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Graphic novel aims to break breast cancer鈥檚 鈥榝emale disease鈥� myth and educate men on risks
Marleah Dean Kruzel and research colleagues aim to debunk myths surrounding breast cancer and educate men about their risk through a new graphic novel.
February 3, 2025Community Engagement, Research
黑料网吃瓜爆料partners on $15M grant to revitalize underserved Hillsborough County community with jobs and clean water
The 黑料网吃瓜爆料 is collaborating with the University Area Community Development Corp. to bring transformative changes, including workforce development and clean water, to the underserved University Area neighborhood.
January 27, 2025Community Engagement, Research
Anthropological research by 黑料网吃瓜爆料professor will support Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Antoinette Jackson spent time in Georgia as part of her work with the National Park Service to interpret Carter鈥檚 life and presidency with the local environment, and to preserve the resources associated with that story.
January 24, 2025Research
黑料网吃瓜爆料scientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning system
The Shallow Underwater Buoy for Geodesy (SUBGEO) system is a research partnership between the 黑料网吃瓜爆料School of Geosciences, the College of Marine Science, and international collaborators.
January 23, 2025Research
Research professor and biochemical oncologist advances cancer cell research and student success
Research Professor Mildred Acevedo-Duncan, whose work is fueled by personal experience and a passion for mentorship, aims to find a cure for cancer.
January 17, 2025Research
![USF鈥檚 Benjamin Mittler and Denise Wright work to capture 360 terrains at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm. [Photo courtesy: Frank Rodriquez]](/arts-sciences/chronicles/images/2025/january/carter-farm.jpg)
黑料网吃瓜爆料memorializes former President Jimmy Carter with 3D virtual tour of boyhood farm
Prior to his death, USF鈥檚 Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information partnered with President Jimmy Carter and the National Park Service to create virtual tours of his boyhood farm, high school he attended and railroad depot that served as campaign headquarters for Carter鈥檚 successful 1976 presidential bid. Check out the interactive tours available to the public.
January 9, 2025Community Engagement, Research
Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, USF-led study shows
People whose jobs are highly sedentary 鈥� an estimated 80% of the modern workforce 鈥� experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.
January 7, 2025Research
![Neda Latifi, assistant professor of medical engineering, works with undergraduate student Russel Kramer [Photo by Torie Doll, University Communications and Marketing]](/arts-sciences/chronicles/images/2024/december/research-listing.jpg)
黑料网吃瓜爆料sets new record with $738 million in research funding
The milestone comes during USF鈥檚 first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation鈥檚 most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.
December 10, 2024Research
New book on immigration and belonging will illuminate indigenous peoples and languages of North Africa
When Heide Casta帽eda, a professor of anthropology at the 黑料网吃瓜爆料, travels to Morocco it isn鈥檛 to visit Africa鈥檚 largest mosque or one of the historical kasbahs. Casta帽eda, a migration scholar, is there to study and understand the experience of the indigenous Amazigh people 鈥� the focal point of her new book, forthcoming from New York University Press.
November 25, 2024Accomplishments, Research
Latin American Film Studies scholar wins prestigious early career award
The Latin American Studies Association awarded Olivia Cosentino, an assistant professor of film and new media studies in the Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies, the Early Career Award 2024 for her outstanding scholarship on Mexican cinema.
November 21, 2024Accomplishments, Research
Fellowship allows School of Public Affairs鈥� Ratna Dougherty to share Maui wildfire research at national public policy and management conference
The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management has awarded Ratna B. Dougherty, an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs, with a competitive national fellowship allowing her to highlight her work with socially vulnerable populations affected by wildfires in Maui.
November 21, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
CAS sweeps Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor and Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation awards
The College of Arts and Sciences is home not only to this year鈥檚 Outstanding Faculty Mentor and an honorable mention, but to three out of the four Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award recipients as well.
November 20, 2024Accomplishments, Research