CAS Chronicles
2025 Stories
Three USF professors partner with communities to make a local, national and global impact
USF professors Will Schanbacher, Heather O’Leary and Christian Wells, are sharing their time, expertise and resources with communities to “build capacity for positive change.”
January 22, 2025Community Engagement, Events
Research professor and biochemical oncologist advances cancer cell research and student success
Research Professor Mildred Acevedo-Duncan, whose work is fueled by personal experience and a passion for mentorship, aims to find a cure for cancer.
January 17, 2025Research
Religious studies professors receive grant to provide religious literacy to health professionals
Four of USF’s religious studies professors received a $60,000 grant, placing USF in the forefront for providing religious and cultural competency to health students and professionals.
January 16, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement
Lesley Miller, Jr., dedicated civil servant, reflects on lasting impact USF had on his life and career
Lesley “Les” Miller, Jr., USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) alumnus and civil servant, reflects on the unexpected ways that his time at USF prepared him for his career.
January 16, 2025Alumni
Celebrating Inauguration Day: A conversation about the American tradition, then and now
Inauguration Day has changed dramatically over the years while maintaining some key traditions for a ceremony that ushers in a new American president. Learn more about the history of Inauguration Day and its importance today.
January 16, 2025Community Engagement
$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.
January 15, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured
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USF memorializes former President Jimmy Carter with 3D virtual tour of boyhood farm
Prior to his death, USF’s Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information partnered with President Jimmy Carter and the National Park Service to create virtual tours of his boyhood farm, high school he attended and railroad depot that served as campaign headquarters for Carter’s successful 1976 presidential bid. Check out the interactive tours available to the public.
January 9, 2025Community Engagement, Research
Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, USF-led study shows
People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.
January 7, 2025Research