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Startup Weekend Tampa Bay will connect local entrepreneurs, developers, designers and startup enthusiasts with mentors and resources at USF St. Petersburg June 7-9. It is the fourth Startup Weekend Tampa Bay event and the first to be held at USF St. Petersburg, hosted by the USFSP Entrepreneurship Club. Throughout the course of this 54-hour event, attendees will share ideas, form … Continue reading
Jim Schnur, associate librarian for Special Collections at the USF St. Petersburg Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, received the 2013 Award of Excellence from the Society of Florida Archivists May 9 at the organization’s 30th annual meeting in Tallahassee. Schnur was recognized “for years of dedication to the archival profession in Florida and outstanding contribution to the preservation of Florida’s documentary … Continue reading
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USF St. Petersburg will co-host the 10-day 2013 College Sailing Spring National Championships starting Tuesday, May 21. The USF Women’s Sailing Team, which is based at USF St. Petersburg, is among 27 teams from across the country that will compete May 21-24 for the national Gerald C. Miller Trophy. Other races include team competitions for the Walter C. Wood Trophy, 25-27, … Continue reading
Poet Peter Meinke
A poetry reading in honor of National Poetry Month will be held in the Snell/Williams Courtyard at USF St. Petersburg on Friday, May 17, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by USF St. Petersburg and YellowJacket Press, a non-profit, independent press that supports Florida poets and is the only statewide publisher of poetry chapbook manuscripts. Friday’s event … Continue reading
Students in the Field Experiential Methods course worked with this underwater sensing device.
By all indications, an experimental environmental science course taught for the first time during the spring semester was a big success. The undergraduate selected topics course, “Field Experiential Methods,” combined time in the classroom with hands-on field research in Tampa Bay. It was designed by David Fries, director of the Ecosystems Technology Group at the College of Marine Science. “This … Continue reading