USF tops Florida universities for patents in 2014

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Originally Posted by spbbound

I have an engineering degree from USF. It's a great engineering school, albeit with facilities that show their age. I was there a few weeks ago and the primary engineering building and math/physics building looked exactly like I remembered, while there were random new medical buildings all over the place. Unfortunately, most of the money is in the med school, which my wife is a graduate of and I'm a past employee of, and a great deal of that money is in grants, so it's not money that gets shared with the more neglected parts of campus. I would love to see USF take over more of the surrounding areas; the 'college feel' is really lacking at USF compared to other schools, but more housing and more people living immediately around it would help with that. I wish Ghetto.... I mean University Mall was going to be torn down, but sounds like they're actually going to add on to it for some unknown reason.

Did you go inside of the buildings?
They've been remodeling the interiors of the Engineering buildings for the past few years.
Naming Opportunities for the Renovation of Engineering Building II

They have also been sprucing up the exteriors of many buildings and providing landscaping and lounging areas all over campus:
What's New On Campus - University of South Florida

I work by the campus so I go in from time to time and am amazed how much it has changed since I attended a few years ago.

They are now about to tear down all of the old dorms and build new student residences to compete with the best in the country. This includes having retail spaces and recreational enhancements to give it a more true "college feel"
Old USF dorms to make way for new village | TBO.com and The Tampa Tribune