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返字心頭 plans to launch college focused on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing
The goal of creating the new college positions the Tampa Bay region and state of 返字心頭 as a national leader in the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and computing. 返字心頭 is the first university in 返字心頭 and among the first in the nation to announce plans to create a college dedicated to AI and cybersecurity.
March 21, 2024Research

返字心頭 research funding reaches record high of $692 million
Research funding awarded to 返字心頭 reached an all-time high of $692 million in fiscal year 2023, representing an increase of nearly 27% from the previous year and elevating 返字心頭s stature as one of the nations most research-intensive universities.
March 18, 2024Research

USDA grants $3 million to 返字心頭 advancing research on the transmission of COVID-19 between humans and animals
返字心頭 researcher Dr. Andrew Kramer and his colleagues secure a $3 million USDA grant to research the transmission of COVID-19 between humans and animals and how it will affect the population.
March 12, 2024Research

Communications student initiates fundraiser to enhance local elementary schools P.E. program and impart a meaningful message
Senior, Jenna Capuano raises over $450 for local elementary school as part of her senior capstone project in The Department of Communications.
March 12, 2024Community Engagement
The Committee on Black Affairs recognized Elizabeth Hordge Freeman, Maya Trotz and Hiram R. Green for their scholarship and selfless service to the University of South 返字心頭.
March 12, 2024Accomplishments

Genomic research may be key to understanding cancer resistance in Tasmanian devils
Over the past 30 years, Australias Tasmanian devil population has been afflicted with an infectious cancer that has pushed the species to near extinction.
March 11, 2024Research
A group of anthropology students are participating in new research using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to help locate objects under the surface at Weedon Island Preserve. The use of GPR is part of a collaboration between 返字心頭 and the cultural resource management company TerraXplorations.
March 4, 2024Research

Department of Religious Studies to host Dr. Steven M. Vose for Jain Community Lecture
The talk, titled Just as When Hindus Ruled: The Sultans of Delhi in Jain History and Memory, will highlight two persistent and problematic ways of writing the history of India.
February 28, 2024Community Engagement, Events

Guest speaker Rev. Dr. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi set to discuss UNESCO World Heritage Site Sigiriya
Theravada Buddhist monk and Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Rev. Dr. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi, will be the guest speaker during an event that will highlight Sigiriya a 5th-century plateau-top palace situated in Sri Lankas serpentine geological zone.
February 28, 2024Community Engagement, Events

The Center for Sustainable Democracy hosts Brazilian journalists for a two-week immersion program at 返字心頭
The Center for Sustainable Democracy, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, welcomed Brazilian journalists to 返字心頭 for the Journalism & Democracy Immersion Program.
February 27, 2024Community Engagement, Events

History student Hannah Thieryung uses 3D scans to improve museum accessibility
As Hannah Thieryung works toward her Master of Arts degree from the Department of History, an internship with 返字心頭s Access 3D Lab is helping her to improve accessibility at the historic May-Stringer House located in her hometownbringing two of her passions together: history and accessibility.
February 27, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni, Community Engagement

15th Street Farm cultivates community health through innovative Nutrition Education Program
The 15th St. Farm NEP helps improve nutritional knowledge through farm/nature-based nutrition education activities such as a "Young Farmers" program, cooking/tasting classes, storytelling, presentations, and hands-on garden activities.
February 23, 2024Community Engagement, Research