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Three Nault Center leaders recognized among 2026 Tampa Bay Titan 100

Three members of the Nault Center for Entrepreneurship community have earned recognition among the Tampa Bay region's most accomplished business leaders.

August 4, 2026Entrepreneurship, Honors and Awards

Sensor-equipped bracelets and pendants detect benzodiazepines and send live location to a safety network.

July 28, 2026Entrepreneurship, Research and Innovation

A 51°µÍø graduate student is developing a wearable sensor to detect drink-spiking drugs at social venues. The sensor is designed to look like everyday jewelry and alerts users through a smartphone app if drugs are detected.

July 21, 2026Entrepreneurship, Research and Innovation

THRIVE doles out $25,000 to support four student entrepreneurs

Four student entrepreneurs. Four bold ideas. See how the Hafer THRIVE program awarded $25,000 to help USF student founders turn personal experiences into startups with the potential to make a real-world impact.

July 20, 2026Entrepreneurship, Events, Honors and Awards

For the first time, the St. Petersburg campus hosted the USF Youth Experiences Rocky’s Residents program, providing local high school students the chance to experience college life firsthand over the summer.

July 16, 2026Entrepreneurship

USF entrepreneurship faculty coaches students to sweet success

A USF entrepreneurship faculty member is earning regional recognition by giving students a chance to solve real business challenges instead of hypothetical ones. The hands-on approach is producing award-winning results for both students and Tampa Bay companies.

July 16, 2026Entrepreneurship, Honors and Awards

Middle and high school STEM students received mentorship through Amgen's entrepreneurship training camp at USF.

July 15, 2026Entrepreneurship

As a co-founder of Elora, Addison Bounds is working to launch the company’s revolutionary invention: jewelry capable of detecting traces of drugs frequently used to spike beverages.

July 9, 2026Entrepreneurship

In times of crisis: New USF research reveals whether being a political outsider helps or hurts

Whether an institutional outsider sinks or swims in a crisis isn't about who they are, but about the conditions they face. New research examines how political outsiders responded to the 2020 pandemic and 2008 financial crisis.

July 2, 2026Business News, Entrepreneurship, Research and Innovation

Student spotlight: Maximilian Fido builds community through DoubleYou

A side project born in the USF Powerlifting Club has taken Maximilian Fido from designing shirts to sponsoring competitions and pitching business ideas. The journey started with a problem he never expected to solve.

June 23, 2026Entrepreneurship, Spotlights

A groundbreaking research initiative in Tampa Bay will help determine if artificial intelligence, often considered a great equalizer, is mitigating racial and economic gaps or widening entrepreneurial divides.

June 16, 2026Entrepreneurship, Research and Innovation

Student spotlight: Melina Korovessi turns bottle caps into business opportunities

Most people throw away bottle caps without a second thought. One USF student saw something more — and built a growing venture around it.

June 15, 2026Business News, Entrepreneurship, Events, Spotlights