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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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