<p>Research plays a major role at USF.</p>
<p>[Florida’s</a> colleges and universities ranked 10th on research spending in 2009 - St. Petersburg Times](<a href=“http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/article1161536.ece]Florida’s”>http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/article1161536.ece)</p>