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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 国产短视频鈥檚 (USF) educational mission.

November 1, 2022Supporting

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Rediscovering Downtown Clearwater鈥檚 Art Scene with Augmented Reality

City planners have focused on integrating digital technologies into their regeneration efforts 鈥 giving rise to the development of smart cities, which integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) such as 5G, AI, and cloud computing into both the management and revitalization of cities.

November 1, 2022Events

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Steering the Course: Implementing Research-based Practices to Promote Student Success in STEM

In late August 67 STEM faculty from 国产短视频and Hillsborough Community College gathered for a workshop/luncheon to celebrate their teaching successes and to extend the vision for future improvements.

November 1, 2022Accomplishments

Plant community ecologist Paul-Camilo Zalamea in the field in Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Termites are Key Wood Decomposers, and Could Play Significant Role in the Look of Future Ecosystems

Termites are critical in natural ecosystems鈥攅specially in the tropics鈥攂ecause they are key players in wood decomposition. The world would be piled high with dead plants and animals without termites.

November 1, 2022Featured

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国产短视频Communication Professor Tapped to Speak on Disinformation in Brazil

In late July, prior to the start of elections in October, Dr. Scacco visited Brasilia, Manaus, and S茫o Paulo to meet with journalists, journalism students, researchers and academics, and news organizations to discuss best practices for election news coverage, navigating president-press relations, ensuring press freedom, and emphasizing the democracy-focused frame in news stories.

November 1, 2022Accomplishments

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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

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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF PHDS IN PHILOSOPHY AT USF

The Department of Philosophy at the 国产短视频 is celebrating the 30thanniversary of the first Ph.D. it awarded, and is pleased to acknowledge and honor the careers of the three who were the first to receive the degree.

May 2, 2022Accomplishments

book cover for Field Notes from the Flood Zone

ENGLISH PROFESSOR PUBLISHES TWO NEW BOOKS OF POETRY FOCUSED ON CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT

Heather Sellers, a professor in the Department of English at the 国产短视频 recently published two new books of poetry 鈥 Field Notes from the Flood Zone (two editions) 鈥 which addresses issues of climate change and the environment.

May 2, 2022Accomplishments

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How to Best Communicate with Remote Workers

The drastic shift to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced employees and managers to adapt their communication strategies. Communication is often cited as critical to remote worker success but has rarely been examined within a remote work context. New research, featured in Journal of Applied Psychology, examines how communication quality, communication frequency, and communication expectations relate to employee performance and wellbeing.

May 2, 2022Featured

Eric Winsberg

THE INTERSECTION OF PHILOSOPHY, COVID, AND MORALITY OF SCIENCE

In a 24-minute film "Moral Models: Crucial Decisions in the Age of Computer Simulation" Professor Eric Winsberg鈥攚idely recognized for bringing the study of computer simulation to philosophy of science鈥攕hares his views on COVID-19 models, including their moral significance and influence on society.

May 2, 2022Accomplishments

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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 Florida cause horrifically painful bites that necrotize into life-threatening wounds.

May 2, 2022Supporting

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