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Arminda Mata (middle), CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society, along with Rose Lopez (left) and Matthew Lewicki (right), two former history major interns who are now employees. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

History alumna’s journey from intern to CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society

USF alumna Arminda Mata becomes CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society.

June 27, 2024Alumni, Community Engagement

Steven Tauber, a longtime faculty member and current vice provost for faculty administration, and his wife, Meghan.

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

Students from the Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications produce the Florida Focus program, which airs on the  local PBS station WEDQ in Tampa, Fla. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Anderson)

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

Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., a National Historic Landmark and iconic image associated with the Civil Rights Movement. (Photo courtesy of Ta'Bria Snowden)

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

(From left) Geography master’s student Megan Blair with Dr. Jennifer Collins,  professor in the School of Geosciences and lead organizer of the Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate Symposium. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Collins)

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

Freedom High School students engage in a pipetting activity in the genetics laboratory, offered to USF undergraduates in the cell and molecular biology major. (Photo courtesy of Sandy Westerheide)

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

Dating back to 1865, Juneteenth commemorates the day when 250,000 slaves in the state of Texas, which became the last bastion for slavery during the final days of the Civil War, were declared free by the U.S. Army.

Juneteenth: The complicated history, significance and celebration around the struggle for freedom

Juneteenth has become the most well-known celebration for the ending of slavery in the United States and viewed by some as America’s second Independence Day. But the history of this important celebration is complex and often misunderstood.

June 17, 2024Community Engagement, Events

students gathered around boardroom table in front of Pinellas County Vote sign

Civics program strengthens students’ understanding and involvement in government

For six years, USF St. Petersburg and the Florida YMCA have partnered to offer a program designed to enhance civic education by immersing high school students from across the state in local government and public service.

June 11, 2024Community Engagement

Students hold their 3D-printed projects at the conclusion of final presentation week in the Advanced Visualization Center. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Students connect to the past using present-day digital tools in ‘Digital Dinosaurs’ class

University of South Florida students in Dr. Ryan Carney's Digital Dinosaurs course used present-day technology to bring the past to life. Students engaged in hands-on training of the cutting-edge digital tools used in paleontology.

May 30, 2024Community Engagement, Research

Sofia Aris (left) engaged in excavation work. (Photo courtesy of Sofia Arias)

Two CAS students awarded Time Sifters Archaeology Society research grants

CAS students Sarah Hassam and Sofia Arias have been awarded the Time Sifters Archaeology Society’s Cornelia Futor Memorial Student Research Grant, which will assist with their upcoming field research endeavors this summer.

May 30, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

Dr. Cristopher Moore of the Santa Fe Institute was this year’s Nagle Lecture Series speaker. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Nagle Lecture Series welcomed Dr. Cristopher Moore of the Santa Fe Institute

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics' Nagle Lecture Series (NLS), held in honor of the late R. Kent Nagle, featured Dr. Cristopher Moore of the Santa Fe Institute, a professor specializing in the intersection of mathematics, physics, and computer science.

May 30, 2024Community Engagement, Events

A lubber grasshopper found resting on some vegetation at the Ybor St. Community Garden. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Bugging Out in the City: Exploring insect diversity in Tampa's urban farms and gardens with USF's Agroecology Lab

School of Geosciences professor, Dr. Estelí Jiménez-Soto, leads a study on insect biodiversity in urban farming through the USF Agroecology Lab.

May 29, 2024Community Engagement, Research

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CAS Chronicles is the monthly newsletter for the University of South Florida's College of Arts and Sciences, your source for the latest news, research, and events at CAS.