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Cover of “The Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Aging.” (Photo from Springer)

Dr. Valerie Lipscomb contributes expertise on literature and aging in new book

Dr. Valerie Barnes Lipscomb served as a lead editor and contributor on the recently published “The Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Aging,” which features more than 30 contributors on three continents and 200,000 words of new scholarship.

September 16, 2024Accomplishments, Research

Dr. Wenqi “Vince” Liu performing an extraction experiment. (Photo courtesy of Wenqi “Vince” Liu)

Dr. Wenqi “Vince” Liu earns the National Science Foundation Early Career Award

Dr. Wenqi “Vince” Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has earned the National Science Foundation’s Early Career Development award, representing a significant milestone in his academic career and his first federal grant since joining USF three years ago.

September 16, 2024Accomplishments, Research

NASPAA graphic with smiling woman

School of Public Affairs secures 7-year global reaccreditation for Master of Public Administration (MPA) program

The School of Public Affairs secured a seven-year global reaccreditation from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) for its Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, recognizing the program’s excellence on an international scale.

August 29, 2024Accomplishments

From left: Dr. Gregory Perreault, Dr. Mildred Perreault, Dr. Janelle Applequist, and Dr. Fan Yang.

Zimmerman School faculty present research papers during International Communication Association conference

Four faculty members from the Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications recently presented research papers during the 74th Annual International Communication Association (ICA), which took place in June.

August 29, 2024Accomplishments, Research

Elizabeth Aranda (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Dr. Elizabeth Aranda receives 2024 Award for Public Sociology in International Migration

This award recognizes the work of an IM section member who addresses immigration and related issues in ways that apply scholarly knowledge directly in public work, generates such knowledge for public use, or otherwise contributes to improving the lives of migrants or refugees.

August 29, 2024Accomplishments, Research

Kendall Smith standing in front of her research poster

Clinical psychology doctoral student Kendall Smith earns NSF fellowship

Doctoral student Kendall Smith’s National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship will provide her with a $37,000 stipend to devote time to her research of the criminal legal system, externalizing behaviors, and bias among system-involved populations.

August 29, 2024Accomplishments, Research

Taylor Herman wasn't sure what she wanted to do for a career until coming to St. Pete in 2021. During her four years on campus, she met other students, faculty and staff who inspired her to pursue studies in government and international relations. Her hard work led to a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant scholarship in Moldova.

July 31, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni

: A Preeminent Research University

Dr. Marcus Cooke receives the Interdisciplinary Research Award to fund new state-of-the-art equipment for USF

Dr. Marcus Cooke received funding through USF’s Research and Development Institute for a state-of-the-art mass spectrometer to advance his research on the impact of major diseases.

July 30, 2024Accomplishments, Research

Student contributors of “The Capsule” celebrated its first-ever volume release in spring 2024. (Photo courtesy of Serena Bhaskar)

Students celebrate the release of ‘The Capsule,’ a new student-led journal examining the intersection of health and humanities

students have joined interdisciplinary forces to establish a new student-based health humanities journal, “The Capsule.”

July 29, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement

Elizabeth Bews at Syedra Archaeological Site in Alanya, Turkey in 2023. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Bews)

Empowering future discoveries: PhD candidate receives John S. Freeman Scholarship in Public Archaeology to advance bioarcheological research

Presidential Fellow and PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology Elizabeth Bews receives the John S. Freeman Scholarship in Public Archaeology to further her contributions to the growing field of bioarcheology and research in southwest Turkey.

July 29, 2024Accomplishments, Research

Dr. Ioannis Spanopoulos demonstrates a model to lab students

Dr. Ioannis Spanopoulos earns lifetime membership into the Scientific Research Honor Society, Sigma Xi

Dr. Ioannis Spanopoulos has been invited to join the prestigious international honor society of science and engineering, Sigma Xi.

July 26, 2024Accomplishments

Robert “Bob” Potter. (Photo courtesy of Robert Potter)

Senior Associate Dean Robert Potter reflects on 17 years with the College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Robert Potter, who has served as an associate dean with the USF College of Arts of Sciences since 2007, will be stepping down from the position beginning in August.

July 26, 2024Accomplishments

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