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USF Health physicians celebrated by their patients on National Doctor’s Day
April 7, 2020

More than 1,700 patients sent uplifting notes to their USF Health doctors and staff for National Doctors’ Day on March 30. Now more than ever, the dedication of USF Health physicians, nurses, and other staff is being recognized.  Here are just a few of the uplifting responses we received: “Thank you to all the USF doctors and their medical staff for your perseverance and grit!  You are […]

Anthony Gagliardi Foundation donates $15,000 to Clostridium difficile research at USF Health
October 26, 2018

The Anthony Gagliardi Memorial Foundation recently presented a $15,000 gift to support Clostridium difficile research at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s Department of Molecular Medicine. “Our family sees a need to help support research to wipe out this terrible bacterium that is impacting many of our seniors in hospitals, rehabs and nursing homes,” said Gregg Gagliardi, who hosts an […]

USF Health lactation room named for first chair of pediatrics
August 7, 2018

A group of donors united to name the USF Health lactation room in honor of the late Lewis A. Barness MD, founding chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. A dedication ceremony was held to celebrate the naming of the Lewis A. Barness MD Lactation Room in June. As a researcher, Dr. Barness […]

VIDEO: USF Health scholarship students thank their donors
March 23, 2018

Watch the new video showing how scholarship donors are changing our students’ lives at USF Health: USF Health Alumni on Vimeo.

Supporting health research, supporting our community
November 9, 2016

The University of South Florida is a top-25 public university for research funding, and the colleges and units of USF Health account for more than 70% of the USF System’s federal research dollars. So how does private philanthropy affect this equation? For every $1 of NIH funding USF receives, the university must provide around $0.45 to $0.50 in support — […]

Temple Terrace Rotary donates $3,000 for USF Health BRIDGE Clinic
September 23, 2016

Tampa, FL – The USF Health BRIDGE Clinic received $3,000 from the Rotary Club of Temple Terrace on Sept. 20 at the Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare on the University of South Florida campus. The funds were raised as a part of the Rotary’s Craft Brewfest, an annual charity benefit held in May at Temple Terrace’s Woodmont Park. BRIDGE Clinic […]

Because of U e-newsletter, Summer 2016
July 28, 2016

Check out the latest issue of the “Because of U” e-newsletter to find out how your donor support is advancing the future of health through research, education and patient care. You’ll also see who has joined Frank and Carol Morsani as founding donors for the new downtown expansion and other recent news from USF Health!  

Stories of Support: The Morsanis, Mumas and Avery Family
July 26, 2016

Because of you, USF Health students are prepared to serve the patient and the community, researchers are finding ways to prevent disease and injury, and we are all making life better. Below are a few tales from the USF Foundation on how our transformational donors have made a difference through USF Health. Quiet visionaries: Carol and Frank Morsani Supporting the […]

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Celebrates Scholarship Donors
April 28, 2016

More than 180 donors, students and university leaders gathered to celebrate scholarship giving at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine on March 31 at USF’s Marshall Student Center. The annual event, now in its eighth year, united scholarship donors with the student recipients who benefit from their support. “Scholarships make it possible for students like us to follow our […]