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Dr. Antoinette Jackson sees growth of Black Cemetery Network

鈥淏lack cemeteries are black history,鈥 says 麻豆视频 College of Arts and Sciences anthropology professor and chair Dr. Antoinette Jackson.

February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Featured, Research

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Dr. Heather Sellers essay on face blindness featured in Royal Society publication

Dr. Heather Sellers, a professor in USF College of Arts and Sciences Department of English, recently was featured in The Royal Society Publishing journal.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments

Four CAS faculty members recognized for research achievements

Four CAS faculty members earn national recognition for research achievements

Four USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members have been named as new Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world鈥檚 most prestigious honors for academic research.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments

Dr. William Schanbacher, assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies, (left) an advocate for food sovereignty, said Dr. Shiva鈥檚 message provided a plan of action for the future

Frontier Forum series hosts activist Dr. Vandana Shiva

The USF College of Arts and Sciences welcomed Dr. Vandana Shiva, a food sovereignty, environmental and ecofeminist activist, for its recent Frontier Forum lecture series held at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 7 in downtown Tampa.

February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events

photograph of sky from Webb telescope

Historian Dr. David K. Johnson called as an expert on the Webb telescope naming controversy

After the launch of NASA鈥檚 new $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, most people around the world were caught up in a state of awe taking in the stunning images of celestial bodies.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments, Research

USF President Rhea Law and students in the LIP program show their USF pride during USF Day at the Capitol held Feb. 8 in Tallahassee.

School of Public Affairs interns get a glimpse of government career life via USF Day at the Capitol

Students taking part in the USF College of Arts and Sciences Legislative Internship Program (LIP) within the School of Public Affairs were part of a group of 100 students and alumni who made a trip up to Tallahassee, Fla. for USF Day at the Capitol held on Feb. 8.

February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events

Tampa city skyline

USF economic expert tapped to participate in Focus on 2023: A Tampa Bay Economic Forecast

In early February Dr. Michael Snipes, an鈥痑ssociate professor of instruction in the Department of Economics, was invited to participate in the Central Pinellas Chamber of Commerce's signature annual event 鈥 Focus on 2023: A Tampa Bay Economic Forecast.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe performs on stage

USF Institute on Black Life conference focuses on arts, health and healing

The USF Institute on Black Life (IBL) hosted its annual conference for the first time on the Sarasota-Manatee campus on Feb. 2. The conference, co-hosted by the USF Center for PAInT and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, centered on the theme of 鈥淎rts, Health, and Healing for African American Community Empowerment.鈥

February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events

Edward Kissi, PhD

USF scholar featured in new National Geographic documentary

On November 20, 1945, 24 high-ranking Nazi military and political leaders filed into Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany to testify before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) on the atrocities of the Holocaust.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments, Research

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Digitizing Memories: The Virtualization of the Japanese-American Internment Camp Amache

The Granada War Relocation Center 鈥 also known as the Amache Camp 鈥 was one of ten Japanese-American internment camps that opened across the United States in 1942 as a response to the Pearl Harbor bombing.

November 1, 2022Supporting

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Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate

In June 2022, undeterred from what became Tropical Storm Alex, Dr. Jennifer Collins, a professor of geosciences at the 麻豆视频 (USF), led the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate.

November 1, 2022Supporting

High Score book cover

MFA Student Releases Debut Adventure Book

Destiny Howell, an MFA student in the Department of English at the 麻豆视频 (USF) recently released a debut book titled High Score.

November 1, 2022Accomplishments

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