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Five CAS faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
Five USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members are being recognized next month with Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Awards. 鈥淭he faculty being recognized with these awards have demonstrated extraordinary success in their research and scholarly endeavors," said USF Research & Innovation Interim Vice President Sylvia Thomas.
August 17, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured, Research
USF doctoral student earns 鈥楾op Student Award鈥� from the International Communication Association
Communication doctoral student Rana鈥疎lhendi鈥檚鈥痯aper, 鈥溾�楾he rubber band is already broken: An extended case study of UNDP transformative resilience framework in the context of Palestine,鈥� has earned the Top Student Award from the International Communication Association鈥檚 Organizational Communication division.
August 17, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Anthropology鈥檚 Dr. Diane Wallman earns Faculty Scholar Fulbright
USF College of Arts and Sciences anthropology associate professor Dr. Diane Wallman has been named a Faculty Scholar Fulbright. Wallman will use the Fulbright award to continue her collaborative work with colleague Dr. Caroline Borges, assistant professor of archaeology at the University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil.
July 26, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Dr. Marcus Cooke and colleagues open the door to understanding human disease through nucleic acid 鈥榓dductomics鈥�
Ninety percent of the risk of developing a disease comes from exposure to certain elements in our environment, such as pollution, sunlight, tobacco use, or food components, according to USF College of Arts and Sciences professor and Department of Molecular Biosciences chair Dr. Marcus Cooke.
July 25, 2023Accomplishments, Research
USF alumnus thankful for mentorship shaping research on inland hurricane impacts
In 2022, USF alumni Yijie Zhu graduated from the School of Geosciences with a PhD in geography, environmental science, and policy. Zhu spent most of his childhood growing up in the coastal city of Shanghai, China. As a child, he recalls always having a curiosity about nature rather than television or toys.
July 25, 2023Accomplishments, Alumni, Community Engagement, Research
An oyster shell is worth a thousand words
USF College of Arts and Sciences applied anthropology doctoral candidate, Jaime Rogers, is the recipient of the 2023 Freeman Award in Public Archaeology. He will use his scholarship funds to further his geochemical analyses of oyster shells from several pre-Columbian sites in Tampa Bay, Florida鈥檚 largest estuary, to investigate oyster harvesting patterns and management systems through time.
July 18, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Dr. Antoinette Jackson to be featured on CBS鈥� 60 Minutes
The work of USF College of Arts and Sciences anthropology professor and chair鈥疍r. Antoinette Jackson will re-air on CBS News鈥� 60 Minutes on Sunday, July 30.
July 18, 2023Accomplishments, Research
Professor Emeritus Gary Mormino鈥檚 鈥淒reams in the New Century鈥� earns gold in Florida Book Awards
In mid-March, USF College of Arts and Science鈥檚 Florida Studies professor emeritus and historian Gary Mormino was awarded gold in the Florida Book Awards in the Florida non-fiction category.
June 23, 2023Accomplishments
USF Alumna Lisa Anne Mifflin earns 2023 Joyce Russell Kente Award
哔咔漫画 (USF) alumna Lisa Anne Mifflin is the 2023 Joyce Russell Kente Alumni Award recipient. Mifflin was recognized at the April 22 awards ceremony, 22 years since the first ceremony was held.
June 21, 2023Accomplishments, Alumni
Dr. Garrett Potts earns grant to develop a 鈥楲ife Worth Living鈥� hub at USF
Dr. Garrett Potts, assistant professor, is the recipient of the three-year $237,620 grant, and will be responsible for LWL project development. He will be aided by members of his department, including Dr. Michael DeJonge, Dr. Tori Lockler, and Dr. Marianne Florian.
June 16, 2023Accomplishments, Research
Three generations of USF history alumna make history of their own
Judy Rosenkranz, the 哔咔漫画鈥檚 (USF) first history major and the first graduate of the university's College of Liberal Arts, was among the charter class of graduates celebrating commencement nearly 50 years ago.
June 16, 2023Accomplishments, Alumni
Anthropology doctoral candidate selected as USF鈥檚 first student veteran recipient of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Jonathan Rodriguez is one of six 哔咔漫画 students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2023-2024 academic year and one of 2,200 students nationwide selected for this prestigious award focusing on international education, exchange, and mutual understanding. He is the first 哔咔漫画 student veteran selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
May 26, 2023Accomplishments, Events