Colleen Cherry, Community Relations Specialist at USF St. Petersburg, brings you this week’s updates from their vibrant waterfront campus.





✨ Alumni Spotlight



Samantha Fiore of the PATHe team is stepping into a new role as Assistant Director of St. Petersburg Alumni Engagement with the USF Alumni Association. She’ll lead Bulls and Brews, support the USF Pinellas Alumni Chapter, and help connect alumni to our growing campus community.





🌊 How Rivers Fuel Hurricanes



New research from USF’s College of Marine Science reveals that freshwater from rivers played a key role in Hurricane Idalia’s rapid intensification. The study highlights how river plumes impact ocean mixing—and why they may be crucial for improving hurricane forecasts.



🔗 Read more





📊 Free Data Literacy Courses



In collaboration with the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and the St. Petersburg Library System, USF Libraries launched two free online courses:

These one-hour courses are part of the Data Literacy for Community Action (DLCA) project, helping community leaders use data to support local change.



🔗 Access the courses here





🌐 Stay connected with the latest campus news at stpete.usf.edu





That’s all for this week’s Bulls by the Bay Weekly News Update. I’m Colleen Cherry—signing off until next time. 🐂



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