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Paid Internship Opportunities for USF Humanities Students

USF humanities students may apply for paid internships thanks to a $4.8 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The five-year Mellon Internship program will support up to 900 undergraduate students each year, providing valuable hands-on experience across a wide range of fields.

Arts and Sciences News

Predicting plant variety

Trees have an overwhelming biomass on Earth and play a significant role in nearly every ecosystem. (Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

Brian Maitner is revolutionizing how researchers predict the impact of environmental shifts on plant diversity.

Conserving a key species

USF Sarasota-Manatee students gain experience through research and habitat restoration to help protect a threatened keystone species on campus.

Unlocking breakthroughs

salamander grabbing a bug precisely and quickly with its tongue

In the Deban Laboratory at USF, biology and engineering collide to reveal how nature’s designs could help solve challenges on Earth and beyond.

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USF Alum Yarah Elshaer Receives Fulbright Grant to Teach English in Bosnia and Herzegovina

09/11/25 — USF alum Yarah Elshaer has been named a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistant to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Guided by her passion for using education to uplift communities and strengthen national identity, she continues to pursue ambitious goals that create lasting impact.

USF Achieves Record Cohort of 15 United Nations Millennium Fellows

09/10/25 — The University of South Florida reached a new milestone with 15 students selected for the 2025 United Nations Millennium Fellowship, where they will receive leadership training and carry out social impact projects addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals.

How the high-speed tongues of salamanders and chameleons are helping USF unlock engineering breakthroughs

09/08/25 — While studying salamanders and chameleons, USF researchers discovered the animals use the same biological mechanism to fire their tongues at extreme speeds. The research has opened the door to potential innovative engineering applications inspired by nature.

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