ALT Green and warm-white card with the supplied USF water tower illustration and large headline STILL COMMITTED. Independent fan account @WaterTowerUSF. Follow for Bulls sports, beyond football too; campus news, what is happening at USF; original ratings, Tower Power and win projections; memes and banter, thoughts and prayers. Footer: FOLLOW @WaterTowerUSF and www.tower212.com.

ALT South Florida tennis fall update, 2026-27, OCT 30, 2026, 4:19 PM ET. Men: James Newton reached the American Individual Championships singles quarterfinals. He beat Gaudin of Tulane 7-5, 6-3 in the round of 16, then fell to Kuzmenok of Rice. Next: Battle of Boca, November 5-8. Women: UTR Sports Division I Invitational in Rome, Georgia, October 29-November 1, in progress. USF representatives: Francesca Miglio, Paulina Montiel, Zoe Lazar and Loana Vargas. Completed American results: Uma Bakaityte of Rice beat Sienna Leeson 6-3, 6-2; Charlotte beat Leeson and Margherita Marcon 8-5 in the doubles quarterfinal. Sumter is also listed on the schedule October 26-November 1. Upcoming: 15K Hilton Head November 2-8 and UNF Invite in Jacksonville November 6-8. Rome draws require sign-in; no unverified scores included. Sources: USF Athletics and UTR Sports event 384702. Green, cream and gold graphic with separate men and women panels and WaterTowerUSF wordmark.

ALT Green, cream and gold vector card titled A makerspace for AI and cyber. Original circuit-board and computer illustrations accompany a $2 million NIST grant for a makerspace at USF’s Bellini College. The planned space will support hardware and cybersecurity experimentation. Labeled funded, facility in development.

ALT Green, cream and gold vector card titled Tracking hydration. An original diagram shows a water bottle with a smart sleeve connected to a mobile app. USF-founded syp, created by Mathis Fürst Haugen and Rima El Brouzi, is piloting its bottle sleeve and app with USF student-athletes. Illustration, not a product photograph or app screenshot.

ALT 2026 American Conference men's soccer standings, October 28 at 11:41 PM Eastern. School, conference W-L-T, points, overall W-L-T: Missouri State, 4-1-2, 14, 11-1-3; Charlotte, 4-1-2, 14, 8-2-4; Tulsa, 4-1-2, 14, 7-4-4; Memphis, 2-1-4, 10, 7-3-5; Florida Atlantic, 2-2-3, 9, 5-2-7; FIU, 2-2-3, 9, 7-4-4; UAB, 2-2-3, 9, 5-4-5; Temple, 1-5-1, 4, 2-10-3; South Florida, 0-6-2, 2, 1-12-3. South Florida highlighted in gold. Tied teams in conference-listed order.

ALT Green, cream and gold vector card. Genetic testing. Cancer risk. A DNA motif and speech bubbles labeled risk information and support accompany the statement that a positive genetic test is not a cancer diagnosis. USF researcher Marleah Dean Kruzel studies how families deal with inherited cancer risk.

ALT 2026 American Conference women's soccer standings, October 27 at 4:18 PM Eastern. School, conference W-L-T, points, overall W-L-T: Memphis, 6-0-2, 20, 9-3-3; Charlotte, 5-2-1, 16, 9-5-1; UAB, 5-3-0, 15, 8-7-1; Florida Atlantic, 4-5-0, 12, 6-8-4; Rice, 3-4-2, 11, 5-7-5; UTSA, 3-3-2, 11, 7-4-5; Temple, 3-3-2, 11, 10-5-2; East Carolina, 2-2-4, 10, 3-4-9; Tulsa, 1-4-3, 6, 6-7-4; South Florida, 1-4-3, 6, 3-8-4; UNT, 0-3-5, 5, 4-6-6. South Florida highlighted in gold. Tied teams in conference-listed order.

ALT Green, cream and gold vector card. Spine surgery. Two world firsts. SRC named Tampa General Hospital’s Neuro Spine Program the first Center of Excellence in Neuro Spine Surgery and Dr. Puya Alikhani the first Master Surgeon in the specialty. Alikhani is USF spine division director and TGH neurosurgery chief.

ALT Green, warm-white and gold graphic titled Grow the Brand: Fun Fans 2 Follow. Week 5, October 27, 2026. A USF water tower appears in the header. Ten current X profile images in two equal columns of five. Left: @USFBullsfan, blunt bulls football reactions; @AllfreyColby, usf reporting & hoops coverage; @SoFloMuscovy, bulls debate & alumni connections; @dabullburner, bulls memories & game-day takes; @813Bulls, football humor & bulls memories. Right: @USFBullsTboned, bulls history & conference debate; @Mike1625, usf history & rivalry banter; @JimUSFSig, detailed bulls football debate; @realRobMWilson, bulls optimism & fan conversation; @lutesgre, detailed bulls football discussion. Footer: Give these Bulls a follow. Which Bull should be in next week's ten?

ALT American Conference women's volleyball standings, October 26, 2026, 4:16 PM Eastern. School, conference record, overall record: Tulane, 9-1, 17-3; East Carolina, 8-2, 15-7; Rice, 7-3, 13-9; Tulsa, 7-3, 15-6; Florida Atlantic, 7-3, 14-7; South Florida, 6-4, 7-13; Temple, 5-5, 13-9; UNT, 4-6, 11-10; UAB, 3-7, 9-13; Wichita State, 3-7, 6-16; UTSA, 3-7, 12-9; Memphis, 2-8, 7-14; Charlotte, 1-9, 4-17. South Florida highlighted in gold. Tied records in conference-listed order.

ALT Green, cream and gold vector card. Heart valves for growing kids. An abstract three-leaf valve and outward arrows illustrate USF researcher Neda Latifi’s work on materials that could grow with a child. Goal: fewer repeat surgeries. Preclinical research.

ALT Green, cream and gold vector card titled Halloween at USF. Two free public events: Trick or Treat with the Greeks, Thursday October 29, 6:30 to 8 p.m., USF Greek Village, 4747 USF Birch Drive in Tampa; Halloween Fest, Friday October 30, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., USF St. Petersburg, 140 7th Avenue South. Pumpkin and candy illustrations accompany the listings. St. Pete registration is encouraged and walk-ups are welcome.

ALT Green, cream and gold vector card. Dog dementia. USF research. An original dog illustration and DNA motif represent USF Health research exploring a potential gene therapy treatment for canine cognitive decline. Early research; not an available treatment.