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ԹϱInstitute on Black Life conference focuses on arts, health and healing
The ԹϱInstitute on Black Life (IBL) hosted its annual conference for the first time on the Sarasota-Manatee campus on Feb. 2. The conference, co-hosted by the ԹϱCenter for PAInT and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, centered on the theme of “Arts, Health, and Healing for African American Community Empowerment.”
February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events
![Edward Kissi, PhD](/arts-sciences/chronicles/images/edition-11/nuremberg-kiss-490x328.jpg)
Թϱscholar featured in new National Geographic documentary
On November 20, 1945, 24 high-ranking Nazi military and political leaders filed into Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany to testify before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) on the atrocities of the Holocaust.
February 21, 2023Accomplishments, Research
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Digitizing Memories: The Virtualization of the Japanese-American Internment Camp Amache
The Granada War Relocation Center – also known as the Amache Camp – was one of ten Japanese-American internment camps that opened across the United States in 1942 as a response to the Pearl Harbor bombing.
November 1, 2022Supporting
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Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate
In June 2022, undeterred from what became Tropical Storm Alex, Dr. Jennifer Collins, a professor of geosciences at the Թϱ (USF), led the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate.
November 1, 2022Supporting
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MFA Student Releases Debut Adventure Book
Destiny Howell, an MFA student in the Department of English at the Թϱ (USF) recently released a debut book titled High Score.
November 1, 2022Accomplishments
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New Multilingual Writing Center Opens for Graduate Students at USF
For multiple decades now, both international and multilingual students have played an increasingly important role in the Թϱ’s (USF) educational mission.
November 1, 2022Supporting
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Rediscovering Downtown Clearwater’s Art Scene with Augmented Reality
City planners have focused on integrating digital technologies into their regeneration efforts – giving rise to the development of smart cities, which integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) such as 5G, AI, and cloud computing into both the management and revitalization of cities.
November 1, 2022Events
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Steering the Course: Implementing Research-based Practices to Promote Student Success in STEM
In late August 67 STEM faculty from Թϱand Hillsborough Community College gathered for a workshop/luncheon to celebrate their teaching successes and to extend the vision for future improvements.
November 1, 2022Accomplishments
![Plant community ecologist Paul-Camilo Zalamea in the field in Barro Colorado Island, Panama](/arts-sciences/chronicles/images/edition-10/biology-zalamea-listing-image-490x328.png)
Termites are Key Wood Decomposers, and Could Play Significant Role in the Look of Future Ecosystems
Termites are critical in natural ecosystems—especially in the tropics—because they are key players in wood decomposition. The world would be piled high with dead plants and animals without termites.
November 1, 2022Featured
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ԹϱCommunication Professor Tapped to Speak on Disinformation in Brazil
In late July, prior to the start of elections in October, Dr. Scacco visited Brasilia, Manaus, and São Paulo to meet with journalists, journalism students, researchers and academics, and news organizations to discuss best practices for election news coverage, navigating president-press relations, ensuring press freedom, and emphasizing the democracy-focused frame in news stories.
November 1, 2022Accomplishments
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ԹϱResearch Team in Africa to Develop Renewable Portable Energy for Rural Villages
Over 70% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa does not have access to electricity. A group of researchers at the Թϱ (USF) have been pursuing a new concept to develop a portable energy source for some of the tribes living in rural Africa.
November 1, 2022Supporting
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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF PHDS IN PHILOSOPHY AT USF
The Department of Philosophy at the Թϱ is celebrating the 30thanniversary of the first Ph.D. it awarded, and is pleased to acknowledge and honor the careers of the three who were the first to receive the degree.
May 2, 2022Accomplishments