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Quilting Our History Exhibit now open on USF Tampa campus
The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at the USF Tampa campus recently unveiled the Quilting Our History exhibit, which features quilts by Lauren Austin, a Florida-based storytelling artist who has worked for over 30 years in the medium of quilts.
March 27, 2024Community Engagement, Events
USF brings together international researchers to better understand the health effects of our environment
USF’s Oxidative Stress Group is leading an international consortium to bring together researchers and other stakeholders who have interests in nucleic acid (DNA/RNA) and protein adductomics, to promote collaboration, establish guidelines for best practices, and become a recognized entity contributing to our understanding of the exposome.
March 26, 2024Community Engagement, Events
Religious Studies welcomed Dr. Steven M. Vose for an overview of historical narratives on Jain-Muslim relations in India
The Department of Religious Studies welcomed Dr. Steven M. Vose, an assistant professor in the Department of History and holder of the Bhagwan Suparshvanatha Professorship in Jain Studies at the University of Colorado-Denver, for a discussion on “Just as When Hindus Ruled: The Sultans of Delhi in Jain History and Memory.”
March 26, 2024Community Engagement, Events
Department of Religious Studies to host Dr. Steven M. Vose for Jain Community Lecture
The talk, titled “Just as When Hindus Ruled: The Sultans of Delhi in Jain History and Memory,” will highlight two persistent and problematic ways of writing the history of India.
February 28, 2024Community Engagement, Events
Guest speaker Rev. Dr. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi set to discuss UNESCO World Heritage Site Sigiriya
Theravada Buddhist monk and Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Rev. Dr. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi, will be the guest speaker during an event that will highlight Sigiriya – a 5th-century plateau-top palace situated in Sri Lanka’s serpentine geological zone.
February 28, 2024Community Engagement, Events
The Center for Sustainable Democracy hosts Brazilian journalists for a two-week immersion program at USF
The Center for Sustainable Democracy, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, welcomed Brazilian journalists to USF for the Journalism & Democracy Immersion Program.
February 27, 2024Community Engagement, Events
Democracy and Citizenship Series: Navigating Latin America's democracy and press freedom challenges in an era of disinformation
CAS and the Center for Sustainable Democracy welcomed Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Chair in International Journalism and director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin, for a Democracy and Citizenship Speakers Series discussion.
February 22, 2024Community Engagement, Events
Frontier Forum features two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead
The College of Arts and Sciences welcomed two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead for a discussion of his novel, "The Nickel Boys," as part of the signature lecture series Frontier Forum held at the Marshall Student Center on Feb. 7.
February 22, 2024Community Engagement, Events, Featured
Institute on Black Life annual conference illuminates Black military experiences
The USF Institute on Black Life (IBL) co-hosted its annual conference with the USF Office of Veteran Success to explore this year’s theme: “Black Life and the Military.”
February 13, 2024Community Engagement, Events
USF Sarasota-Manatee faculty will direct online brewing arts certificate program
The University of South Florida has named Joe Askren director of the Brewing Arts program, creating an opportunity to expand partnerships between the College of Arts and Sciences and the Muma College of Business.
January 30, 2024Community Engagement, Events
Dean’s Student Leadership Society celebrates 10 years of shaping CAS identity and fostering professionalism
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Dean’s Student Leadership Society hosts a virtual event, reflecting on its past and offering insights into future plans.
January 26, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni, Community Engagement, Events, Featured
IBL conference to explore the intersections of Black life and the military
The 2024 Institute on Black Life (IBL) Annual Conference themed “Black Life and the Military,” will explore the historic role of the military in Black life, address racial injustices, explore upward mobility, and highlight USF’s commitment to global and national security.
January 25, 2024Community Engagement, Events