Patient Empowers Through Positivity
With continual inspiration through her USF Health surgeon, Lisa found ways to help others — body and soul.
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Randhawa Family Scholarship to boost undergraduate molecular biosciences research
Dr. Ravi Randhawa has always felt grateful for the research experience he gained as an undergraduate in USF’s College of Arts and Sciences, and how it propelled him toward medical school and, ultimately, his career as a successful ear, nose and throat physician. When the idea of making a gift to USF began to percolate, Randhawa and his wife, Christine, hit on the perfect way to make a difference.
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Rebecca Penneys Graduate Collective
While she officially left the classroom in 2017, retiring to St. Petersburg, Rebecca Penneys has continued educating and supporting student artists through USF.
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2023 WLP Award Honorees
Congratulations to 2023 USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy Award honorees Colleen Chappell and Clara Reynolds.
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Tampa General Hospital and USF team up to strengthen pipeline of nurses with training and education
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and the University of South Florida announced plans for a new nursing simulation lab at the USF Health College of Nursing to offer advanced training for nurses as they prepare to join the health care workforce. TGH is investing $4.4 million over six years to support the planning, construction and implementation of the new lab, which will be named the Tampa General Hospital USF Health College of Nursing Simulation Lab.
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USF receives $25M gift from Tampa General Hospital to support USF Athletics District
Tampa General Hospital's $25 million gift names the Center for Athletic Excellence, an operations facility that will be included as part of USF’s new on-campus stadium project. The gift will also name the university’s athletics district. This is the largest gift ever to USF Athletics.
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Regaining a Steady Grip on Life
Debbie Ebensberger doesn’t recall the precise moment she noticed her right hand trembling in September 2019. When it caught her attention one day, she wasn’t terribly worried — the heavy steroids regimen she had undergone decades earlier to treat Crohn’s Disease occasionally caused the issue. But soon, as COVID-19 shook the world in March 2020, her own world began to shake out of control.
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Nine Siblings, Eight Bulls, One Dream
They lived in a cramped apartment in New York City, eight siblings facing the daily uncertainties and pressing weight of poverty. Yet compared to their parents, who grew up amid the constant danger and relentless hopelessness of Palestinian refugee camps, the children’s world within the thin walls of the family’s two-bedroom unit held endless possibilities and big dreams.
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High Risk Hope
High Risk Hope is bolstering the future by providing eight full-ride scholarships for accelerated USF Health College of Nursing students specializing in pediatrics or NICU care. Through this endeavor, founders Bennett and Heather Barrow hope to open more doors for students aiming to carve a career in this crucial and underserved field.
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From tragedy to legacy
Jose Trevino was only a few weeks into a new job at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton earlier this year when he left his brother’s house one evening. He never made it home.
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Rhea F. Law, USF President
The growth and success of Tampa Bay is intrinsically linked with the growth and success of USF. There is so much potential, and the future is very bright.
- There's perfect harmony in USF concert hall's new name
- A family toasts 20 years of transformation
- Joey and Jennifer Redner give $2.2M to support on-campus stadium, Brewing Arts program
- A grateful mom gives back after lifesaving care from USF Health, TGH
- Mosaic donates $100K to USF Feed-A-Bull
- Latino Scholarship Program gets boost from Krewe and dedicated volunteer
- From a dedicated benefactor, a final gift
- Gonzmart family gives $1 million to support USF’s on-campus stadium
- Gonzmart family gives $1 million to support USF’s on-campus stadium
- Horton Family Foundation gives $1 million to support USF’s on-campus stadium
- They give so others can succeed
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