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Graduate Research
Come learn by doing. Create team projects and solo projects, too. At USF, we encourage collaboration more than we encourage competition. Come change the world with your work — not just after you graduate but right now.
USF Team Researches Cancer
Former student Merak Melikian passed away from gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a rare form of cancer. Now, a professor and her students are helping to keep his memory alive by working on research that may contribute to understanding GIST.
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Our Facilities
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Lo Schiavo Science for Science and Innovation
The 57,000 square foot building features state-of-the-art, flexible laboratories, sophisticated digital studios, advanced instrument rooms and a sun-soaked public atrium and plaza.
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Clinical Skills Lab
The Clinical Skills Lab lets nursing students practice their skills before the clinical setting, and the Simulation Center which features state-of-the-art mannequins that nursing students experience patient simulations.
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Moot Court
USF's Moot Court Program helps you build the advocacy and leadership skills required of today's legal professionals.