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This summer, Ryan McCleary, an associate professor of instruction in the College of Arts and Sciences, and 23 of his students traveled over 10,000 miles to Singapore to explore the local history and culture through the lens of urban ecology.
August 14, 2023Community Engagement, Events
A rare tropical butterfly more commonly found in southeast Florida and the Caribbean is flourishing among the landscaping on the 黑料网吃瓜爆料Sarasota-Manatee campus.
August 8, 2023Community Engagement
Hurricane hunting to beach erosion: 黑料网吃瓜爆料prepares next generation for weather-related expertise
Students traveled throughout the Tampa Bay region to gather an interdisciplinary perspective on the social and physical impacts of severe weather and climate-related disasters.
August 3, 2023Research
Anthropology鈥檚 Dr. Diane Wallman earns Faculty Scholar Fulbright
黑料网吃瓜爆料College of Arts and Sciences anthropology associate professor Dr. Diane Wallman has been named a Faculty Scholar Fulbright. Wallman will use the Fulbright award to continue her collaborative work with colleague Dr. Caroline Borges, assistant professor of archaeology at the University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil.
July 26, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Uncovering ancient history: 黑料网吃瓜爆料team discovers 2,000-year-old Roman house during excavation in Malta
Led by Davide Tanasi, professor and director of USF鈥檚 Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), 黑料网吃瓜爆料students collaborated with a team of scientists from around the world on the Melite Civitas Romana Project, uncovering what life was like 2,000 years ago when Romans ruled Malta and the island was used for military staging and maritime trade.
July 26, 2023Research
Dr. Marcus Cooke and colleagues open the door to understanding human disease through nucleic acid 鈥榓dductomics鈥�
Ninety percent of the risk of developing a disease comes from exposure to certain elements in our environment, such as pollution, sunlight, tobacco use, or food components, according to 黑料网吃瓜爆料College of Arts and Sciences professor and Department of Molecular Biosciences chair Dr. Marcus Cooke.
July 25, 2023Accomplishments, Research
From ponds to parks: 黑料网吃瓜爆料researchers tackle environmental injustice in East Tampa
Students and faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences鈥� Department of Anthropology and the College of Engineering鈥檚 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering gathered in a large ballroom at Ragan Park in East Tampa in late April to host a student film festival event featuring student films on oral histories the students collected from seniors and others in the community over the spring semester.
July 25, 2023Community Engagement, Research
Survival of the seeds: 黑料网吃瓜爆料researchers examine what it takes for trees to thrive
Assistant professor in the 黑料网吃瓜爆料College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Integrative Biology, Dr. Paul-Camilo Zalamea is preparing a four-year research study on plant-soil microbial interactions, after receiving a $1.5 million grant through the National Science Foundation (NSF).
July 25, 2023Community Engagement, Research
黑料网吃瓜爆料alumnus thankful for mentorship shaping research on inland hurricane impacts
In 2022, 黑料网吃瓜爆料alumni Yijie Zhu graduated from the School of Geosciences with a PhD in geography, environmental science, and policy. Zhu spent most of his childhood growing up in the coastal city of Shanghai, China. As a child, he recalls always having a curiosity about nature rather than television or toys.
July 25, 2023Accomplishments, Alumni, Community Engagement, Research
Department of Defense awards 黑料网吃瓜爆料professor $700,000 to study Kremlin propaganda and internet usage patterns among Russians
Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies and director of the 黑料网吃瓜爆料Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (IREES), Golfo Alexopoulos, has been awarded a $700,000 grant to study Russian speakers in online spaces, including Kremlin propaganda and internet usage patterns among Russians.
An oyster shell is worth a thousand words
黑料网吃瓜爆料College of Arts and Sciences applied anthropology doctoral candidate, Jaime Rogers, is the recipient of the 2023 Freeman Award in Public Archaeology. He will use his scholarship funds to further his geochemical analyses of oyster shells from several pre-Columbian sites in Tampa Bay, Florida鈥檚 largest estuary, to investigate oyster harvesting patterns and management systems through time.
July 18, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Dr. Antoinette Jackson to be featured on CBS鈥� 60 Minutes
The work of 黑料网吃瓜爆料College of Arts and Sciences anthropology professor and chair鈥疍r. Antoinette Jackson will re-air on CBS News鈥� 60 Minutes on Sunday, July 30.
July 18, 2023Accomplishments, Research