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USF welcomed its newest residents to the new Lone Mountain East Residence Halls on August 14. After more than two years of construction, including setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the halls were finally bustling with students arriving to the Hilltop for the first time.

The assistant professor and faculty adviser for the Women in Tech club talks about her virtual reality research, the importance of mental and physical health, and how to view the Milky Way on an app.

Construction continued during the pandemic, turning USF’s campus into a new place for students, faculty, and staff arriving this month. Here are seven things to watch for.

In an awards ceremony held on Aug. 6, former President Barack Obama recognized the lifetime of civil rights work accomplished by Clarence B. Jones, co-founder of USF’s Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice.

The start of the fall semester still means shopping sales to outfit dorm rooms, researching clubs and organizations, and making plans to meet up on campus. But COVID-19 means approaching back-to-school a little differently. Here, a second-year student, a student housing director, and a professor talk about how they’re preparing to return to USF … or to arrive for the first time.