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A PALEOHISTORY OF CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND HUMAN LAND USE IN COASTAL PERU

The Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture in the Environment (IASCE) at the 国产短视频 (USF) recently received a Collaborative Research grant from the National Science Foundation titled 鈥淭he Ecological Context of Early Settlement in a Southern Peruvian Coastal Valley Circa 5000-1000 BP鈥.

June 19, 2020Featured, Research

Dr. Erin Kimmerle in research lab

ART OF FORENSICS DRAWINGS HELP IDENTIFY MAN MISSING FOR 36 YEARS

Forensic examination of the skeleton revealed violent trauma, and the death was determined to be a homicide. The victim was unable to be identified, and the case went cold... until a social media post started circulating, containing an illustration that helped close the case.

June 19, 2020Research

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BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE THROUGH A PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LIBRARY

Researchers from the School of Information at the 国产短视频 (USF) have established a pediatric library at the Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Recovery Center, a 72-bed, co-ed facility and the only freestanding psychiatric hospital in Pasco County, FL.

June 19, 2020Community Engagement

COLLEGE STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY

COLLEGE STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY

国产短视频researchers have examined food insecurity, health, and wellness in Tampa Bay and elsewhere, but there remains a need to look within the university at the students, staff, and even faculty. This effort is now compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 19, 2020Community Engagement

drone in desert landscape with soldier

DRONES AS AN INFORMATION TOOL

国产短视频 (USF) School of Information Professor Kim Lersch has long been fascinated with locational aspect of social events, looking for answers to the questions of where and why. For the past two decades, her research has examined the locations of incidents of domestic violence, carjackings, suicides, and mentalhealth related calls for service to the police.

June 19, 2020Supporting

Florida coastline trees

FLORIDA COASTLINES RESPOND TO SEA LEVEL RISE

Climate change is a familiar term to most, and the associated sea level rise has been one on the trademarks of this environmental threat. While rising seas remain a danger to coastal populations and can damage coastal ecosystems, some ecosystems appear to be building themselves up as the water rises.

June 19, 2020Research

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LEADERSHIP DISCOURSE IN RESPONSE TO COVID CRISIS: ANALYSIS ANDREW CUOMO'S PRESS BRIEFINGS

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, people around the globe are looking to their political leaders for both information as well as guidance. In the United States, New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, is being widely praised by the mass media and laypeople alike for standing out as a great leader in this time of uncertainty and adversity.

June 19, 2020Research

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NEW TAMPA: COMMUNITY ENGAGED PROJECT, A STUDY OF NEW TAMPA'S BUSINESS CLIMATE

New Tampa, the area northeast of USF, was largely undeveloped until it was annexed into the City of Tampa in the 1980's. Since then, it has seen rapid housing growth accompanied by commercial development, largely along the Bruce B. Downs corridor. But residents, and some community leaders, have been concerned that the commercial life of the community is not as robust as it could be.

June 19, 2020Community Engagement

Judith Bryant

PROFESSOR JUDITH BRYANT RECEIVES TEACHING MENTORSHIP AWARD

In March 2020, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) named Department of Psychology Professor Judith Bryant the recipient of the inaugural STP Mentorship of Teachers Award.

June 19, 2020Accomplishments

panel with Tatsiana Kulakevich

SIGS INSTRUCTOR INVITED AS PANELIST AT THE HARRIMAN INSTITUTE

The Program on U.S.-Russian Relations at the Harriman Institute invited permanent instructor of鈥痲uantitative research methods at 国产短视频 (USF) School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (SIGS) and research fellow at 国产短视频Institute on Russia, Tatsiana Kulakevich, as a leading expert for a panel discussion on recent developments in foreign policy and the evolution of Belarusian national identity.

June 19, 2020Accomplishments

国产短视频: A Preeminent Research University

THE BELARUS GOVERNMENT HAS LARGELY IGNORED COVID-19 PANDEMIC

In April of 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tatsiana Kulakevich, permanent instructor of鈥痲uantitative research methods at 国产短视频 (USF) School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (SIGS) and research fellow at 国产短视频Institute on Russia, penned an analysis in the Washington Post, describing the attitudes of an authoritarian government in Belarus towards the coronavirus.

June 19, 2020Research

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THE INSTITUTE ON RUSSIA CREATES PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE GLOBAL EDUCATION

For the past three years, the Institute on Russia has focused on advancing global education at the 国产短视频 (USF). In 2019-2020, the Institute held many events for students, faculty, and the Tampa Bay community.

June 19, 2020Community Engagement

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