CAS Chronicles

2024 Stories

Kendall Smith standing in front of her research poster

Clinical psychology doctoral student Kendall Smith earns NSF fellowship

Doctoral student Kendall Smith’s National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship will provide her with a $37,000 stipend to devote time to her research of the criminal legal system, externalizing behaviors, and bias among system-involved populations.

August 29, 2024Accomplishments, Research

Chemistry major Katherin Abreus Rodriguez further concentrating soil samples in a rotary evaporator. (Photo courtesy of Katherin Abreus Rodriguez)

PIACCART students gain interdisciplinary research experience on climate change

Ten undergraduate students took part in the Program in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation Research and Training (PIACCART) this summer. The program provided them with the opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary research focused on the impacts of climate change.

August 29, 2024Community Engagement, Research

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USF, Florida High Tech Corridor partner to support advancement of innovations

AI literacy, bilingual educator training, immersive learning experiences and social and emotional learning curriculum will receive $100,000 boost.

August 29, 2024Research

collage of students working fellowships

Thirteen USF Students Selected for 2024 Millennium Fellowship

Thirteen undergraduate students were selected for their innovative projects aimed at addressing one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Chosen from over 52,000 applicants, these students will collaborate on initiatives focused on creating meaningful social impact.

August 29, 2024Community Engagement

Overview of the “To See Ourselves Like Somebody Else: Reflections on 60 Years of Anthropology at USF” exhibition located in the SOC building’s Waterman Gallery. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

New archival exhibition commemorates Department of Anthropology’s 60-year impact

The Department of Anthropology is celebrating 60 years of teaching students the critical skills needed to conduct effective analyses of “human social phenomena at both the local and global levels.”

August 28, 2024Community Engagement, Research

From the Viking skeletal study: A skull displaying blunt force trauma with radiating lines. | Photo credit: Lisa Mariann Strand

New study: Among Viking societies, Norway was much more violent than Denmark

The study sheds new light on how Viking Age societies in Norway and Denmark differed in their experiences with violence and the role social structures played in shaping those patterns.

August 28, 2024Research

Dr. Jennifer Collins, professor in the School of Geosciences and principal investigator on Weather, Climate, and Society REU, with two REU groups at USF this summer, one from the Tampa campus, and one from the St. Petersburg campus, on a P-3 Orion plane which is used to fly into hurricanes.  (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Research experience program provides insider’s look at what it takes to measure a hurricane’s strength

The Research Experience for Undergraduates program at USF provided participants the opportunity to visit the Aircraft Operations Center of NOAA’s ‘Hurricane Hunters’ for an insider’s look at what it takes to measure a hurricane’s strength.

August 28, 2024Community Engagement, Research

School of Public Affairs graduate students and researchers Megan Corn (left) and Savannah Havird (right). (Photos courtesy of Megan Corn and Savannah Havird)

School of Public Affairs graduate students design survey featured in Tampa Bay Times

Megan Corn and Savannah Havird, graduate assistants and researchers in the USF School of Public Affairs, recently conducted a survey that aimed to evaluate immigration and border security.

August 28, 2024Research

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

Alumnus Dr. Nolan Kline uses anthropology to ‘see the big picture’ in health career

Alumnus Dr. Nolan Kline credits his time as a student in the Department of Anthropology for developing his ability to ‘see the big picture’ in his current health career.

August 27, 2024Alumni, Community Engagement

Three doctoral students presenting in front of their research posters.

English doctoral students travel to Spain to lead panel discussion on Hemingway

Three doctoral students in the Department of English presented their research at the 2024 Hemingway Society Conference in San Sebastian and Bilbao, Spain in July.

August 27, 2024Community Engagement, Research

Professor Wayne Garcia recording an episode of By Conduct and Example. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

New podcast “By Conduct and Example” aims to decode what it means to be engaged in democracy

The Center for Sustainable Democracy recently launched the podcast “By Conduct and Example” to showcase its work, as well as highlight alumni, current faculty, students, and people affiliated with local, national, and international communities engaged in democracy-focused work.

August 27, 2024Community Engagement

smiling woman holding notebook helps senior man at computer

University of South Florida to extend recruitment for ground-breaking dementia prevention research through December 2024

The Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training study examines whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease.

August 21, 2024Research

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