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CAS sweeps Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor and Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation awards
The College of Arts and Sciences is home not only to this year’s Outstanding Faculty Mentor and an honorable mention, but to three out of the four Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award recipients as well.
November 20, 2024Accomplishments, Research
Dr. Loni Hagen’s Fulbright Award will foster research and international, academic relationships
Loni Hagen, an associate professor in the School of Information, received the Fulbright Study/Research Award, a grant that allows her to develop new research projects and collaborative opportunities between the University of Tsukuba and the University of South Florida.
November 20, 2024Accomplishments
Going green: Teaching lab earns certification for sustainability efforts
The USF Sarasota Manatee teaching lab has earned My Green Lab Certification, joining a growing community of laboratories certified for implementing more sustainable practices to dramatically reduce environmental impact.
November 20, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured
Professor Kimmerle honored by AHA for distinguished contributions to public history
Erin Kimmerle, executive director of the Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science at the University of South Florida, will be recognized for her multi-year interdisciplinary research investigation into unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County.
October 31, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement
Graduate student’s participation in ISLAC leads to internship opportunity focused on migratory experiences across the Americas
Anabela Villach Vaquer, a master’s student in the Master in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies program in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, participated in a unique internship experience with the Organization of American States—a Washington, DC based organization focused on fostering regional democracy, human rights, security, and development.
October 29, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement
Dr. Bill Baker's career of merging the world of marine organisms and medicine
USF College of Arts and Sciences professor Dr. Bill Baker has dedicated his research career to the creation of live-saving human therapeutics using marine invertebrates.
October 29, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Dr. Marcus Cooke awarded $2 million grant to advance creation of new device simplifying the testing for damaged DNA
Dr. Marcus Cooke has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop a novel device for automating the comet assay — essentially making it easier and faster to test cells for DNA damage.
October 28, 2024Accomplishments, Research
One More Time: How a USF alumna’s tribute to her mother earned a prestigious Murrow Award
When a USF alumna’s life changed with the unexpected passing of her mother, she channeled her grief into an award-winning story about love, loss, and dance.
October 28, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni
Mass communications alumna Tamsen Fadal named recipient of USF’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Tamsen Fadal, College of Arts and Sciences Mass Communications alumna, multi-Emmy Award winning journalist, menopause advocate, documentary filmmaker, and author is among this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.
October 28, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni
Psychology professor receives prestigious Executive Branch Fellowship with the National Science Foundation
USF St. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been working with the National Science Foundation's scientific integrity team in Washington, D.C.
October 22, 2024Accomplishments, Research
USF Libraries Curator Awarded $150,000 National Science Foundation Research Grant
Dr. Christoper Kiahtipes, curator of the USF Libraries’ Florida Environment & Natural History collections and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anthropology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to examine long-term changes and environmental resilience in coastal fisheries and the impact of climate change.
October 1, 2024Accomplishments, Research
USF Student Christopher Oueis Earns Multiple National Awards, Sets Sights Even Higher
Chris Oueis, a fourth-year USF student, has been awarded three prestigious scholarships with support from the Office of National Scholars. A student from Lebanon, Oueis is leveraging these opportunities to pursue his dream career in public policy and international affairs.
October 1, 2024Accomplishments