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Audrey Brandt stands in front of seawall

USF honors student chosen for prestigious summer internship at marine sanctuary

Audrey Brandt recently started a coveted summer internship with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Monterey, CA, one of the largest federally protected marine sanctuaries in the United States. Brandt's journey to California started in 2023 when she was selected for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program.

June 25, 2024Accomplishments, Research

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

Dr. Miyoung Chong (center) is a recipient of the WLP’s  2024 Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award. (Photo courtesy of Miyoung Chong)

Dr. Miyoung Chong awarded research grant from the Women in Leadership & Philanthropy

Dr. Miyoung Chong earns the WLP’s Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award to advance her research on human rights and justice for gender and social minorities.

June 24, 2024Accomplishments

two people meditating on a beach at sunset

Mindfulness and managing emotions lead to better sleep

A University of South Florida-led study helps explain why focusing on the present moment can improve sleep, reduce stress and improve overall health.

June 24, 2024Research

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

Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti poses by the University of South Florida sign after her graduation ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti)

MURP graduate secures first-place title with an innovative research paper on road safety in Florida’s district seven

MURP graduate, Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti, earns first-place in student paper competition by the APA’s Transportation Planning Division.

June 21, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni, Research

Emergency response person holding sandbag

School of Public Affairs director Robin Ersing participates in NSF Disaster Resilience Team Science program

The two-month long training and experiential program brought together a cohort of faculty colleges and universities across the state to develop an interdisciplinary project idea around challenges related to preparing for and recovering from disasters.

June 21, 2024Accomplishments

Lindsay Shaw works in lab with student

USF projects selected for new research program bring the potential to solve critical challenges

Four interdisciplinary teams of USF researchers have each been awarded up to $1 million in seed funding through the Collaborative Research Excellence and Translational Efforts awards – a new initiative designed to catalyze new research and enhance USF’s impact.

June 20, 2024Accomplishments, Research

(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

Rocky the Bull made an appearance at the Student Success’ Celebration of Leadership award ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Student Success at USF)

CAS students shine as Golden Bull Awardees

This year 13 College of Arts and Sciences students were named winners of the Golden Bull Award, one of USF’s highest honors awarded to undergraduate and graduate students each year who “encompass the spirit of USF and have demonstrated its values.”

June 18, 2024Accomplishments, Featured

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

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