Recent University Beat episodes
Flexible Technology / Listening to Babies (March 25, 2013)
What looks like a child’s toy is actually a shape-shifting device that may change how things work in the future. University Beat on WUSF TV introduces you to a USF Engineering Professor who uses polymer, lasers and geometry to create devices that...
It’s a question every parent has asked at least once: “What is my baby trying to tell me?” USF St. Petersburg recently held a conference for people who work with infants and toddlers to help them find out what youngsters really need in their...
Flexible Technology (March 18, 2013)
What looks like a child’s toy is actually a shape-shifting device that may change how things work in the future. University Beat on WUSF TV introduces you to a USF Engineering Professor who uses polymer, lasers and geometry to create devices that...
A single sheet of polymer may not seem like it has a lot of uses. But when a USF professor takes geometry and use lasers to cut precise pieces, pins them together and then adds pins and springs to make them move, he creates something called “...
Engineering Expo / Business Woman - Reachout (March 11, 2013)
USF brought the world of 'STEM' - science, technology, engineering and math - to life at the 41st Annual Engineering Expo. University Beat on WUSF TV was among the over 20-thousand people who attended the two-day Expo and took in some of the...
USF’s College of Business recently hosted members of the “Committee of 200,” an organization made up of some of the leading women in business. Their daylong visit was designed to ‘reach out’ to female business students and give them advice on how...
Engineering Expo (March 4, 2013)
USF brought the world of 'STEM' - science, technology, engineering and math - to life at the 41st Annual Engineering Expo. University Beat on WUSF TV was among the over 20-thousand people who attended the two-day Expo and took in some of the...
Almost 20-thousand high school, middle school and elementary students attended the recent USF Engineering Expo. The Expo featured dozens of exhibitions (including a 10 foot tall musical Tesla coil!) designed to get young people interested in the...
Moffitt Expansion / Campus Safety (February 25, 2013)
Ground has been broken on Moffitt Cancer Center's new McKinley Drive Outpatient facility, which will serve patients with a variety of cancers, while also creating a number of jobs for the Tampa Bay area. University Beat on WUSF TV has more on...
Recent headlines reporting sexual attacks on USF’s Tampa campus have made some students and their families fearful. However, university officials point out trends show the actual number of assaults being reported is down. We find out why, and...
Moffitt Expansion (February 18, 2013)
Ground has been broken on Moffitt Cancer Center's new McKinley Drive Outpatient facility, which will serve patients with a variety of cancers, while also creating a number of jobs for the Tampa Bay area. University Beat on WUSF TV has more on...
Moffitt Cancer Center has broken ground on a new eight-story, 74 million dollar outpatient facility that officials say will improve both the physical and financial health of the Bay area. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 has the story.
