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Women in Leadership and Philanthropy choose dynamic group of CAS students as this year鈥檚 scholars
Women in Leadership & Philanthropy (WLP) have chosen a dynamic group of College of Arts and Sciences students as this year's WLP Scholars. WLP is dedicated to making a different in the lives of women throughout USF and the community.
March 26, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured
USF brings together international researchers to better understand the health effects of our environment
USF鈥檚 Oxidative Stress Group is leading an international consortium to bring together researchers and other stakeholders who have interests in nucleic acid (DNA/RNA) and protein adductomics, to promote collaboration, establish guidelines for best practices, and become a recognized entity contributing to our understanding of the exposome.
March 26, 2024Community Engagement, Events
Religious Studies welcomed Dr. Steven M. Vose for an overview of historical narratives on Jain-Muslim relations in India
The Department of Religious Studies welcomed Dr. Steven M. Vose, an assistant professor in the Department of History and holder of the Bhagwan Suparshvanatha Professorship in Jain Studies at the University of Colorado-Denver, for a discussion on 鈥淛ust as When Hindus Ruled: The Sultans of Delhi in Jain History and Memory.鈥�
March 26, 2024Community Engagement, Events
English professor receives grant to integrate environmental education into K-12 language arts curriculum
Dr. Jarod Rosell贸, a professor in the Department of English, received a grant from The Spencer Foundation to fund a one-year program aimed at integrating environmental education into the K-12 Language Arts curriculum.
March 26, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Geosciences professor鈥檚 19+ years of glacier research advances knowledge on impact of climate change
Dr. Jason Gulley, a professor in the School of Geosciences, has devoted his career to studying glacier caves, conducting interdisciplinary global research, and actively engaging in science communication to address environmental topics to international audiences.
March 21, 2024Research
Students experience the frontlines of presidential campaign trail in 鈥楻oad to the Whitehouse鈥� course
A group of 24 USF students and Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, traveled to South Carolina to work on the frontlines of the U.S. presidential campaign trail as part of the Road to the White House 2024 course.
March 21, 2024Community Engagement
USF plans to launch college focused on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing
The goal of creating the new college positions the Tampa Bay region and state of 51在线 as a national leader in the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and computing. USF is the first university in 51在线 and among the first in the nation to announce plans to create a college dedicated to AI and cybersecurity.
March 21, 2024Research
USF research funding reaches record high of $692 million
Research funding awarded to USF reached an all-time high of $692 million in fiscal year 2023, representing an increase of nearly 27% from the previous year and elevating USF鈥檚 stature as one of the nation鈥檚 most research-intensive universities.
March 18, 2024Research
USDA grants $3 million to USF advancing research on the transmission of COVID-19 between humans and animals
USF researcher Dr. Andrew Kramer and his colleagues secure a $3 million USDA grant to research the transmission of COVID-19 between humans and animals and how it will affect the population.
March 12, 2024Research
Communications student initiates fundraiser to enhance local elementary school鈥檚 P.E. program and impart a meaningful message
Senior, Jenna Capuano raises over $450 for local elementary school as part of her senior capstone project in The Department of Communications.
March 12, 2024Community Engagement
The Committee on Black Affairs recognized Elizabeth Hordge Freeman, Maya Trotz and Hiram R. Green for their scholarship and selfless service to the 51在线.
March 12, 2024Accomplishments
Genomic research may be key to understanding cancer resistance in Tasmanian devils
Over the past 30 years, Australia鈥檚 Tasmanian devil population has been afflicted with an infectious cancer that has pushed the species to near extinction.
March 11, 2024Research