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返字心頭 browse wrapped books (Photo by Anna Mayor)

Blind Date With a Book brings mystery to the end of the semester

The 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Institutes (HI) held their annual Blind Date With a Book on April 25 outside the Tampa campus library.

April 26, 2023Community Engagement, Events

Dr. Bryanna Fox

The Lesson Is Murder: 返字心頭 criminologist and graduate students debut true crime docuseries on Hulu

A new true crime docuseries, The Lesson Is Murder, follows University of South 返字心頭 criminology Associate Professor Bryanna Fox and her five graduate students as they show the reality of how researchers analyze convicted murderers personality traits and motives to develop psychological profiles. Dr. Fox is cofounder of the 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences Center for Justice Research and Policy.

April 24, 2023Accomplishments

10-year-old Sephen Tate harvests squash from gardening beds at her school.

返字心頭 anthropologists improve access to fresh produce by teaching local K-12 students how to grow it themselves

As the cost of food rises, 返字心頭 researchers remain focused on households struggling with food insecurity. The two-year program aims to educate communities on the food growing ecosystem and healthy eating.

April 24, 2023Community Engagement

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返字心頭-developed app creates augmented reality experience for downtown Clearwater murals

The University of South 返字心頭s Access 3D Lab and Advanced Visualization Center are helping bring four murals to life in downtown Clearwater through a new partnership with the citys Community Redevelopment Agency.

April 24, 2023Community Engagement

person sitting on the ground in front of firepit

返字心頭 hosts inaugural Policy Dialogues Conference, examining weaponization of hunger

The United Nations (UN) Security Council adopted a resolution condemning the starving of civilians as a method of warfare in 2018as well as the unlawful denial of humanitarian access to civilian populationswith members welcoming it as a landmark expression of unity on those critical issues.

April 24, 2023Community Engagement, Research

Mary Collins and Tess Ippolito deliver donations to Feed-A-Bull Pantry. (Photo courtesy of Tarin Haydt)

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, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement

返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences students showing off their 返字心頭 Bull pride during the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium held at Johns Hopkins University in March. (Photo courtesy of Jade von Weder)

返字心頭 Humanities Institute sponsors undergrads for national research symposium

The 返字心頭 Humanities Institute (HI) at the 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences sponsored 23 undergraduate students to present original research at the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium held at Johns Hopkins University in March.

April 18, 2023Accomplishments, Research

返字心頭 Tree Committee members take part in Arbor Day celebration, planting trees across 返字心頭 Tampa campus. (Photo by Michelle Holden)

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

返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences Dean Magali Michael, Associate Professor and School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies Director Dr. Scott Solomon, Assistant Professor Dr. Matt Reichel, 返字心頭 senior Sam Recheck, and Monica Guzm叩n.

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

返字心頭 seated at conference during the event

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

Nathan Johnson

Rhetoric professor recognized with national award on the philosophy of communication

Dr. Nathan Johnson, an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of South 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences, was recognized with the National Communication Associations 2022 Distinguished Book Award for the Philosophy of Communication Division. The Philosophy of Communication Division recognizes philosophical works that better illuminate human communication.

April 3, 2023Accomplishments

Anthropology Professor Heather OLeary has been selected as one of just 40 delegates for the International Science Council (ISC) for the upcoming United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York City from March 22-24.

March 16, 2023Research

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.