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$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for USF humanities students

For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities — invited the University of South Florida to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.

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Chasing better sleep

People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.

Exploring manatee origins

Manatees might be relatively new residents in the Sunshine State, according to research paper written by Thomas Pluckhahn, professor of anthropology.

Growing up digital

kids lie relax on sofa using their smarthphones

New study will track young people through 2050 to learn about longterm impacts of smartphones, social media and digital media on individual wellbeing.

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Professor Jennifer O'Brien working with a participant enrolled in the Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training (PACT) study. [Photo by Cliff McBride].

Professor who conducts research into dementia prevention selected as finalist for UK Alumni Awards

02/05/25 — Psychology Professor Jennifer O’Brien is being recognized on the global stage for her contributions to science and impacting her field.

Stageworks Theatre's “When the Righteous Triumph” tells the story of the sit-ins that desegregated Tampa lunch counters. [Photo courtesy of Stageworks Theatre]

USF historians bring Tampa’s lunch counter sit-ins to the stage

02/03/25 — USF has played to have a central role in ensuring future generations know that civil rights story of the sit-ins that desegregated Tampa lunch counters in the 1960s, doing so through a historic marker, books and now a play and documentary.

doctor talking to male patient in office

Graphic novel aims to break breast cancer’s ‘female disease’ myth and educate men on risks

02/03/25 — Marleah Dean Kruzel and research colleagues aim to debunk myths surrounding breast cancer and educate men about their risk through a new graphic novel.

Humanities Institute director Elizabeth Kicak (left) with poet Ocean Vuong (right) during the Institute's latest poetry reading in November. Photo by Corey Lepak.

Celebrating the power of words: World-renowned poets visit the College of Arts and Sciences for poetry series

01/29/25 — A new partnership between the USF Humanities Institute and the Michael Kuperman Memorial Library will welcome world-renowned poets to campus to bring students and the community together and empower audiences to pursue their craft.

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