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An oyster shell is worth a thousand words

An oyster shell is worth a thousand words

返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences applied anthropology doctoral candidate, Jaime Rogers, is the recipient of the 2023 Freeman Award in Public Archaeology. He will use his scholarship funds to further his geochemical analyses of oyster shells from several pre-Columbian sites in Tampa Bay, 返字心頭s largest estuary, to investigate oyster harvesting patterns and management systems through time.

July 18, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

Antoinette Jackson, PhD. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Dr. Antoinette Jackson to be featured on CBS 60 Minutes

The work of 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences anthropology professor and chairDr. Antoinette Jackson will re-air on CBS News 60 Minutes on Sunday, July 30.

July 18, 2023Accomplishments, Research

Shiv Shukla, a graduate student in conservation biology, is studying a snake fungal disease found in 返字心頭. See what he plans to do with the findings inside the herpetology lab at 返字心頭, where Shukla tests the venomous and non-venomous snakes.

July 13, 2023Research

University of South 返字心頭: A Preeminent Research University

Centuries-old teeth could indicate the effectiveness of pandemic quarantines

Italian officials have provided an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the University of South 返字心頭 access to the remains of individuals who died from the Black Death, a plague that killed millions of people in the 14th century, to help determine the effectiveness of quarantines.

July 11, 2023Research

Eighteen students who took an educational abroad trip to Europe focusing on the Holocaust came back with a deeper understanding of one of the darkest periods in history.

July 5, 2023Research

Kobe Phillips in beekeeper outfit

Honeybees save 返字心頭 student from allergies, now hes returning the favor

Kobe Phillips developed a passion for honeybees after finding relief from his severe allergies by eating honey. At 返字心頭, Phillips is working on creating pollinator habitats using bio receptive sculptures and he plans to attend graduate school to focus on further developing these designs.

June 29, 2023Research

IDEx, LHI, and BCN team members worked together to digitally preserve the historically Black Mt. Carmel Cemetery in New Port Richey, Fla.

CAS teams join forces to digitally preserve a historically Black cemetery in Pasco County

The 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dr. Antoinette Jackson, anthropology chair and director of the Living Heritage Institute and Story Studio (LHI) and Black Cemetery Network (BCN), has joined forces with Dr. Davide Tanasi, history professor and director of the Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), to preserve Mt. Carmel Cemetery, a historically Black cemetery in Pasco County, via 3D digitization techniques.

June 27, 2023Community Engagement, Featured, Research

返字心頭 Sean Wissler (left) and Amber Brocki (right) laser-scan the HART TECO streetcars at Centro Ybor Station. (Photo by Alessandra Casanova)

Terrestrial Lidar Field Methods course digitally preserves Ybor City streetcars

返字心頭 taking the Terrestrial Lidar Field Methods course, led by College of Arts and Sciences Professor Steve Fernandez from the 返字心頭 School of Public Affairs and Dr. Laura Harrison from the 返字心頭 Access 3D Lab, are trained in methods of 3D architectural documentation with professional-grade lidar technology while also providing real-world experience in the field.

June 26, 2023Community Engagement, Research

Left: 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences conservation biology masters student Emily Birdsall collects samples in the field. Right: 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences conservation biology masters student Jessalyn Aretz.

Conservation biology students forge forward this summer

The 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) conservation biology program aims to train the next generation of scientists who will address critical issues in biodiversity conservation.

June 23, 2023Community Engagement, Research

Professor Emeritus Gary Mormino celebrates gold in 返字心頭 Book Awards. (Photo courtesy of 返字心頭 St. Petersburg and University Press of 返字心頭)

Professor Emeritus Gary Morminos Dreams in the New Century earns gold in 返字心頭 Book Awards

In mid-March, 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences 返字心頭 Studies professor emeritus and historian Gary Mormino was awarded gold in the 返字心頭 Book Awards in the 返字心頭 non-fiction category.

June 23, 2023Accomplishments

two inmates in orange jumpsuits sit behind jail bars

返字心頭 psychology students deliver Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to Pasco County Jail inmates

The Center for Justice Research and Policy (CJRP)'s ongoing reentry project at the Pasco County Jail aims to positively influence post-release outcomes for incarcerated individuals once they are released to the community through various treatment services.

June 23, 2023Community Engagement, Research

Mifflin (second from left) poses with 返字心頭 President Rhea Law (third from left) during 2023 Joyce Russell Kente Awards and Scholarship Ceremony. (Photo courtesy of 返字心頭 Alumni Association).

返字心頭 Alumna Lisa Anne Mifflin earns 2023 Joyce Russell Kente Award

University of South 返字心頭 (返字心頭) alumna Lisa Anne Mifflin is the 2023 Joyce Russell Kente Alumni Award recipient. Mifflin was recognized at the April 22 awards ceremony, 22 years since the first ceremony was held.

June 21, 2023Accomplishments, Alumni

About CAS Chronicles

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.