{"id":150625,"date":"2026-02-10T20:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/150625\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:26:10","slug":"usfsp-hosts-annual-st-petersburg-science-festival-the-crows-nest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/150625\/","title":{"rendered":"USFSP hosts annual St. Petersburg Science Festival \u2013 The Crow&#8217;s Nest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Irena Mesa | The Crow\u2019s Nest<\/p>\n<p>By Irena Mesa<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScience in the sun\u201d proved to be the perfect slogan for the St. Petersburg Science Festival, held on the USF St. Petersburg campus on Feb. 6 and 7.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tori Usrey, a graphic arts and design student at USF St. Petersburg, for their internship under professor Tina Piracci.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I love talking to the kids; it\u2019s so much fun. I also love how curious kids are about science,\u201d Usrey said. \u201cIt\u2019s magic to them. They have that sparkle in their eyes when learning about science outside of the classroom.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dani Soluna, who recently served as the Judy Genshaft Honors College advisor, was representing the Butterfly Garden to raise awareness for pollinators with craft butterflies and caterpillars.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think it\u2019s really awesome how USF St. Pete does things for the community and erases that invisible line between our campus and the city,\u201d Soluna said. \u201cThis is one of those events that does that.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Photos by Irena Mesa | The Crow\u2019s Nest<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0854-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34023\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0850-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34024\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0873-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34025\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0862-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34026\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0835-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34027\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0842-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34028\"  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title=\"More about Irena Mesa \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"More about Irena Mesa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bcfaa3e44ce57a5caf98657942c923cb.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\" align=\"left\"\/><\/a><br \/>Written by:  <a href=\"https:\/\/crowsneststpete.com\/author\/irenamesa\/\" title=\"More about Irena Mesa \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irena Mesa<\/a> on February 10, 2026.<br \/>Last revised by: <a href=\"https:\/\/crowsneststpete.com\/author\/alishadurosier\/\" title=\"More about Alisha Durosier \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alisha Durosier<\/a>            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo by Irena Mesa | The Crow\u2019s Nest By Irena Mesa \u201cScience in the sun\u201d proved to 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