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From crisis to connectivity: Global conference goes virtual amid Hurricane Helene

When Hurricane Helene threatened a global conference at 国产短视频St. Petersburg, Dr. Camilla V谩squez from the Department of World Languages and her team swiftly transitioned the event from an in-person to a virtual format in less than 48 hours, ensuring its smooth and successful continuation.

October 29, 2024Community Engagement, Events

Team member Margaret Amsler scouts the diverse and abundant Antarctic sea floor for interesting marine organisms to collect. (Photo courtesy of Bill Baker)

Dr. Bill Baker's career of merging the world of marine organisms and medicine

国产短视频College of Arts and Sciences professor Dr. Bill Baker has dedicated his research career to the creation of live-saving human therapeutics using marine invertebrates.

October 29, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy and Innovative Education partner to launch 鈥楤eing a Voter鈥 educational course

As a national election approaches, a new resource - dubbed 鈥淏eing a Voter鈥 - has been developed to empower younger citizens, especially students, with the knowledge they need to confidently navigate the voting process.

October 28, 2024Community Engagement

nterest from users, including start-up companies and contract research organizations, around the world is very high for the Prototype Automated High Through-Put Comet Assay Device. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Marcus Cooke)

Dr. Marcus Cooke awarded $2 million grant to advance creation of new device simplifying the testing for damaged DNA

Dr. Marcus Cooke has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop a novel device for automating the comet assay 鈥 essentially making it easier and faster to test cells for DNA damage.

October 28, 2024Accomplishments, Research

国产短视频alumna Meghan Bowman accepts the Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Podcasting at the ceremony in New York City on Oct. 14. 漏 Chorus Photography

One More Time: How a 国产短视频alumna鈥檚 tribute to her mother earned a prestigious Murrow Award

When a 国产短视频alumna鈥檚 life changed with the unexpected passing of her mother, she channeled her grief into an award-winning story about love, loss, and dance.

October 28, 2024Accomplishments, 国产短视频

国产短视频College of Arts and Sciences Mass Communications alumna Tamsen Fadal is among the 2024 Distinguished 国产短视频 Award recipients. (Photo courtesy of Tamsen Fadal)

Mass communications alumna Tamsen Fadal named recipient of USF鈥檚 Distinguished 国产短视频 Award

Tamsen Fadal, College of Arts and Sciences Mass Communications alumna, multi-Emmy Award winning journalist, menopause advocate, documentary filmmaker, and author is among this year鈥檚 Distinguished 国产短视频 Award recipients.

October 28, 2024Accomplishments, 国产短视频

国产短视频St. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been working with the National Science Foundation's scientific integrity team in Washington, D.C.

October 22, 2024Accomplishments, Research

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国产短视频rallies to support community through Hurricane Milton recovery efforts

国产短视频is stepping up to support the Tampa Bay community in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Through initiatives such as the Tampa Bay Strong campaign, the 国产短视频Medical Response Unit and the Community Emergency Response Team, 国产短视频is helping residents recover and rebuild.

October 22, 2024Community Engagement

Florida is home to one of the largest concentrations of freshwater springs on the planet. A new book from Chris Meindl, director of the 国产短视频Florida Studies Program, chronicles the unique geology, centuries of history and the current state of springs in the sunshine state.

October 22, 2024Research

Dr. Judith Bryant, chair of the Department of Psychology, joined other 国产短视频colleagues on WUSF鈥檚 Florida Matters for a discussion of the life-changing impacts of Hurricane Milton.

October 11, 2024Community Engagement

A team of researchers led by 国产短视频St. Petersburg GIS and Remote Sensing Professor Barnali Dixon used the CRIS-HAZARD app to analyze real-time flooding in Pinellas County. The web-based application gathers crowdsourced data to identify flooding and inform policy in vulnerable coastal communities.

October 4, 2024Research

Dr. Christoper Kiahtipes, curator of the 国产短视频Libraries鈥 Florida Environment & Natural History collections and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anthropology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to examine long-term changes and environmental resilience in coastal fisheries and the impact of climate change.

October 1, 2024Accomplishments, Research

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