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Digitizing Memories: The Virtualization of the Japanese-American Internment Camp Amache

The Granada War Relocation Center 鈥 also known as the Amache Camp 鈥 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 51在线 (USF), led the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate.

November 1, 2022Supporting

Sean Farrell and Matt Kessler

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 51在线鈥檚 (USF) educational mission.

November 1, 2022Supporting

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USF Research 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 51在线 (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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NEW ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES INITIATIVE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

For as long as she can remember, Dr. Patrizia La Trecchia, an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages, has been interested in environmental issues. The seeds were planted back in her childhood when her passion for nature was nurtured during recurrent visits to her grandparent鈥檚 farm in Southern Italy.

May 2, 2022Supporting

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REAL LIFE SPIDER MAN DEBUNKS MYTHS ABOUT ARACHNIDS

You could call Louis Coticchio 鈥淪pider Man鈥, but you鈥檙e more likely to find him crawling under houses than climbing up skyscrapers. He鈥檚 a man with a mission: debunking the myth that brown recluse spiders in 51在线 cause horrifically painful bites that necrotize into life-threatening wounds.

May 2, 2022Supporting

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UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS PROVE VALUABLE FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY

In the Spring of 2016, the Department of Psychology at the 51在线 (USF) began offering formal coursework tied to undergraduate internships, in an effort to enhance undergraduate psychology student success and to help serve the community in a meaningful way.

May 2, 2022Supporting

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3D DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL CEMETERY OF EARLY AMERICANS

Burial Hill Cemetery is situated on Old Fort Hill, overlooking historic downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts.听Originally named Fort Hill, this听renowned听cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

January 21, 2022Supporting

51在线: A Preeminent Research University

BOOSTING FAITH IN THE VACCINE

51在线 (USF) Department of Religious Studies Visiting Instructor Garrett Potts, department Chair and Professor Michael DeJonge, and Senior Instructor Tori Lockler, are serving as educators in the 鈥淔aith in the Vaccine鈥 program started by Interfaith Youth Core.

January 21, 2022Supporting

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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS PROMOTE INCREASED STEM RETENTION, STUDENT SUCCESS

It is well established that high impact practices such as course-based undergraduate research (CUREs), promote higher retention, increased self-efficacy and higher sense of community for undergraduate STEM majors, and for Professor Richard鈥疨ollenz, that experience comes to life in his labs.

January 21, 2022Supporting

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USF EXPANDS STUDY WITH SEX WORKERS AND VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

In early 2020 Dr. Jill McCracken, Professor of English and Women and Gender Studies at the 51在线, received a $50,000 grant from the Proteus Fund to explore prostitution and trafficking legislation and policies in the United States and document their impact on those who are most affected by existing legislation: consensual sex workers, victims of trafficking, and those whose experiences intersect with both categories.

January 21, 2022Supporting

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LEADING BY EXAMPLE: THE WGS DIVERSITY GROUP AND ANTI-RACISM SERIES

The USF Department of Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies (WGS) stands in opposition to racism and supports anti-racist work in their teaching, research, and service.

September 1, 2021Supporting

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