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Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti poses by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ sign after her graduation ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti)

MURP graduate secures first-place title with an innovative research paper on road safety in Florida’s district seven

MURP graduate, Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti, earns first-place in student paper competition by the APA’s Transportation Planning Division.

June 21, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni, Research

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School of Public Affairs director Robin Ersing participates in NSF Disaster Resilience Team Science program

The two-month long training and experiential program brought together a cohort of faculty colleges and universities across the state to develop an interdisciplinary project idea around challenges related to preparing for and recovering from disasters.

June 21, 2024Accomplishments

Lindsay Shaw works in lab with student

USF projects selected for new research program bring the potential to solve critical challenges

Four interdisciplinary teams of USF researchers have each been awarded up to $1 million in seed funding through the Collaborative Research Excellence and Translational Efforts awards – a new initiative designed to catalyze new research and enhance USF’s impact.

June 20, 2024Accomplishments, Research

(From left) Geography master’s student Megan Blair with Dr. Jennifer Collins,  professor in the School of Geosciences and lead organizer of the Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate Symposium. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Collins)

USF student Megan Blair recognized for research on perceptions of Hurricane Ian evacuation behaviors

Geography graduate student Megan Blair earned the Application Novelty award at the Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate Symposium held in Honolulu, Hawaii for her research on perceptions of Hurricane Ian evacuation behaviors.

June 18, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

Freedom High School students engage in a pipetting activity in the genetics laboratory, offered to USF undergraduates in the cell and molecular biology major. (Photo courtesy of Sandy Westerheide)

Local Tampa high school students get a behind-the-scenes look of the field of molecular biosciences

The Department of Molecular Biosciences welcomed high school students from Tampa’s Freedom High School for a visit to learn more about the field of molecular biosciences.

June 18, 2024Community Engagement

Rocky the Bull made an appearance at the Student Success’ Celebration of Leadership award ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Student Success at USF)

CAS students shine as Golden Bull Awardees

This year 13 College of Arts and Sciences students were named winners of the Golden Bull Award, one of USF’s highest honors awarded to undergraduate and graduate students each year who “encompass the spirit of USF and have demonstrated its values.â€

June 18, 2024Accomplishments, Featured

Juneteenth has become the most well-known celebration for the ending of slavery in the United States and viewed by some as America’s second Independence Day. But the history of this important celebration is complex and often misunderstood.

June 17, 2024Community Engagement, Events

A good story doesn’t just captivate, it can also act as a catalyst for connecting individuals and addressing complex issues. That is the spirit behind the Living Heritage Institute, which seeks to combine storytelling with research that remembers the past and informs the present.

June 13, 2024Research

For six years, USF St. Petersburg and the Florida YMCA have partnered to offer a program designed to enhance civic education by immersing high school students from across the state in local government and public service.

June 11, 2024Community Engagement

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USF using AI to help combat malaria in Africa

Funded by the NIH, the project is an international effort that will establish a new research center in Africa to advance malaria research and deploy advanced smart traps for real-time identification of mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite.

June 6, 2024Research

Julie Buckner Armstrong, known for her expertise in the civil rights movement and southern literature, has been named the Duckwall Professor of Florida Studies for the 2024-2026 academic years. As part of the Duckwall Professorship, Armstrong will begin focusing on her next book, an anthology of literary works from Florida.

June 6, 2024Accomplishments

(From left) Doctoral candidate and lead scientists, Justin Fletcher, principal investigator, Dr. Brant Burkhardt, and co-principal investigator, Dr. Stanley Stevens Jr. (Photo courtesy of Brant Burkhardt)

Molecular biosciences professor receives $1.8 million grant to explore preventative therapy for Type 1 diabetes

Department of Molecular Biosciences professor Dr. Brant Burkhardt was awarded$1.8 million to investigate preventative treatment options for Type 1 diabetes.

May 30, 2024Research

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