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Zach and Liz Eastman

Military couple soaring to new heights at ±«Óãtv

After spending 10 years in the military, Air Force fighter pilots Captain Zach Eastman and Major Liz Eastman are now in their second to last semester at ±«Óãtv. The married couple is currently serving as flight instructors all while working to complete their online Master of Business Administration.

November 8, 2023Student Success

Jazmin and her father stand close. Jazmin is wearing a red cap and gown and holding her high school diploma.

±«Óãtv empowers first-generation students to achieve their dreams

Thousands of first-generation college students choose ±«Óãtv each year, and they are celebrated and supported at every point along their journey.

November 8, 2023Student Success

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±«Óãtv selected to host hundreds of young inventors from across the state in annual competition

The ±«Óãtv was named the official Florida state affiliate for Invention Convention Worldwide, a competition from The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. The program will give students statewide the opportunity to showcase their inventive projects, compete for awards and potentially advance to the national competition.

November 7, 2023Research and Innovation

In a significant move to address societal aging and the unique needs and contributions of older adults, the ±«Óãtv has joined the international Age-Friendly University Global Network. Nearly 1,400 ±«Óãtv employees and more than 200 students taking courses for credit are 60 years of age or older.

November 7, 2023Student Success

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±«Óãtv researchers to play key role in making Tampa roads safer

Through a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, ±«Óãtv's Center for Urban Transportation Research will collaborate with the city of Tampa to implement essential speed mitigation measures along select roadways in underserved Tampa communities.

November 7, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

A sold-out crowd gathered for the marquee fundraising event for the ±«Óãtv Sarasota-Manatee campus, taking place in the shadow of a new $42.3 million, 100,000-square-foot student center and residence hall under construction.

November 7, 2023±«Óãtv Foundation

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±«Óãtv to launch HealthTech|X Accelerator with Tampa Bay Wave

Powered by a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the new initiative, scheduled to launch in mid-2024, marks a significant milestone in fostering innovation, supporting high-potential healthtech startups and promoting entrepreneurship in the Tampa Bay region.

November 2, 2023Community Partnerships

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National security, wars in the Middle East and Ukraine at center of nationwide public opinion survey

Researchers at the ±«Óãtv have released results from a nationwide survey that measures attitudes related to a variety of national security topics. The findings include opinions about the violence in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and the handling of classified information by elected officials.

November 1, 2023Research and Innovation

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Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory, hosted by ±«Óãtv, to return rescued corals back to the sea

After housing more than 5,000 rescued corals for three months due to unprecedented water temperatures that caused a massive coral bleaching event off the coast of Florida, the Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory is now ready to return corals to the sea.

October 30, 2023Research and Innovation

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±«Óãtv helps connect women, veteran and minority business owners looking to learn and grow

The event featured more than a dozen sessions and panel discussions to educate small business owners on a variety of subjects, such as maintaining clean financials, cybersecurity strategies and business taxes.

October 30, 2023Community Partnerships

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±«Óãtv Health, Tampa General expand medical training opportunities to strengthen pipeline of health care workforce

±«Óãtv Health Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital will launch a new medical residency training program in anesthesiology. Residents in the four-year program will work at Tampa General Hospital and other TGH locations throughout the Tampa Bay region and be trained by ±«Óãtv Health faculty.

October 26, 2023±«Óãtv Health

A vital way to learn journalism is by doing journalism. That’s the spirit of a new podcast series created by ±«Óãtv St. Petersburg’s journalism program and the Tampa Bay Times.

October 26, 2023Community Partnerships, Student Success

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