CAS Chronicles Feed/arts-sciences/chronicles/Recent posts from CAS Chroniclesen-usWed, 18 Sep 2024 21:27:57 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)Digitizing Memories: The Virtualization of the Japanese-American Internment Camp Amache/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/digitazing-memories-the-virtualization-of-the-japanese-american-internment-camp-amache.aspxThe Granada War Relocation Center – also known as the Amache Camp – was one of ten Japanese-American internment camps that opened across the United States in 1942 as a response to the Pearl Harbor bombing.Davide Tanasi, Ph.D., Professor, Department of History, & Director, Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 Digitizing Memories: The Virtualization of the Japanese-American Internment Camp AmacheThe Granada War Relocation Center – also known as the Amache Camp – was one of ten Japanese-American internment camps that opened across the United States in 1942 as a response to the Pearl Harbor bombing.equipment set up in a field/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/digitazing-memories-the-virtualization-of-the-japanese-american-internment-camp-amache.aspxSupportingHurricane Risk in a Changing Climate/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/hurricane-risk-in-a-changing-climate.aspxIn June 2022, undeterred from what became Tropical Storm Alex, Dr. Jennifer Collins, a professor of geosciences at the (USF), led the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate.Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 Hurricane Risk in a Changing ClimateIn June 2022, undeterred from what became Tropical Storm Alex, Dr. Jennifer Collins, a professor of geosciences at the (USF), led the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate.large group standing in front of screen at conference/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/hurricane-risk-in-a-changing-climate.aspxSupportingNew Multilingual Writing Center Opens for Graduate Students at USF/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/new-multilingual-writing-center-opens-for-graduate-students-at-usf.aspxFor multiple decades now, both international and multilingual students have played an increasingly important role in the ’s (USF) educational mission.Matt Kessler, Assistant Professor, Department of World Languages, Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 New Multilingual Writing Center Opens for Graduate Students at USFFor multiple decades now, both international and multilingual students have played an increasingly important role in the ’s (USF) educational mission.Sean Farrell and Matt Kessler/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/new-multilingual-writing-center-opens-for-graduate-students-at-usf.aspxSupportingUSF Research Team in Africa to Develop Renewable Portable Energy for Rural Villages/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/usf-research-team-in-africa-to-develop-renewable-portable-energy-for-rural-villages.aspxOver 70% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa does not have access to electricity. A group of researchers at the (USF) have been pursuing a new concept to develop a portable energy source for some of the tribes living in rural Africa.Sarath Witanachchi, Professor of Physics, Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 USF Research Team in Africa to Develop Renewable Portable Energy for Rural VillagesOver 70% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa does not have access to electricity. A group of researchers at the (USF) have been pursuing a new concept to develop a portable energy source for some of the tribes living in rural Africa.research team with locals in Tanzania/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/usf-research-team-in-africa-to-develop-renewable-portable-energy-for-rural-villages.aspxSupportingNEW ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES INITIATIVE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/new-environmental-humanities-initiative-at-the-university-of-south-florida.aspxFor as long as she can remember, Dr. Patrizia La Trecchia, an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages, has been interested in environmental issues. The seeds were planted back in her childhood when her passion for nature was nurtured during recurrent visits to her grandparent’s farm in Southern Italy.Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 NEW ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES INITIATIVE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDAFor as long as she can remember, Dr. Patrizia La Trecchia, an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages, has been interested in environmental issues. The seeds were planted back in her childhood when her passion for nature was nurtured during recurrent visits to her grandparent’s farm in Southern Italy.green coastline beside blue body of water/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/new-environmental-humanities-initiative-at-the-university-of-south-florida.aspxSupportingREAL LIFE SPIDER MAN DEBUNKS MYTHS ABOUT ARACHNIDS/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/real-life-spider-man-debunks-myths-about-arachnids.aspxYou could call Louis Coticchio “Spider Man”, but you’re more likely to find him crawling under houses than climbing up skyscrapers. He’s a man with a mission: debunking the myth that brown recluse spiders in Florida cause horrifically painful bites that necrotize into life-threatening wounds.Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 REAL LIFE SPIDER MAN DEBUNKS MYTHS ABOUT ARACHNIDSYou could call Louis Coticchio “Spider Man”, but you’re more likely to find him crawling under houses than climbing up skyscrapers. He’s a man with a mission: debunking the myth that brown recluse spiders in Florida cause horrifically painful bites that necrotize into life-threatening wounds.brown recluse spider on a web/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/real-life-spider-man-debunks-myths-about-arachnids.aspxSupportingUNDERGRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS PROVE VALUABLE FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/undergraduate-psychology-internships-prove-valuable-for-students-community.aspxIn the Spring of 2016, the Department of Psychology at the (USF) began offering formal coursework tied to undergraduate internships, in an effort to enhance undergraduate psychology student success and to help serve the community in a meaningful way.by Vicky Phares, Professor, Department of Psychology, Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS PROVE VALUABLE FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITYIn the Spring of 2016, the Department of Psychology at the (USF) began offering formal coursework tied to undergraduate internships, in an effort to enhance undergraduate psychology student success and to help serve the community in a meaningful way.smiling woman seated in a group with others/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/undergraduate-psychology-internships-prove-valuable-for-students-community.aspxSupporting3D DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL CEMETERY OF EARLY AMERICANS/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/3d-digital-preservation-of-historical-cemetery-of-early-americans.aspxBurial Hill Cemetery is situated on Old Fort Hill, overlooking historic downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts. Originally named Fort Hill, this renowned cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.Rocky D. BullFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 3D DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL CEMETERY OF EARLY AMERICANSBurial Hill Cemetery is situated on Old Fort Hill, overlooking historic downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts. Originally named Fort Hill, this renowned cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.camera setup in cemetery/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/3d-digital-preservation-of-historical-cemetery-of-early-americans.aspxSupportingBOOSTING FAITH IN THE VACCINE/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/boosting-faith-in-the-vaccine.aspx (USF) Department of Religious Studies Visiting Instructor Garrett Potts, department Chair and Professor Michael DeJonge, and Senior Instructor Tori Lockler, are serving as educators in the “Faith in the Vaccine” program started by Interfaith Youth Core.Rocky D. BullFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 BOOSTING FAITH IN THE VACCINE (USF) Department of Religious Studies Visiting Instructor Garrett Potts, department Chair and Professor Michael DeJonge, and Senior Instructor Tori Lockler, are serving as educators in the “Faith in the Vaccine” program started by Interfaith Youth Core.: A Preeminent Research University/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/boosting-faith-in-the-vaccine.aspxSupportingUNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS PROMOTE INCREASED STEM RETENTION, STUDENT SUCCESS/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/undergraduate-research-programs-promote-increased-stem-retention-student-success.aspxIt is well established that high impact practices such as course-based undergraduate research (CUREs), promote higher retention, increased self-efficacy and higher sense of community for undergraduate STEM majors, and for Professor Richard Pollenz, that experience comes to life in his labs.Richard Pollenz, PhD, Professor, Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS PROMOTE INCREASED STEM RETENTION, STUDENT SUCCESSIt is well established that high impact practices such as course-based undergraduate research (CUREs), promote higher retention, increased self-efficacy and higher sense of community for undergraduate STEM majors, and for Professor Richard Pollenz, that experience comes to life in his labs.students work in a lab/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/undergraduate-research-programs-promote-increased-stem-retention-student-success.aspxSupportingUSF EXPANDS STUDY WITH SEX WORKERS AND VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/usf-expands-study-with-sex-workers-and-victims-of-trafficking.aspxIn early 2020 Dr. Jill McCracken, Professor of English and Women and Gender Studies at the , received a $50,000 grant from the Proteus Fund to explore prostitution and trafficking legislation and policies in the United States and document their impact on those who are most affected by existing legislation: consensual sex workers, victims of trafficking, and those whose experiences intersect with both categories.Rocky D. BullFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 USF EXPANDS STUDY WITH SEX WORKERS AND VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKINGIn early 2020 Dr. Jill McCracken, Professor of English and Women and Gender Studies at the , received a $50,000 grant from the Proteus Fund to explore prostitution and trafficking legislation and policies in the United States and document their impact on those who are most affected by existing legislation: consensual sex workers, victims of trafficking, and those whose experiences intersect with both categories.Black woman comforts teen/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/usf-expands-study-with-sex-workers-and-victims-of-trafficking.aspxSupportingLEADING BY EXAMPLE: THE WGS DIVERSITY GROUP AND ANTI-RACISM SERIES/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/leading-by-example-the-wgs-diversity-group-and-anti-racism-series.aspxThe USF Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) stands in opposition to racism and supports anti-racist work in their teaching, research, and service.Rocky D. BullWed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 LEADING BY EXAMPLE: THE WGS DIVERSITY GROUP AND ANTI-RACISM SERIESThe USF Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) stands in opposition to racism and supports anti-racist work in their teaching, research, and service.Anti-racism image/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/leading-by-example-the-wgs-diversity-group-and-anti-racism-series.aspxSupportingNOVEL PROGRAM IDENTIFIES FOOD INSECURE RESIDENTS WITH HELP FROM USF CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT OF FOOD SECURITY & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/novel-program-identifies-food-insecure-residents-with-help-from-usf-center-for-advancement-of-food-security.aspxFood insecurity refers to the lack of access to nutritionally adequate food which can result in hunger as well as in an increased likelihood of chronic diet-related diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease).Gabrielle Lehigh, Jacquelyn Heuer, Nancy Romero-Daza & David HimmelgreenWed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 NOVEL PROGRAM IDENTIFIES FOOD INSECURE RESIDENTS WITH HELP FROM USF CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT OF FOOD SECURITY & HEALTHY COMMUNITIESFood insecurity refers to the lack of access to nutritionally adequate food which can result in hunger as well as in an increased likelihood of chronic diet-related diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease).people receiving bowls of soup/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/novel-program-identifies-food-insecure-residents-with-help-from-usf-center-for-advancement-of-food-security.aspxSupportingSMALL ISLAND, GLOBAL IMPACT: THE GROWTH OF IRISH STUDIES AT USF/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/small-island-global-impact-the-growth-of-irish-studies-at-usf.aspxIreland is a country that is deceptively small on the map in relation to its substantial global impact. In the medieval period, it was a cradle of European intellectualism, sending premier scholars to courts all over the globe.Rocky D. BullWed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 SMALL ISLAND, GLOBAL IMPACT: THE GROWTH OF IRISH STUDIES AT USFIreland is a country that is deceptively small on the map in relation to its substantial global impact. In the medieval period, it was a cradle of European intellectualism, sending premier scholars to courts all over the globe.young scholars at the library/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/small-island-global-impact-the-growth-of-irish-studies-at-usf.aspxSupportingUSF ANTHROPOLOGISTS FACILITATE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR TAMPA’S REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/usf-anthropologists-facilitate-covid-19-vaccinations-for-tampas-refugee-and-immigrant-populations.aspxAfter years of research with refugee and immigrant communities, USF anthropologists are now pivoting their efforts to ensure that Tampa’s hard-to-reach populations have access to free COVID-19 vaccinations.Rocky D. BullWed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 USF ANTHROPOLOGISTS FACILITATE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR TAMPA’S REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONSAfter years of research with refugee and immigrant communities, USF anthropologists are now pivoting their efforts to ensure that Tampa’s hard-to-reach populations have access to free COVID-19 vaccinations.young girl receiving vaccine/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/usf-anthropologists-facilitate-covid-19-vaccinations-for-tampas-refugee-and-immigrant-populations.aspxSupportingCOMMUNITY ENGAGED RESEARCH CONNECTS SURVEY PARTICIPANTS TO CRUCIAL SOCIAL SERVICES/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/community-engaged-research-connects-survey-participants-to-crucial-social-services.aspxSince 2017, Puerto Ricans have faced numerous natural hazards and ensuing social disasters, leading many to migrate to the continental United States where they confronted the current global pandemic.Rocky D. BullFri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 COMMUNITY ENGAGED RESEARCH CONNECTS SURVEY PARTICIPANTS TO CRUCIAL SOCIAL SERVICESSince 2017, Puerto Ricans have faced numerous natural hazards and ensuing social disasters, leading many to migrate to the continental United States where they confronted the current global pandemic.Dr. Alessandra Rosa, Rebecca Blackwell, and Maritza Novoa-Hadley/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/community-engaged-research-connects-survey-participants-to-crucial-social-services.aspxSupportingCONNECTING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: CAN VIRTUAL REALITY ENCOURAGE EMPATHY?/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/connecting-through-technology-can-virtual-reality-encourage-empathy.aspxThe pandemic has reminded us of the importance of community to our humanity. Connecting and relating to others is a necessity for our well-being as individuals and as groups.By Jamie Sommer, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, USFFri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 CONNECTING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: CAN VIRTUAL REALITY ENCOURAGE EMPATHY?The pandemic has reminded us of the importance of community to our humanity. Connecting and relating to others is a necessity for our well-being as individuals and as groups.woman sitting on sofa wearing VR mask/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/connecting-through-technology-can-virtual-reality-encourage-empathy.aspxSupportingDNA ADDUCTOMICS: A BREAKTHROUGH TOOL IN IDENTIFYING CANCER RISK/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/dna-adductomics-a-breakthrough-tool-in-identifying-cancer-risk.aspxDNA is the “machine code” of our cells – it tells the cell how to function, and therefore is responsible for our bodies working properly. However, if DNA is damaged, the code may change, and the instructions to the cells altered, making them behave abnormally.By Dr. Marcus S. Cooke, Professor, Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, USFFri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 DNA ADDUCTOMICS: A BREAKTHROUGH TOOL IN IDENTIFYING CANCER RISKDNA is the “machine code” of our cells – it tells the cell how to function, and therefore is responsible for our bodies working properly. However, if DNA is damaged, the code may change, and the instructions to the cells altered, making them behave abnormally.scientists viewing x-ray film/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/dna-adductomics-a-breakthrough-tool-in-identifying-cancer-risk.aspxSupportingNEW CYCLONE SEVERITY SCALE AIMS TO BETTER INFORM THE PUBLIC/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/new-cyclone-severity-scale-aims-to-better-inform-the-public.aspxFor decades, meteorologists and governments have warned communities in coastal areas of an imminent tropical cyclone using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale categorizes a tropical cyclone based on its maximum wind speed, and is used in defining evacuation strategies and humanitarian response.Rocky D. BullFri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 NEW CYCLONE SEVERITY SCALE AIMS TO BETTER INFORM THE PUBLICFor decades, meteorologists and governments have warned communities in coastal areas of an imminent tropical cyclone using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale categorizes a tropical cyclone based on its maximum wind speed, and is used in defining evacuation strategies and humanitarian response.hurricane satellite view/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/new-cyclone-severity-scale-aims-to-better-inform-the-public.aspxSupportingREFUGEE WOMEN: RESEARCH IN TIMES OF CRISIS/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/refugee-women-research-in-times-of-crisis.aspxA few years ago, in Portugal, a team comprised of myself and colleagues from Lisbon University Institute initiated an action research project entitled "Trajectories of Refugee: Gender, Intersectionality and Public Policies in Portugal”, to assess the experiences of refugee women in the aftermath of the so-called refugee crisis, so our research team enthusiastically got on board with trying to fill that gap.By Beatriz Padilla, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Director of ISLAC, USFFri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 REFUGEE WOMEN: RESEARCH IN TIMES OF CRISISA few years ago, in Portugal, a team comprised of myself and colleagues from Lisbon University Institute initiated an action research project entitled "Trajectories of Refugee: Gender, Intersectionality and Public Policies in Portugal”, to assess the experiences of refugee women in the aftermath of the so-called refugee crisis, so our research team enthusiastically got on board with trying to fill that gap.senior woman in hijab carrying infant/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/refugee-women-research-in-times-of-crisis.aspxSupportingTHE STATUS OF AIR QUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/the-status-of-air-quality-in-the-united-states-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.aspxAbout a year ago, in March 2020, companies and organizations around the world shut down or significantly limited production of goods and services as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures that followed. In doing this, fewer cars were on the road and high-emission operations decreased.Rocky D. BullFri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 THE STATUS OF AIR QUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMICAbout a year ago, in March 2020, companies and organizations around the world shut down or significantly limited production of goods and services as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures that followed. In doing this, fewer cars were on the road and high-emission operations decreased.open road with blue sky/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/the-status-of-air-quality-in-the-united-states-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.aspxSupportingANALYZING PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG SARASOTA RESIDENTS AFTER HURRICANE IRMA/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/analyzing-public-perception-of-climate-change-among-sarasota-residents-after-hurricane-irma.aspxDr. Feng Hao, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the (USF), recently worked with two Sarasota-Manatee campus undergraduate students, Daniel Hinkle and Ron Hans, and a colleague from Nankai University in China, Yan Wang, to study the public perception of climate change after Hurricane Irma, which made landfall in September 2017.Rocky D. BullWed, 09 Dec 2020 00:00:00 ANALYZING PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG SARASOTA RESIDENTS AFTER HURRICANE IRMADr. Feng Hao, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the (USF), recently worked with two Sarasota-Manatee campus undergraduate students, Daniel Hinkle and Ron Hans, and a colleague from Nankai University in China, Yan Wang, to study the public perception of climate change after Hurricane Irma, which made landfall in September 2017.hurricane satellite view/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/analyzing-public-perception-of-climate-change-among-sarasota-residents-after-hurricane-irma.aspxSupportingIMPACT OF PANDEMIC POLICIES ON TAMPA BAY REFUGEES/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/impact-of-pandemic-policies-on-tampa-bay-refugees.aspxBeginning in April 2020, a team of graduate students from the (USF) Department of Anthropology, and multilingual community leaders including Dr. Dillon Mahoney, Dr. Roberta Baer, Dr. Krista Billingsley, Renice Obure, Michaela Inks, and Eugenie Umurutasate began an assessment of the impacts of pandemic policies on refugees in Hillsborough County.Rocky D. BullWed, 09 Dec 2020 00:00:00 IMPACT OF PANDEMIC POLICIES ON TAMPA BAY REFUGEESBeginning in April 2020, a team of graduate students from the (USF) Department of Anthropology, and multilingual community leaders including Dr. Dillon Mahoney, Dr. Roberta Baer, Dr. Krista Billingsley, Renice Obure, Michaela Inks, and Eugenie Umurutasate began an assessment of the impacts of pandemic policies on refugees in Hillsborough County.woman wearing mask/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/impact-of-pandemic-policies-on-tampa-bay-refugees.aspxSupportingPROSTATE CANCER: THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN MEN/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/prostate-cancer-the-second-leading-cause-of-cancer-death-in-men.aspxProstate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States. If caught early, prostate cancer is curable, but mortality results when the cancer starts to spread (metastasis) beyond the prostate.Rocky D. BullWed, 09 Dec 2020 00:00:00 PROSTATE CANCER: THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN MENProstate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States. If caught early, prostate cancer is curable, but mortality results when the cancer starts to spread (metastasis) beyond the prostate.laboratory test tubes/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/prostate-cancer-the-second-leading-cause-of-cancer-death-in-men.aspxSupportingUSF UNDERGRADUATES PUBLISH BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH ON PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/usf-undergraduates-publish-breakthrough-research-on-psychology-of-religion.aspxPsychology students typically learn about research methods and statistics through their coursework, but in Dr. Jay Michaels’ Social Dynamics Lab at the ’s (USF) Sarasota-Manatee campus, undergraduate research assistants apply what they know about these topics to contribute to cutting-edge research.Rocky D. BullWed, 09 Dec 2020 00:00:00 USF UNDERGRADUATES PUBLISH BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH ON PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGIONPsychology students typically learn about research methods and statistics through their coursework, but in Dr. Jay Michaels’ Social Dynamics Lab at the ’s (USF) Sarasota-Manatee campus, undergraduate research assistants apply what they know about these topics to contribute to cutting-edge research.group of students/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/usf-undergraduates-publish-breakthrough-research-on-psychology-of-religion.aspxSupportingDRONES AS AN INFORMATION TOOL/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/drones-as-an-information-tool.aspx (USF) School of Information Professor Kim Lersch has long been fascinated with locational aspect of social events, looking for answers to the questions of where and why. For the past two decades, her research has examined the locations of incidents of domestic violence, carjackings, suicides, and mentalhealth related calls for service to the police.Rocky D. BullFri, 19 Jun 2020 00:00:00 DRONES AS AN INFORMATION TOOL (USF) School of Information Professor Kim Lersch has long been fascinated with locational aspect of social events, looking for answers to the questions of where and why. For the past two decades, her research has examined the locations of incidents of domestic violence, carjackings, suicides, and mentalhealth related calls for service to the police.drone in desert landscape with soldier/arts-sciences/chronicles/2020/drones-as-an-information-tool.aspxSupportingIN THE KITCHEN/arts-sciences/chronicles/2019/in-the-kitchen.aspxIn a general sense, university courses on food usually allow students the opportunity to acquire basic knowledge of food history, practices, and culture, but for Patrizia La Trecchia, an associate professor in the Department of World Languages at the , the basics are just the beginning.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 IN THE KITCHENIn a general sense, university courses on food usually allow students the opportunity to acquire basic knowledge of food history, practices, and culture, but for Patrizia La Trecchia, an associate professor in the Department of World Languages at the , the basics are just the beginning.: A Preeminent Research University/arts-sciences/chronicles/2019/in-the-kitchen.aspxSupportingRESURRECTING DEAD SOCIOLOGISTS?/arts-sciences/chronicles/2019/resurrecting-dead-sociologists.aspxCecil Greek, an associate professor of sociology at the , has been resurrecting dead sociologists for nearly a decade.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 RESURRECTING DEAD SOCIOLOGISTS?Cecil Greek, an associate professor of sociology at the , has been resurrecting dead sociologists for nearly a decade.: A Preeminent Research University/arts-sciences/chronicles/2019/resurrecting-dead-sociologists.aspxSupportingSHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?/arts-sciences/chronicles/2019/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go.aspxIn May of 2019, 10 students from around the nation gathered at the (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the Weather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by USF professors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?In May of 2019, 10 students from around the nation gathered at the (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the Weather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by USF professors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.team in a canoe through town/arts-sciences/chronicles/2019/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go.aspxSupportingSTUDENT RESEARCH REVEALS CLIMATE REALITIES/arts-sciences/chronicles/2019/student-research-reveals-climate-realities.aspxIn May, ten students from around the nation gathered at the (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the Weather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by USF professors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 STUDENT RESEARCH REVEALS CLIMATE REALITIESIn May, ten students from around the nation gathered at the (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the Weather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by USF professors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.group of students in yellow shirts on a beach/arts-sciences/chronicles/2019/student-research-reveals-climate-realities.aspxSupporting