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The internationally recognized USF Family Study Center (FSC) is celebrating 20 years of ground-breaking research and novel community partnerships by scheduling a broad array of events for students, families and professionals throughout the year.
September 28, 2023Research
Frontier Forum to feature Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Dr. Cathleen Kaveny
The USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is set to welcome law and ethics professor Dr. Cathleen Kaveny on Nov. 15 at the Judy Genshaft Honors College, as part of the signature lecture series Frontier Forum.
September 27, 2023Events
Pilot study to highlight outcomes of young adults from immigrant parentage
Professor of sociology and director of the Immigrant Well-Being Research Center, Dr. Elizabeth Aranda is leading a research study that aims to study young adults with immigrant parents living in the Tampa Bay area to assess how they have done in terms of education and socio-relative outcomes when compared to native born Americans.
September 27, 2023Community Engagement, Featured, Research
Urban Food Sovereignty Summit aims to heighten awareness of food sustainability in Tampa Bay
The USF College of Arts and Sciences鈥� Urban Food Sovereignty Group is set to host the 5th annual Tampa Bay Urban Food Sovereignty Summit on Oct. 12 and Oct. 15. The focus of this year鈥檚 event is 鈥淔ood Sovereignty in the Food System.鈥�
September 27, 2023Community Engagement, Events
Researchers at USF St. Petersburg have received a grant across the next five years from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging to continue ground breaking work that aims to reduce dementia risk through brain training.
September 27, 2023Research
Alumna shares her inspiring career journey of empowering communities and celebrating heritage
Aileen Rodriguez-Rogers, a distinguished alumna of USF and former member of USF鈥檚 Latin Community Advisory Council, shares her remarkable career and encourages others to actively engage in community advancement.
September 26, 2023Alumni, Community Engagement
Doctoral student Glenda Vaillant Cruz shines a light on Latin American student experience in higher education
Doctoral student and Fulbright scholar Glenda Vaillant Cruz traveled to Spain to examine the Latin American student experience in higher education and reflects on the importance of her mentorship with Dr. Beatriz Padilla, director of ISLAC and associate professor in the Department of Sociology.
September 26, 2023Accomplishments, Alumni, Community Engagement, Research
DSLS Etiquette Luncheon prepares students for future professional engagements
The Dean鈥檚 Student Leadership Society held an etiquette luncheon with host and CAS alumna Sashy O鈥機onnor. Students learned a multitude of etiquette techniques to benefit to their professional development.
September 26, 2023Alumni, Community Engagement, Events
MURP student wins APA Florida Student Planner of the Year
Beneetta Mary Jose, a second-year student in the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program in the School of Public Affairs, was recently named the American Planning Association鈥檚 (APA) Student Planner of the Year.
September 26, 2023Accomplishments
鈥榃hat Lies Beneath鈥� exhibit showcases investigation of unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County
The 鈥淲hat Lies Beneath鈥� exhibit located in the Social Sciences (SOC) Waterman Exhibit Gallery at USF shares the results of a multi-year, interdisciplinary investigation into unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County.
September 26, 2023Community Engagement, Events, Research
Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman鈥檚 book 鈥淪econd-Class Daughters: Black Brazilian Women and Informal Adoption as Modern Slavery鈥� earns award from the American Sociological Association
Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman is co-winner of the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book award for her second book, 鈥淪econd-Class Daughters: Black Brazilian Women and Informal Adoption as Modern Slavery.鈥�
September 22, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
A unique learning experience allowed History students the chance to examine more than a dozen artifacts ranging from Tuskegee Airmen nurse uniform pins to a "Don't Kiss Me" necklace worn by babies during the Tuberculosis outbreak of the early 1900s.
September 22, 2023Community Engagement