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USF students and IDEx team members were invited to the U.S. Embassy in Malta for a private reception. Deputy Chief of Mission Ken Toko and his staff gave the team a tour of the compound and explained the work that the ambassador's office does in Malta.

USF summer ventures span the globe with innovative research projects

Faculty at the University of South Florida traded classroom lectures this summer for international adventures, embarking on research projects to solve global challenges.

August 1, 2024Department News, Research

Elizabeth Bews at Syedra Archaeological Site in Alanya, Turkey in 2023. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Bews)

Empowering future discoveries: PhD candidate receives John S. Freeman Scholarship in Public Archaeology to advance bioarcheological research

Presidential Fellow and PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology Elizabeth Bews receives the John S. Freeman Scholarship in Public Archaeology to further her contributions to the growing field of bioarcheology and research in southwest Turkey.

July 29, 2024Honors and Awards, Research

Students enjoying ‘lunch with a view’ from an outlook in Mbrikiani Ranch, Kajiado County, Kenya. They made the trek with a Maasai man who brought them there when we asked him for a nice spot to have lunch. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Dillon Mahoney)

From USF to Kenya: Students get up-close account of conservation and sustainable development

Dr. Dillon Mahoney and nine USF students traveled to Kenya this summer for a month-long visit to experience an up-close look at Kenya’s conservation and sustainable development practices.

July 29, 2024Department News, Research

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, 2024Honors and Awards

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, 2024Honors and Awards

Urban tree canopy in Robles Park, located in Tampa, Fla. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca Zarger)

Interdisciplinary CAS team helps identify new urban tree canopy locations in Tampa

Dr. Shawn Landry and Dr. Rebecca Zarger are two USF College of Arts and Sciences faculty contributing to the City of Tampa’s tree canopy study. Landry and Zarger are tasked with identifying specific tree planting locations throughout the city and conducting outreach with residents in priority locations.

April 26, 2024Research

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A professor worried no one would read an algae study. So she had it put to music

An anthropology professor at the University of South Florida recently published a paper she knew barely anyone would read. At least, not outside her field.

April 4, 2024Research

Red tide-related fish mortality off the coast of St. Petersburg, Fla. (Photo source: Adobe Stock)

Anthropology professor bridges gap in scientific communication through the integration of red tide research and music

Dr. Heather O'Leary leverages her expertise in anthropology and red tide research to bridge gaps in scientific communication through a new music-based initiative, CRESCENDO.

March 28, 2024Research

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As threats to Black cemeteries persist, a movement to preserve their sacred heritage gains strength

Neglect, abandonment and destruction have been the fate of thousands of segregated cemeteries across the country where African Americans – from former slaves to prominent politicians and business owners -- were buried over many decades.

March 14, 2024Research

15th St. Farm Nutrition Education Program participants. (Photo by Funmi Odumosu)

15th Street Farm cultivates community health through innovative Nutrition Education Program

The 15th St. Farm NEP helps improve nutritional knowledge through farm/nature-based nutrition education activities such as a "Young Farmers" program, cooking/tasting classes, storytelling, presentations, and hands-on garden activities.

February 23, 2024Research

Colson Whitehead (center) with Dean’s Student Leadership Society (DSLS) students who volunteered at the event. (Photo by Corey Lepak)  Colson Whitehead and CAS Interim Dean Magali Michael discuss Whitehead’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, “The Nickel Boys.” (Photo by Corey Lepak) Colson Whitehead and CAS Interim Dean Magali Michael discuss Whitehead’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, “The Nickel Boys.” (Photo by Corey Lepak)

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, 2024Department News

AABGP team members Walter “Wally B.” Jennings (left) and Dr. Antoinette Jackson (right) accept the award on behalf of the team during the City of Tampa’s annual Black History Celebration. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Jackson)

The City of Tampa honors research efforts of the African American Burial Ground Project

Dr. Antoinette Jackson accepted an award from the City of Tampa on behalf of the African American Burial Ground Project for their research efforts helping to protect sacred burial sites throughout the Tampa Bay region.

February 22, 2024Research

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