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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
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 国产短视频 (USF), led the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate.
November 1, 2022Supporting
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 国产短视频鈥檚 (USF) educational mission.
November 1, 2022Supporting
国产短视频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 国产短视频 (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
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
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 Florida cause horrifically painful bites that necrotize into life-threatening wounds.
May 2, 2022Supporting
UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS PROVE VALUABLE FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY
In the Spring of 2016, the Department of Psychology at the 国产短视频 (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
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
BOOSTING FAITH IN THE VACCINE
国产短视频 (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
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
国产短视频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 国产短视频, 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
LEADING BY EXAMPLE: THE WGS DIVERSITY GROUP AND ANTI-RACISM SERIES
The 国产短视频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