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$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for USF humanities students

For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities — invited the University of South Florida to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.

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Chasing better sleep

People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.

Critical coastal waters

causeway between small islands surrounded by shallow water

Coastline habitats provide ecological and socioeconomic benefits, but face increasing threats that may put fish populations and fisheries at risk.

Growing up digital

kids lie relax on sofa using their smarthphones

New study will track young people through 2050 to learn about longterm impacts of smartphones, social media and digital media on individual wellbeing.

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University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

Innovative research on ferrimagnetic materials earns over $2.5M in funding to advance communication technologies

02/27/25 — Two grants awarded to faculty in the Department of Physics will support research on ferrimagnetic materials and their potential applications in advancing communication technologies.

Participants come from all around the world to work on the dig sites, making the experience a wonderful opportunity for international collaboration. (Photo courtesy of Davide Tanasi)

Institute for Digital Exploration makes history tangible

02/24/25 — For students involved in the Institute for Digital Exploration, learning extends oceans beyond the traditional classroom.

Escalando Nuestro Futuro's 2024 Cohort. (Photo courtesy of Madison Pollino)

Department of Communication professor Madison Pollino empowers youth through public speaking mentorship

02/24/25 — When Tampa’s Hispanic Services Council reached out to Madison Pollino about helping them with a community mentorship program for middle school students from marginalized Hispanic communities, she seized the opportunity to bridge the gap between her work in higher education and the community.

More than 600 Hillsborough County Public School students competed in this year’s event. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Competition plus collaboration equals success for annual ‘Math Bowl’

02/24/25 — The Department of Mathematics and Statistics helped bring more than 600 Hillsborough County Public School students to campus for a competitive commemoration celebrating both the expression and power of the mathematics field.

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