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Lesley Miller, Jr., dedicated civil servant, reflects on lasting impact Թϱhad on his life and career
Lesley “Les” Miller, Jr., ԹϱCollege of Arts and Sciences (CAS) alumnus and civil servant, reflects on the unexpected ways that his time at Թϱprepared him for his career.
January 16, 2025Alumni
Inauguration Day has changed dramatically over the years while maintaining some key traditions for a ceremony that ushers in a new American president. Learn more about the history of Inauguration Day and its importance today.
January 16, 2025Community Engagement

$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for Թϱhumanities students
For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities — invited the Թϱ 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.
January 15, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured
![USF’s 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)
Թϱmemorializes former President Jimmy Carter with 3D virtual tour of boyhood farm
Prior to his death, USF’s 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’s 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 – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.
January 7, 2025Research

Two Թϱ faculty members named NAI fellows
The Թϱresearchers are being recognized for their groundbreaking discoveries and innovations in chemical engineering to treat cancer and other challenging diseases and nanomaterials engineering for multifunctional manufacturing applications.
December 11, 2024Accomplishments
![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)
Թϱsets new record with $738 million in research funding
The milestone comes during USF’s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s 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

Թϱto confer nearly 4,000 degrees during fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 13-14
This graduating class includes a 16-year-old, a 70-year-old grandmother of four and an electrical engineer seeking to revolutionize the medical, space exploration and military industries.
December 9, 2024Accomplishments

New book on immigration and belonging will illuminate indigenous peoples and languages of North Africa
When Heide Castañeda, a professor of anthropology at the Թϱ, travels to Morocco it isn’t to visit Africa’s largest mosque or one of the historical kasbahs. Castañeda, a migration scholar, is there to study and understand the experience of the indigenous Amazigh people — the focal point of her new book, forthcoming from New York University Press.
November 25, 2024Accomplishments, Research
![Workers build the original Gandy Bridge, which opened in 1924. [Photo courtesy of ԹϱSpecial Collections]](/arts-sciences/chronicles/images/2024/november/gandy-bridge.jpg)
Gandy Bridge turns 100, how Թϱis preserving its history
When built 100 years ago, the Gandy Bridge helped create the Tampa Bay area that consists of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. That story is told through the archives stored in ԹϱSpecial Collections.
November 25, 2024Community Engagement

English professor featured in 'Best American Poetry'
Natalie Scenters-Zapico, an award-winning poet and assistant professor in the Department of English, is gaining global recognition. Scenters-Zapico, who shapes the local literary community as director of the Michael Kuperman Memorial Poetry Library, has a poem in the prestigious “Best American Poetry” anthology, cementing her work as essential reading at Թϱand for audiences across the country.
November 22, 2024Accomplishments

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