Co-sleeping, an unsafe sleep practice, is one of the top causes of preventable infant deaths TAMPA, FL. (June 29, 2017) – In the Tampa Bay area, more than 150 infants died of preventable sleep-related causes in the last five years (2011-2016). Twenty-six of those deaths occurred in 2016, and several more babies have died as the result of unsafe sleep practices in just the … [Read more...] about Five safe-sleep practices to prevent sleep-related infant deaths
Education
Bulls Notebook: USFSM researcher to visit Bulgaria, refugee camps
SARASOTA, Fla. (June 25, 2017) – Two years after visiting Jerusalem to give a lecture about arts-integrated instruction, Dr. Helene Robinson is packing her bags for another exotic locale. This time, the assistant professor in USF Sarasota-Manatee’s School of Education is heading to Sofia, Bulgaria. “I’m very excited. It will be the farthest east I’ve traveled to in Europe,” … [Read more...] about Bulls Notebook: USFSM researcher to visit Bulgaria, refugee camps
USF launches ‘herdfunder’ to support USFSM women’s rowing
SARASOTA, Fla. (June 22, 2017) – USF Athletics and USF Sarasota-Manatee are launching “a herdfunder campaign” to support USF’s future NCAA Women’s Rowing Team. The USFSM campus, which will host the team, is working with USF Athletics, the USF Foundation and the Rowing Steering Committee to launch the new Division I rowing program. The team will compete with seven other crew … [Read more...] about USF launches ‘herdfunder’ to support USFSM women’s rowing
Ultimate Medical Academy Teams Up With Computer Mentors
TAMPA, Fla., June 22, 2017 – For many high school students, summer means no classes and more free time, but Computer Mentors has something else in mind for tech-savvy teens. On Friday, June 23, Ultimate Medical Academy will host the Computer Mentors' TeenTech program at the institution’s online headquarters at 3101 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. for an afternoon of … [Read more...] about Ultimate Medical Academy Teams Up With Computer Mentors
USF System Places Second in State University System Performance-Based Funding Scores
USF System is first in Florida in the percent of bachelor’s and graduate degrees awarded in programs of strategic emphasis and the percent of graduates employed. The Board of Governors also reconfirms USF as Emerging Preeminent. TAMPA, Fla. (June 22, 2017) – The University of South Florida System has once again achieved academic excellence, placing second among all state … [Read more...] about USF System Places Second in State University System Performance-Based Funding Scores