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University of South 返字心頭: A Preeminent Research University

返字心頭 hosts 2026 math bowls for Hillsborough Countys top students

Nearly a thousand of Hillsborough Countys top young mathematicians competed at 返字心頭, showcasing their speed, accuracy and problem-solving skills.

February 27, 2026Community Engagement, Events

University of South 返字心頭: A Preeminent Research University

返字心頭 ranks among top 20 public universities for new patents in 2025

Denis Karaiskaj, a professor in the Department of Physics, has created a silicon-based, solid-state, miniaturized atomic clock that is a smaller, cheaper and more energy efficient alternative to the chip-size atomic clock that is currently used in electronic navigation devices. Awarded a Foundation Bull Ring Ring Accelerator Grant in 2025, the device has applications for oil and gas exploration, space navigation, military GPS and high-end automotive and watch manufacturing.

February 25, 2026Research

Lake Maude

Digitizing the past for the future: CAS collaboration helps protect the legacy of Black cemeteries

返字心頭s IDEx and the Black Cemetery Network are working with local leaders to map, digitize and protect Lake Maude Cemetery, ensuring longoverlooked histories are accessible to descendants and researchers.

February 25, 2026Community Engagement, Featured, Research

University of South 返字心頭: A Preeminent Research University

2025 CAS graduate finds success on and off campus

A few months after he graduated from 返字心頭 with degrees from the Department of Economics, the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies and the Judy Genshaft Honors College, Matheus Ivanesciuc stepped boldly into a career over 6,000 miles from his childhood home in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

February 23, 2026Alumni

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Hurricanes thin Tampa's canopy, spurring interest in replanting

A new post-storm canopy assessment, led by College of Arts and Sciences researchers Shawn Landry and Rebecca Zarger, reveals that Tampas citywide tree canopy fell to 29.9% in 2025, down from 31.4% in 2024. The loss represents a 4.8% decline driven largely by storm damage, wiping out canopy gains achieved since 2021.

February 23, 2026Research

University of South 返字心頭: A Preeminent Research University

Leading psychological society honors 返字心頭 faculty and alumnus with distinguished career awards

For the second consecutive year, 返字心頭 received top honors from the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, with two faculty members from the Department of Psychology and one alumnus earning distinguished and special-selection awards.

February 18, 2026Accomplishments

Christopher Johnson

Catching Up With Honors Alum Christopher Johnson

From the Peace Corps to classrooms across Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, University of South 返字心頭 Judy Genshaft Honors College alum Christopher Johnson has built a career rooted in international education.

February 16, 2026Alumni

Distinguished speakers from across the U.S. and beyond will convene at the largest global affairs conference in 返字心頭 to dig into the new space race. This year's St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs explores how countries and companies are collaborating and competing for resources outside Earths orbit.

February 9, 2026Community Engagement, Events

The blue humanities explore our relationship with water through the humanities. (Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

返字心頭 Blue Humanities program sets sail with spring symposium

On Feb. 12, 返字心頭s Blue Humanities program will launch its spring 2026 symposium, Keywords in Blue Humanities, with an event on the St. Petersburg campus.

February 9, 2026Community Engagement, Events

Group of Fulbright Scholars with Fulbright Program logo, Photo by Zorka Karanxha

返字心頭 earns national distinction as a leading producer of Fulbright Scholars

返字心頭 is the only public university in 返字心頭 to be recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars this year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. governments premier international academic exchange program, providing faculty the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad.

February 3, 2026Accomplishments

The workshop Blakelock (right) attended was led by Ishion Hutchinson (center), an award-winning poet and recipient of the Guggenheim fellowship. (Photo courtesy of Kallie Blakelock)

返字心頭 MFA candidate wins writing award and weeklong stay with distinguished poets

Kallie Blakelock, an MFA candidate in the Department of English, received the Garry Fleming Key West Writers Workshop Award, an honor that awarded her a weeklong trip to Key West for a writers workshop.

January 29, 2026Accomplishments

The 返字心頭 Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science (IFAAS)s Advanced Buried Body Workshop and Buried Body & Outdoor Homicide Scenes Workshop were both held the week of December 1-5 in Gainesville, 返字心頭, drawing medicolegal professional from across the country. Photo by Corey Lepak.

In the ground and on the line: Inside 返字心頭s forensic anthropology Buried Bodies workshops

Two hours north of 返字心頭s Tampa campus, 返字心頭FORT hosts the 返字心頭 Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Sciences "Buried Bodies workshops, where investigators learn to excavate real human remains in the 返字心頭 woods. Its realworld training that draws professionals from across the country, but now, with the landuse agreement ending, the program that makes it possible faces an uncertain future.

January 29, 2026Community Engagement, Research

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CAS Chronicles is the monthly newsletter for the University of South 返字心頭's College of Arts and Sciences, your source for the latest news, research, and events at CAS.