CAS Chronicles
2024 Stories
USF to receive $1 million gift from longtime faculty member and his wife
The University of South Florida announced a $1 million estate gift that will provide scholarships to students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The gift comes from Steven Tauber, a longtime faculty member and current vice provost for faculty administration, and his wife, Meghan.
June 26, 2024Community Engagement
USF honors student chosen for prestigious summer internship at marine sanctuary
Audrey Brandt recently started a coveted summer internship with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Monterey, CA, one of the largest federally protected marine sanctuaries in the United States. Brandt's journey to California started in 2023 when she was selected for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program.
June 25, 2024Accomplishments, Research
Florida Focus, Z School’s signature program, takes second place in national broadcasting competition
The Zimmerman School makes its debut at the Broadcast Education Association’s competition achieving second place with student led program, Florida Focus.
June 24, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement
Dr. Miyoung Chong awarded research grant from the Women in Leadership & Philanthropy
Dr. Miyoung Chong earns the WLP’s Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award to advance her research on human rights and justice for gender and social minorities.
June 24, 2024Accomplishments
Mindfulness and managing emotions lead to better sleep
A University of South Florida-led study helps explain why focusing on the present moment can improve sleep, reduce stress and improve overall health.
June 24, 2024Research
Students travel across Alabama to retrace the steps of civil rights leaders
An interdisciplinary group of USF students travelled across portions of the “Civil Rights Trail” in Alabama to gain more insight on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
June 24, 2024Community Engagement
MURP graduate secures first-place title with an innovative research paper on road safety in Florida’s district seven
MURP graduate, Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti, earns first-place in student paper competition by the APA’s Transportation Planning Division.
June 21, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni, Research
School of Public Affairs director Robin Ersing participates in NSF Disaster Resilience Team Science program
The two-month long training and experiential program brought together a cohort of faculty colleges and universities across the state to develop an interdisciplinary project idea around challenges related to preparing for and recovering from disasters.
June 21, 2024Accomplishments
USF projects selected for new research program bring the potential to solve critical challenges
Four interdisciplinary teams of USF researchers have each been awarded up to $1 million in seed funding through the Collaborative Research Excellence and Translational Efforts awards – a new initiative designed to catalyze new research and enhance USF’s impact.
June 20, 2024Accomplishments, Research
USF student Megan Blair recognized for research on perceptions of Hurricane Ian evacuation behaviors
Geography graduate student Megan Blair earned the Application Novelty award at the Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate Symposium held in Honolulu, Hawaii for her research on perceptions of Hurricane Ian evacuation behaviors.
June 18, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Local Tampa high school students get a behind-the-scenes look of the field of molecular biosciences
The Department of Molecular Biosciences welcomed high school students from Tampa’s Freedom High School for a visit to learn more about the field of molecular biosciences.
June 18, 2024Community Engagement
CAS students shine as Golden Bull Awardees
This year 13 College of Arts and Sciences students were named winners of the Golden Bull Award, one of USF’s highest honors awarded to undergraduate and graduate students each year who “encompass the spirit of USF and have demonstrated its values.”
June 18, 2024Accomplishments, Featured