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Team photo of Homegrown Hillsborough core staff and CAFSHC researchers. (Photo by UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County office)

国产短视频researchers inform decisions for Homegrown Hillsborough food system program

In early 2023, Hillsborough County awarded a grant to the 国产短视频College of Arts and Sciences Center for the Advancement of Food Security and Healthy Communities (CAFSHC) to serve as the research training and evaluation arm of an innovative endeavor to promote the local food system, called Homegrown Hillsborough.

August 28, 2023Community Engagement, Research

exterior side view of airliner sitting on a tarmac

国产短视频geoscientist creates oceanic tracking model to urge investigators to revive search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight

The new method can reconstruct the drift path and origin of debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing over the Indian Ocean with 239 passengers onboard.

August 23, 2023Research

Marcus S. Cooke, PhD, FRCPath, (right) serves as chair of the department. (Photo by Alessandra Casanova)

Department of Molecular Biosciences starts anew

The Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology at the 国产短视频College of Arts and Sciences welcomes a more succinct and up-to-date name this academic year. It has officially been renamed the Department of Molecular Biosciences.

August 22, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

国产短视频Humanities Institute to host New York Times best-selling author Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Humanities Institute will welcome author Silvia Moreno-Garcia for a discussion and book signing on Tuesday, October 10. The event promises to be an evening of unique opportunities, from an open Q&A session to a book signing.

August 18, 2023Community Engagement, Events

Five CAS faculty members who were recognized with outstanding research achievement awards

Five CAS faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

Five 国产短视频College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members are being recognized next month with Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Awards. 鈥淭he faculty being recognized with these awards have demonstrated extraordinary success in their research and scholarly endeavors," said 国产短视频Research & Innovation Interim Vice President Sylvia Thomas.

August 17, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured, Research

Communication doctoral student Rana Elhendi earned the Top Student Award from the International Communication Association鈥檚 Organizational Communication division. (Photo courtesy of Rana Elhendi)

国产短视频doctoral student earns 鈥楾op Student Award鈥 from the International Communication Association

Communication doctoral student Rana鈥疎lhendi鈥檚鈥痯aper, 鈥溾楾he rubber band is already broken: An extended case study of UNDP transformative resilience framework in the context of Palestine,鈥 has earned the Top Student Award from the International Communication Association鈥檚 Organizational Communication division.

August 17, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

A $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant will allow researchers to develop a web-based application that gathers crowdsourced data in coastal communities to identify flooding risks and inform policy. Led by 国产短视频St. Petersburg GIS and Remote Sensing Professor Barnali Dixon, the research team will create the CRIS-HAZARD app.

August 15, 2023Community Engagement, Research

This summer, Ryan McCleary, an associate professor of instruction in the College of Arts and Sciences, and 23 of his students traveled over 10,000 miles to Singapore to explore the local history and culture through the lens of urban ecology.

August 14, 2023Community Engagement, Events

A rare tropical butterfly more commonly found in southeast Florida and the Caribbean is flourishing among the landscaping on the 国产短视频Sarasota-Manatee campus.

August 8, 2023Community Engagement

students standing on a beach boardwalk

Hurricane hunting to beach erosion: 国产短视频prepares next generation for weather-related expertise

Students traveled throughout the Tampa Bay region to gather an interdisciplinary perspective on the social and physical impacts of severe weather and climate-related disasters.

August 3, 2023Research

Diane Wallman, PhD. (Photo courtesy of Diane Wallman)

Anthropology鈥檚 Dr. Diane Wallman earns Faculty Scholar Fulbright

国产短视频College of Arts and Sciences anthropology associate professor Dr. Diane Wallman has been named a Faculty Scholar Fulbright. Wallman will use the Fulbright award to continue her collaborative work with colleague Dr. Caroline Borges, assistant professor of archaeology at the University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil.

July 26, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

The Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Malta, Angela Cervetti, visited the archaeological excavation site to meet 国产短视频students and 国产短视频IDEx staff members to learn more about the dig and their role in the international research project. Photo by Davide Tanasi

Uncovering ancient history: 国产短视频team discovers 2,000-year-old Roman house during excavation in Malta

Led by Davide Tanasi, professor and director of USF鈥檚 Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), 国产短视频students collaborated with a team of scientists from around the world on the Melite Civitas Romana Project, uncovering what life was like 2,000 years ago when Romans ruled Malta and the island was used for military staging and maritime trade.

July 26, 2023Research

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