What is AI Good For?

In the city that builds AI, USF faculty, students, and alumni are using it to do good.

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75th Anniversary of the 1951 Dons Taking Their Stand

They might be the greatest team you’ve never heard of. But today, 75 years later, the ’51 Dons have more fans than ever, thanks to a choice they made off the football field.

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They Went Forth

In 1961, John F. Kennedy called on Americans to learn a language, leave home, and serve abroad. Since then, 377 Dons have said yes to the Peace Corps. Meet five of them.

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Features From Past Issues

Before the world had ever heard of COVID-19, Sarah Ives was working to fight it.

May 19, 2021

While earning a master’s degree in computer science at USF, Tian Rong Liew had an idea to build a network for coders — software engineers, data scientists, developers, data analysts — to connect, share their knowledge, and find jobs.

May 19, 2021

When the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raid a community of undocumented immigrants, Edwin Carmona-Cruz knows what to do.

May 19, 2021

After earning an undergraduate degree in engineering from Georgia Tech, Danae Robinson had a thought: “If I had to wake up and do this every day, is it something that I really want to do?” she says.

May 19, 2021

By day, Eiselle Ty is an illustrator at the Olio design agency in Berkeley. By night, she’s an Instagractivist.

May 19, 2021

As a kid growing up in California’s Inland Empire, Laura Flores would listen to her family discuss politics over the dinner table. She wasn’t quite sure how government worked, but she knew she wanted to be a part of it.

May 19, 2021

More than 13 million children in America — a high proportion of them Hispanic and Black — are obese and in danger of diabetes, liver disease, and kidney disease, says Selenne Alatorre. In her work as a research project manager at Boston University, she’s providing underserved kids with resources to make healthier choices.

May 19, 2021

When he was growing up in Phoenix, Flavio Bravo knew early on that he wanted to be like labor leader César Chávez.

May 19, 2021

When he was a media studies student at USF, Nicholas Grayson spent at least four hours a day playing video games.

May 19, 2021