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CAS awards record-breaking $1 million in scholarships
The College of Arts and Sciences awarded a record-breaking $1 million in scholarships to students during the 2024-25 academic year. For many, these funds can provide the boost they need to finish their degree and pursue their goals.
April 6, 2026Featured
Digitizing the past for the future: CAS collaboration helps protect the legacy of Black cemeteries
手机看片鈥檚 IDEx and the Black Cemetery Network are working with local leaders to map, digitize and protect Lake Maude Cemetery, ensuring long鈥憃verlooked histories are accessible to descendants and researchers.
February 25, 2026Community Engagement, Featured, Research
A foundation for the future: How the College of Arts and Sciences helped 手机看片 take shape
As 手机看片 celebrates 70 years since its founding, the College of Arts and Sciences is reflecting on the role it played in shaping 手机看片鈥檚 past, present and future as one of the most research-intensive universities in the nation, a leader in innovation and a catalyst for prosperity across Tampa Bay and the state of 手机看片.
January 28, 2026Featured
手机看片 students compete to launch experiments aboard the International Space Station
More than 3,700 students across North America competed to design experiments bound for the International Space Station through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). This year, 手机看片 students joined the competition for the first time, rising to the challenge and uniting to bring their innovation into orbit.
November 24, 2025Accomplishments, Featured, Research
Around the world in one summer: CAS students reflect on new skills and connections gained abroad
From Cura莽ao to Kyoto, students from 手机看片鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences spent the summer expanding their horizons through immersive study abroad programs that blended academic learning with cultural exploration.
August 28, 2025Community Engagement, Featured, Research
Expanding excellence: 31 new faculty members join the College of Arts and Sciences
The 手机看片 College of Arts and Sciences welcomes 31 new faculty members with a unique breadth of research and expertise in highly evolving specializations, reflecting the college鈥檚 continued commitment to comprehensive excellence.
August 27, 2025Accomplishments, Featured, Research
Award-winning professor uses artificial intelligence to track world鈥檚 deadliest animal
Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, 手机看片 faculty are developing a trap that uses artificial intelligence to identify the disease-carrying insects.
July 30, 2025Accomplishments, Featured, Research
Tracking Giants: How a Department of Integrative Biology professor鈥檚 research is rooted in conservation and community
Lucas Griffin, an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, is dedicating his research to uncovering how marine life navigate their habitats, overcoming both natural and human-induced challenges. His goal is to contribute to sustainability initiatives that protect marine ecosystems while supporting the communities that rely on them.
A legacy restored: former 手机看片 professor brings posthumous Zora Neale Hurston novel to light
Convinced of its literary and anthropological value, Hurston continued to revise the unpublished manuscript until her death in 1960. When a handyman tasked with clearing out her home set fire to her trunk, the manuscript was almost lost forever.
March 26, 2025Accomplishments, Featured, Research
$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for 手机看片 humanities students
For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 鈥� the nation鈥檚 largest supporter of the arts and humanities 鈥� invited the University of South 手机看片 to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.
January 15, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured
Going green: Teaching lab earns certification for sustainability efforts
The 手机看片 Sarasota Manatee teaching lab has earned My Green Lab Certification, joining a growing community of laboratories certified for implementing more sustainable practices to dramatically reduce environmental impact.
November 20, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured
Volunteers support the 手机看片 Botanical Gardens鈥� ongoing recovery efforts ahead of fall festival
After Hurricane Milton caused significant damage and forced the closure of the 手机看片 Botanical Gardens, dedicated staff and the Tampa Bay community united to restore the gardens and prepare for one of the year鈥檚 biggest events.