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Defensive lineman Josh Celiscar was selected to wear No. 63 for the 2025 season. That was the National Football League number of the late Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend Lee Roy Selmon, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and USF program patriarch who's remembered as one of Tampa's most beloved citizens and role models.

August 11, 2025USF Athletics

Top stories of USF's summer semester

USF’s campuses remained vibrant throughout the summer – breaking multiple records. From lifesaving research, to philanthropic giving and thousands of K-12 students connecting at summer camp, the USF community embodies what it means to be bold. Read more about some of the summer semester's biggest moments.

August 11, 2025University News

USF confers nearly 2,700 degrees during summer commencement ceremonies

Graduates included a student who is blind and overcame the odds to fulfill his lifelong dream and a biomedical sciences major who donated part of his liver to save the life of a baby.

August 10, 2025University News

USF receives $3.4 million NSF grant to train future research administrators

The program brings together multiple institutions to help establish a virtual education model that can be implemented nationwide.

August 8, 2025Research and Innovation

OBÌåÓý¹ÙÍø launches groundbreaking undergraduate concentration in health care simulation

The OBÌåÓý¹ÙÍø is launching the world’s first university-based undergraduate concentration in Health Care Simulation Operations — a rapidly growing discipline aimed at advancing patient safety and care quality using cutting-edge simulation technologies.

August 6, 2025Student Success, USF Health

Aiden Jaskolka-Brown

Like most future doctors, Aiden Jaskolka-Brown chose his career path out of a desire to save lives. But Jaskolka-Brown didn’t wait until he became a doctor to save lives. In 2023, he donated a segment of his left liver to a 5-month-old baby.

August 4, 2025Student Success

Seeing beyond sight: A USF blind student’s journey into broadcasting

As a mass communications major, with a concentration in broadcast program and production, Trent Ferguson has not allowed blindness to become an obstacle in pursuit of his dream of becoming a sports radio broadcaster.

August 4, 2025Student SuccessVideo Story

Yash Patel

His interest in accounting was born as a high schooler helping his grandmother run her Clearwater motel. Yash Patel then started a vending machine business that funded his education, gaining real-world experience along the way.

August 4, 2025Student Success

USF’s online MBA breaks into Princeton Review top 10

The program is among the best in the country, climbing to No. 10 overall, rising seven spots from last year. USF also secured the top spot in Florida, according to the 2025 rankings.

July 31, 2025Student Success

How AI is revolutionizing travel planning

Artificial intelligence is transforming how people plan travel with personalized, instant itineraries that once took hours to build.

July 31, 2025Research and Innovation

Tourism, sport and entertainment programs merge to form USF School of Hospitality and Sport Management

Launching in fall 2025, the merged school will give students on all three campuses more career pathways and a global perspective on the interconnectedness of hospitality, tourism, sport and entertainment.

July 30, 2025Student Success

USF Health specialties shine in new rankings, Tampa General named top hospital in Tampa Bay

Tampa General Hospital has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in Tampa Bay for the 10th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings. TGH also earned national Top 50 recognition in six specialties – all led or co-led by USF Health faculty – including OB-GYN, which rose to No. 5 in the nation and remains Florida’s top-ranked program.

July 29, 2025USF Health