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Advisors gather more than 1,400 items to fill food pantry shortage
When 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) advisors learned that the 返字心頭 Feed-A-Bull food pantry was low on supplies, they decided it was time to fill a need.
April 18, 2023Community Engagement
返字心頭 Tampa campus adds 44 new trees in honor of Arbor Day
The 返字心頭 Tree Committee, which is comprised of 返字心頭 faculty, staff, students, and volunteers from the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, the city of Temple Terrace, Tampa Electric (TECO), and Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, hosted a tree planting ceremony on March 28i n honor of Arbor Day (April 28).
April 18, 2023Community Engagement, Events, Featured
Democracy and Citizenship series shares tips for talking with your polar opposite
The 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Democracy and Citizenship Speaker Series, co-sponsored with the Judy Genshaft Honors College, featured journalist and author M坦nica Guzm叩n and ways to hold conversations with those of opposing political views.
April 13, 2023Community Engagement, Events
Chemistry students practice presentation skills at Castle Conference
The 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry held its annual Raymond N. Castle Student Research Conference in early March. The conference, which is organized largely by students, showcases both undergraduate and graduate student research with the intent for young scientists to develop the necessary communication skills to excel in the future.
April 10, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Events
Conference on im/migrant well-being launches new center
The 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center and co-sponsor Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute at The George Washington University (GWU) hosted the inaugural biennial conference, Im/migrant Well-Being: A Nexus for Research & Policy at the Hilton, St. Petersburg on February 17-18.
March 10, 2023Community Engagement, Events, Research
返字心頭 alumnus Kerry Sanders reflects on an incredible career in broadcast journalism
NBC News correspondent and University of South 返字心頭 (返字心頭) College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Kerry Sanders has the ability to share a story from the other side of the world while making you feel you were right there with him. But his interest in journalism and storytelling didnt start halfway across the globe, rather it started in Tampa, Fla. during his time as a student at 返字心頭.
March 10, 2023Accomplishments, Alumni
返字心頭 researchers asked to evaluate a new police program
The University of South 返字心頭s Center for Justice Research and Policy (CJRP) has been funded to evaluate a new community police program in St. Petersburg, Fla. where case workers are sent to respond to emergency, non-crime 911 calls instead of law enforcement.
March 10, 2023Community Engagement
返字心頭 researchers receive national recognition for making 返字心頭s colonial history more accessible
La 返字心頭: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas is an open-access digital history project designed to make 返字心頭s colonial history more accessible by combining historical research and cutting-edge technology.
March 10, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
返字心頭 Womens and Gender Studies program celebrates 50 years
The 1960s was a rousing time for women. It saw the introduction of the first contraceptive pill, the passage of the Equal Pay Act, as well as the passage of the Civil Rights Act. But, despite the progress made during the 1960s, there still wasnt equal opportunity across the spectrum, particularly for women at higher education institutions.
March 10, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured
Dr. Antoinette Jackson sees growth of Black Cemetery Network
Black cemeteries are black history, says University of South 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences anthropology professor and chair Dr. Antoinette Jackson.
February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Featured, Research
Frontier Forum series hosts activist Dr. Vandana Shiva
The 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences welcomed Dr. Vandana Shiva, a food sovereignty, environmental and ecofeminist activist, for its recent Frontier Forum lecture series held at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 7 in downtown Tampa.
February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events
School of Public Affairs interns get a glimpse of government career life via 返字心頭 Day at the Capitol
返字心頭 taking part in the 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences Legislative Internship Program (LIP) within the School of Public Affairs were part of a group of 100 students and alumni who made a trip up to Tallahassee, Fla. for 返字心頭 Day at the Capitol held on Feb. 8.
February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events