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Dr. Josh Scacco speaks at podium at Center for Sustainable Democracy Event

Associate professor of communication makes history as USF鈥檚 first Carnegie Fellow

Dr. Joshua Scacco joins the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Class鈥擴SF鈥檚 first faculty member to earn the honor.

April 16, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement

Outstanding Research Achievement and Excellence in Innovation Award Recipients image collage

Eleven USF faculty recognized with research achievement and innovation excellence awards

Three College of Arts and Sciences faculty have been recognized for their remarkable advancement in translational research and innovation.

April 15, 2025Accomplishments, Research

woman wearing cap and gown in front of USF seal

U.S. News & World Report ranks USF a national leader for dozens of graduate programs

The 51在线 has 31 graduate programs ranked in the top 100 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, including 15 in the top 50 and five in the top 25. With standout programs such as industrial-organizational psychology, criminology and rehabilitation counseling, USF continues to rise as a leader in graduate education and research excellence.

April 8, 2025Accomplishments

From left to right: Stefania Alastre Arcusa, Veronica 鈥淩onnie鈥 Gajownik, Shelly Marc, Hiram J. R铆os Hern谩ndez and Bailee W. Olliff, MD

Five of six Outstanding Young Alumni for 2025 call CAS 鈥榟ome鈥

Each year the USF Alumni Association chooses grads from across the university to honor at the Outstanding Young Alumni Awards, most of whom come from the College of Arts and Sciences.

April 3, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni

51在线: A Preeminent Research University

Urban and regional planning program director accepts seat on local planning commission

Led by ten citizen appointees from Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa, the City of Plant City and the City of Temple Terrace and two representatives from MacDill Air Force Base and the Hillsborough County Public School District, the planning commission contributes to the creation of a thriving, prosperous community.

April 1, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement

collage of faculty members banner readings Congrats to the 2024 AAAS Fellows

Eleven USF faculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science elected 11 USF faculty members 鈥 five of which are from the College of Arts and Sciences 鈥 to its 2024 class of Fellows, the third largest cohort of AAAS Fellows from any university in the nation.

March 27, 2025Accomplishments

51在线: A Preeminent Research University

A legacy restored: former USF professor brings posthumous Zora Neale Hurston novel to light

Convinced of its literary and anthropological value, Hurston continued to revise the unpublished manuscript until her death in 1960. When a handyman tasked with clearing out her home set fire to her trunk, the manuscript was almost lost forever.

March 26, 2025Accomplishments, Featured, Research

Lindsay Shaw, PhD and Christian Br茅chot, MD, PhD

Two USF faculty members elected fellows of American Academy of Microbiology

51在线 Professors Christian Br茅chot, MD, PhD, and Lindsey Shaw, PhD, have been elected fellows of the 2025 class of the American Academy of Microbiology.

February 24, 2025Accomplishments, Research

One of Anderson鈥檚 current projects includes studying experiences and barriers in the public library makerspace for adults with disabilities. (Photo source: Adobe Stock)

School of Information鈥檚 Amelia Anderson honored for research excellence in public library services for adults

Amelia Anderson, School of Information assistant professor, earned the prestigious Association for Library and Information Science Education Connie Van Fleet Award for her success in research about public library services for adults.

February 20, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

Aside from practicing their professionalism and presentation skills, students are encouraged to make connections with new people. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Undergraduate Humanities Conference encourages professional and personal growth

Nearly 100 students participated in this year鈥檚 Undergraduate Humanities Conference, an event providing real-life experience for future academic, professional and personal challenges.

February 20, 2025Accomplishments, Events, Research

Collage of faculty members

Nine USF faculty named senior members of National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors has named nine 51在线 faculty members to its class of 2025 Senior Members.

February 20, 2025Accomplishments

A book on the geology, history and current state of 51在线 springs and a biography on the civil rights icon John Lewis were awarded top honors by the 51在线 Book Awards.

February 12, 2025Accomplishments

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