Recent University Beat episodes
Hairspray (October 9, 2012)
"Hairspray," a musical tale of dancing and dreams set in 1960's Baltimore, opens the curtain for a nine show run at USF October 11-21. University Beat on WUSF TV takes us behind the scenes of a show that draws from both John Waters' original 1988...
Tracy Turnblad, her doting mother Edna, dreamboat Link Larkin, and the Nicest Kids in Town are coming to USF, as the School of Theater and Dance presents the musical "...
USF St. Petersburg Student Center / Nobel Trip (October 2, 2012)
With countless places for students to gather, along with a residence hall that houses 200, USF St. Petersburg’s new Student Center is the latest step in the process to turn the University from a commuter school to a destination campus where young...
This past summer, three USF physics graduate students were selected to attend an event in Germany that lets young researchers hear from and meet more than 25 Nobel Laureates. What makes this even more remarkable is that USF had as many or more...
USF St. Petersburg Student Center (September 25, 2012)
With countless places for students to gather, along with a residence hall that houses 200, USF St. Petersburg’s new Student Center is the latest step in the process to turn the University from a commuter school to a destination campus where young...
USF St. Petersburg continues its transition from a ‘commuter school’ to a 'destination' college campus with a brand new, 21 million dollar Student Center. The Center, which also includes a six story residence hall, was built in part with a fee...
Musical Training Research / New Business Dean (September 18, 2012)
USF faculty are putting the old joke about “practice, practice, practice” being the best way to get to Carnegie Hall to the test. A teacher from the School of Music is teaming with a pair of Department of Communication Sciences researchers to...
There’s a new leader of the Bulls’ business herd, and he brings an international pedigree with him. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 introduces you to Moez Limayem, who was recently named dean of USF’s College of Business.
Musical Training Research (September 11, 2012)
USF faculty are putting the old joke about “practice, practice, practice” being the best way to get to Carnegie Hall to the test. A teacher from the School of Music is teaming with a pair of Department of Communication Sciences researchers to...
It sounds like an infomercial pitch: “learn to play piano in two weeks!”—but it’s actually a project developed by USF’s School of Music and the Department of Communication Sciences. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 tells you how...
STEM Superheroes (rebroadcast) (September 3, 2012)
What happens when you cross science and superheroes? You get the “Scientific League of Superheroes”—a collection of USF PhD students who don costumes to teach elementary school students science, technology, engineering and math, both in person...
When it comes to knowledge, the “Scientific League of Superheroes” is mightier than the Avengers and more uncanny than the X-Men. This week’s rebroadcast of WUSF's University Beat from earlier this summer introduces you to a trio of USF doctoral...
