Decoding the Pressure: USF researchers are using AI to build mental health detection tools to detect burnout from classrooms to boardrooms. Read more→

Going the Extra Mile: USF researchers say managers can address the quiet quitting phenomenon by acknowledging when it occurs. Read more→

Cloning the Past for the Future: Matt James, chief animal officer at Colossal Biosciences, brings us inside the de-extinction of the dire wolf. Read more→

USF supply chain experts explain how tensions in the Middle East are affecting everyday life in the U.S. Read more→

Veterans can now use VA education benefits, including the GI Bill, to enroll in USF's Brewing Arts certificate program. Read more→

USF faculty members are turning years of research into real-world ventures through the THRIVE program. Read more→

Rosa Nafrere, a 2026 management and market graduate, reflects on her USF journey by answering 70 questions. Read more→

A USF team made the U.S. finals of the L’Oréal Brandstorm competition and pitched their ideas to executives. Read more→ 

Alumni spotlight: Jose Maldonado Cabello is spending his summer in New York working as an analyst at ING. Read more→

Faculty Spotlights

Jackie Reck, Robert Keith Professor at the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy, was appointed to serve a one-year term as the vice chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

Rob Hooker, director of the Monica Wooden Center for Supply Chain Management & Sustainability, discussed the Iran War peace agreement and consumer prices on Fox 35 Orlando.

Leo Chen, assistant professor of instruction in the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance, was quoted in a Forbes story about the depletion of the Social Security Trust Fund. 

Shivendu Shivendu, associate professor in the School of Information Systems, was featured in a Spectrum News story about the job market for college graduates.

Carl Hadden, regional director at Florida SBDC at USF, was featured in a Hernando Sun story. 

Alumni Updates

Angeline Santos (‘24, BS, Marketing) works in tech optimization for Tenth Revolution Group as a NetSuite AI subject matter expert and principal consultant, working with companies on how they can optimize their business/financial systems and the utilization of AI. 

Fadwa Hilili (‘13, BS, Accounting, ‘15, MAcc) was promoted to IAD brand and engagement transformation lead at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. 

Jacoobi Rodriguez (‘16, BS, Accounting, ‘18 MAcc) was promoted to audit and assurance senior manager at Deloitte. He is a former USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 honoree. 

Alexandra Petryszyn (‘18, BS, BAIS, ‘24, MBA) was promoted to manager at Deloitte. 

Robinson Vancol (‘13, BS, Management) is vice president for program management lead at Citi.