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USF Food Insecurity Study Prompts Changes to Local School Lunch Program
Low-income teenagers were more likely to eat cheese sandwiches during school lunch and be bullied because of it according to a recent study conducted by USF researchers. The study was designed to learn about the ways in which teens face food scarcity and on what changes they would like to see.
March 9, 2020Research and Innovation
USF student combines psychology and art therapy for mental health
A lifelong artist, Anna Marie Fennell knows the transformative power art can have in someone's life.
February 18, 2020Student Success
U.S. Navy Veteran begins his next chapter at USF
After 20 years in the U.S. Navy, Akil King was ready to start writing his next chapter. So, he enrolled at USF to study Africana Studies (his second master's degree) and has never looked back. He hopes to use this education to begin his next career in the U.S. Civil Service, but first, is working toward becoming a Fulbright Scholar to teach English in Rwanda.
February 3, 2020Student Success
Discovery of Unmarked Graves Earns 2020 AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award
Erin Kimmerle, a forensic anthropologist who worked to account for dozens of children buried at a notorious Florida reform school, will receive the 2020 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
February 3, 2020Honors and Awards
New Book Reveals New Perspectives about the Holocaust and World War II
While the majority of history books and available materials about the Holocaust focus much of their attention on the events that took place in European countries, one researcher at the University of South Florida has set out to understand the impact it had on surrounding regions.
January 27, 2020Research and Innovation
USF Partners with Feeding Tampa Bay to Open New Center Focused on Food Security
In an effort to address the role of food insecurity on health and well-being, the University of South Florida is set to open its new Center for the Advancement of Food Security and Health Communities (CAFSHC).
January 17, 2020Research and Innovation
Five USF Faculty Members Recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards
From chemistry to computer science and clean water, these faculty members are some of USF’s top innovators.
January 15, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News
Study abroad trip fuels graduate's passion for healthcare equity
It was a study abroad trip to Thailand, through The Judy Genshaft Honors College, that Jeannette Myrick says shifted her perspective on human health. Now, as she approaches graduation, Jeannette plans to help marginalized communities gain access to health care – using all she's gained from USF to make an impact in the lives of others.
January 10, 2020Student Success
Perspective: Benefits of a Consolidated College of Arts and Sciences at USF
The student success movement at the University of South Florida will be consolidated across three campuses, managed by a team of caring professionals charged to deliver equitable and high-quality programs, practices, policies, and technologies to all undergraduate students.
January 9, 2020University News
USF-Botswana Collaborative Research Project to Develop a Portable Energy Source for Rural Africa
Eight undergraduate seniors and juniors from the University of South Florida (USF) have been selected for a challenging and rewarding research program funded by the National Science Foundation. The objective of the project is to develop a renewable energy source based on a novel scientific concept, with the goal of making basic commodities accessible to rural and tribal villages in Africa.
January 6, 2020Research and Innovation, University News
Turning Passion into Edible Purpose: Religious Studies Instructor Promotes Food Sovereignty
Locally grown food holds a special meaning for Dell deChant, associate chair and master instructor in the USF Department of Religious Studies, whose life-long research has led him from studying religious culture to contemporary issues around food and community, specifically food sovereignty.
October 16, 2019Campus Life
USF Forensic Anthropologist Testing Human Remains Believed to Potentially Belong to Amelia Earhart
USF forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle is featured in a documentary produced by National Geographic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to fly across the world.
October 14, 2019Research and Innovation