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New Book Reveals New Perspectives about the Holocaust and World War II
While the majority of history books and available materials about the Holocaust focus much of their attention on the events that took place in European countries, one researcher at the ßÙßÇÂþ» has set out to understand the impact it had on surrounding regions.
January 27, 2020Research and Innovation
USF Partners with Feeding Tampa Bay to Open New Center Focused on Food Security
In an effort to address the role of food insecurity on health and well-being, the ßÙßÇÂþ» is set to open its new Center for the Advancement of Food Security and Health Communities (CAFSHC).
January 17, 2020Research and Innovation
Five USF Faculty Members Recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards
From chemistry to computer science and clean water, these faculty members are some of USF’s top innovators.
January 15, 2020Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News
Study abroad trip fuels graduate's passion for healthcare equity
It was a study abroad trip to Thailand, through The Judy Genshaft Honors College, that Jeannette Myrick says shifted her perspective on human health. Now, as she approaches graduation, Jeannette plans to help marginalized communities gain access to health care – using all she's gained from USF to make an impact in the lives of others.
January 10, 2020Student Success
Perspective: Benefits of a Consolidated College of Arts and Sciences at USF
The student success movement at the ßÙßÇÂþ» will be consolidated across three campuses, managed by a team of caring professionals charged to deliver equitable and high-quality programs, practices, policies, and technologies to all undergraduate students.
January 9, 2020University News
Eight undergraduate seniors and juniors from the ßÙßÇÂþ» (USF) have been selected for a challenging and rewarding research program funded by the National Science Foundation. The objective of the project is to develop a renewable energy source based on a novel scientific concept, with the goal of making basic commodities accessible to rural and tribal villages in Africa.
January 6, 2020Research and Innovation, University News
Turning Passion into Edible Purpose: Religious Studies Instructor Promotes Food Sovereignty
Locally grown food holds a special meaning for Dell deChant, associate chair and master instructor in the USF Department of Religious Studies, whose life-long research has led him from studying religious culture to contemporary issues around food and community, specifically food sovereignty.
October 16, 2019Campus Life
USF Forensic Anthropologist Testing Human Remains Believed to Potentially Belong to Amelia Earhart
USF forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle is featured in a documentary produced by National Geographic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to fly across the world.
October 14, 2019Research and Innovation
USF Researcher Awarded NIH Outstanding Investigator Grant for Understanding and Limiting Bacterial Proliferation
Prahathees Eswara, PhD, an assistant professor in the ßÙßÇÂþ»â€™s Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, has recently been awarded an Outstanding Investigator grant from the National Institute of Health. He is the first faculty member from USF to receive this prestigious award.
September 17, 2019Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
USF Archaeology Class Digs Up Florida’s Native American History
ßÙßÇÂþ» archaeologists are digging into one of Florida’s oldest native landmarks in hopes of unearthing insightful clues about the Tocobaga native people in Safety Harbor.
June 24, 2019Research and Innovation
Film Based on Book Written by USF History Professor Highlights Homophobic Firings During the Cold War
Crusade against homosexual federal workers featured in new documentary based on USF history professor’s award-winning book.
June 7, 2019Research and Innovation
‘Suture Zone’ to Blame for Mysterious 2014 Earthquake Felt Across Florida
New research from ßÙßÇÂþ» seismologists has uncovered the unexpected source of a 2014 earthquake felt across southern Florida – an anomaly for a state that historically has almost no seismic activity.
May 28, 2019Research and Innovation