tide, you will read about the collaborative research under way in the College of Marine Science to understand this naturally-occurring phenomenon that can have serious consequences for marine life, human health and the state’s economy.
You will also read about a USF dance professor who is using dance video to tackle the issue of bullying. In just six months, his production — which features USF dance students — has reached an international audience.
Much like research, service is one of the pillars of this great university. Be sure to check out the pictures from this year’s Stampede of Service, our largest annual community service event. In January our students logged 9,520 hours at 29 sites around Tampa Bay during the single day of service.
You also won’t want to miss our story on USF Bulls head football coach Willie Taggart. His appointment is a homecoming; Willie grew up in the Tampa Bay area before heading off to play, and later coach, at Western Kentucky.
As always, we have good news to share — research breakthroughs, faculty appointments, national recognition, community programs and more. It is so rewarding to read about all that is going on at USF. I hope you won’t miss a single page.