- Pitching In
May 13, 2020 - Central Florida Health News
Additionally, one of Central Florida’s largest research institutions is also waging its own attack on the coronavirus. The University of South Florida Libraries in Tampa put together a map with live updates showing the number of coronavirus cases and deaths. According to the USF website, the university is compiling statistics into residential status, sex and age. - Book Excerpt: From Saloons to Steak Houses by Andrew T. Huse
April 21, 2020 - 83 Degrees
Andrew T. Huse is a librarian at the University of South Florida Libraries’s Special Collections department, he lectures across the state about Florida history and foodways. - Deepwater Horizon Study Reveals Fish Impacts
April 21, 2020 - Fish Focus
Researchers from the University of South Florida (USF) were on scene shortly after the sinking, pressing the newly acquired research vessel Weatherbird II into service as the first scheduled research expedition to collect water samples and other critical information, thanks to rapid funding granted by the USF Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). - Hillsborough, Pinellas counties team up with USF to identify coronavirus cases by ZIP code
April 15, 2020 - Tampa Bay Business Journal
Dr. Tom Unnasch, the co-director for USF's Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease, and University of South Florida researchers have teamed up to begin working on a map of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties to further identify coronavirus cases, based on specific ZIP codes that may be affected. The map was launched Tuesday and will be compiled after Tampa Bay residents fill out a survey reporting any potential symptoms they may have that are consistent with COVID-19. - Tampa's Original Big Cat King the Saga of the Sea Wolf Restaurants's Gene Holloway
April 13, 2020 - Tampa Bay Times
In the 1970s, Gene Holloway owned at least six that were often brought to his Tampa restaurant. Andy Huse, a librarian with the University of South Florida Special Collections Department, said Holloway is a fascinating story. “Gene was Tampa’s first brush with the new celebrity culture before reality television existed."