Recent University Beat episodes
Road to the White House / Cancer Caregiver Symposium (April 17, 2012)
Students in a USF St. Petersburg political science class are learning the nuts and bolts of presidential campaigns by volunteering for them. It’s called “Road to the White House,” and University Beat on WUSF TV joins them on the trip.
Moffitt Cancer Center is hosting a seminar Saturday, April 28th, not for people with cancer, but for those who are caring for them. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 FM has a preview of the “Caring for the Caregiver” event.
Road to the White House (April 10, 2012)
Students in a USF St. Petersburg political science class are learning the nuts and bolts of presidential campaigns by volunteering for them. It’s called “Road to the White House,” and University Beat on WUSF TV joins them on the trip.
From January’s G-O-P primary to this summer’s Republican National Convention, Florida and the Tampa Bay area are playing a major role in determining who will win the presidential election. A USF St. Petersburg political science class is getting...
Stronger Than I Knew / China Architecture (April 3, 2012)
Summing up the greatest struggle of your life and how you overcame it may not be the usual subject matter for a five minute YouTube video, but USF students are doing just that—all with the hope of helping out classmates who might be facing a...
Architecture students from USF and a university in China are bonding--over building! You'll meet some of the students on this week's University Beat on WUSF 89.7 FM, where they'll talk about what they're learning about sustainable building in...
Stronger Than I Knew (March 26, 2012)
Summing up the greatest struggle of your life and how you overcame it may not be the usual subject matter for a five minute YouTube video, but USF students are doing just that—all with the hope of helping out classmates who might be facing a...
They talk about learning English, surviving sexual assault, and coping with the death of both parents. USF students are sharing their personal stories on YouTube with the goal of inspiring classmates and giving them hope. It's a USF-created...
Kony 2012 (March 20, 2012)
University Beat on WUSF TV looks at a story of tragedy and recovery, as we meet a USF Sarasota-Manatee Associate Professor of Education who has worked closely with African refugee children--children who have lived through things no young person...
An internet documentary about Ugandan guerilla leader Joseph Kony has become one of the most viewed web videos ever, while raising worldwide controversy at the same time. USF Sarasota-Manatee Assoc. Professor Lynn McBrien has traveled to Africa...
USF Health CAMLS / USF Band-London (March 13, 2012)
USF Health is preparing for the formal opening of its new “Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation” (CAMLS), a high-tech facility where medical professionals from around the world are expected to come for training and education on the...
USF’s marching band is preparing for what could be its biggest performance ever, as the "Herd of Thunder" has been invited to play the 2013 New Year’s Day Parade in London, England. We’ll hear from band members and parade officials on this week’s...
