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USF Humanities Institute to host New York Times best-selling author Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Humanities Institute will welcome author Silvia Moreno-Garcia for a discussion and book signing on Tuesday, October 10. The event promises to be an evening of unique opportunities, from an open Q&A session to a book signing.
August 18, 2023Community Engagement, Events
Five CAS faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
Five USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members are being recognized next month with Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Awards. “The faculty being recognized with these awards have demonstrated extraordinary success in their research and scholarly endeavors," said USF Research & Innovation Interim Vice President Sylvia Thomas.
August 17, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured, Research
USF doctoral student earns ‘Top Student Award’ from the International Communication Association
Communication doctoral student Rana Elhendi’s paper, “‘The rubber band is already broken: An extended case study of UNDP transformative resilience framework in the context of Palestine,” has earned the Top Student Award from the International Communication Association’s Organizational Communication division.
August 17, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
USF receives $1.5 million national grant to develop app that identifies climate risks in vulnerable coastal communities
A $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant will allow researchers to develop a web-based application that gathers crowdsourced data in coastal communities to identify flooding risks and inform policy. Led by USF St. Petersburg GIS and Remote Sensing Professor Barnali Dixon, the research team will create the CRIS-HAZARD app.
August 15, 2023Community Engagement, Research
USF launches study abroad experience in Singapore
This summer, Ryan McCleary, an associate professor of instruction in the College of Arts and Sciences, and 23 of his students traveled over 10,000 miles to Singapore to explore the local history and culture through the lens of urban ecology.
August 14, 2023Community Engagement, Events
Rare tropical butterflies make a home at USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
A rare tropical butterfly more commonly found in southeast Florida and the Caribbean is flourishing among the landscaping on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus.
August 8, 2023Community Engagement
Hurricane hunting to beach erosion: USF prepares next generation for weather-related expertise
Students traveled throughout the Tampa Bay region to gather an interdisciplinary perspective on the social and physical impacts of severe weather and climate-related disasters.
August 3, 2023Research
Anthropology’s Dr. Diane Wallman earns Faculty Scholar Fulbright
USF College of Arts and Sciences anthropology associate professor Dr. Diane Wallman has been named a Faculty Scholar Fulbright. Wallman will use the Fulbright award to continue her collaborative work with colleague Dr. Caroline Borges, assistant professor of archaeology at the University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil.
July 26, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Uncovering ancient history: USF team discovers 2,000-year-old Roman house during excavation in Malta
Led by Davide Tanasi, professor and director of USF’s Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), USF students collaborated with a team of scientists from around the world on the Melite Civitas Romana Project, uncovering what life was like 2,000 years ago when Romans ruled Malta and the island was used for military staging and maritime trade.
July 26, 2023Research
Dr. Marcus Cooke and colleagues open the door to understanding human disease through nucleic acid ‘adductomics’
Ninety percent of the risk of developing a disease comes from exposure to certain elements in our environment, such as pollution, sunlight, tobacco use, or food components, according to USF College of Arts and Sciences professor and Department of Molecular Biosciences chair Dr. Marcus Cooke.
July 25, 2023Accomplishments, Research
From ponds to parks: USF researchers tackle environmental injustice in East Tampa
Students and faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Anthropology and the College of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering gathered in a large ballroom at Ragan Park in East Tampa in late April to host a student film festival event featuring student films on oral histories the students collected from seniors and others in the community over the spring semester.
July 25, 2023Community Engagement, Research
Survival of the seeds: USF researchers examine what it takes for trees to thrive
Assistant professor in the USF College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Integrative Biology, Dr. Paul-Camilo Zalamea is preparing a four-year research study on plant-soil microbial interactions, after receiving a $1.5 million grant through the National Science Foundation (NSF).
July 25, 2023Community Engagement, Research