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Dr. Heather Sellers essay on face blindness featured in Royal Society publication

Dr. Heather Sellers, a professor in 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences Department of English, recently was featured in The Royal Society Publishing journal.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments

Four CAS faculty members recognized for research achievements

Four CAS faculty members earn national recognition for research achievements

Four 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members have been named as new Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the worlds most prestigious honors for academic research.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments

Dr. William Schanbacher, assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies, (left) an advocate for food sovereignty, said Dr. Shivas message provided a plan of action for the future

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

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Historian Dr. David K. Johnson called as an expert on the Webb telescope naming controversy

After the launch of NASAs new $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, most people around the world were caught up in a state of awe taking in the stunning images of celestial bodies.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments, Research

返字心頭 President Rhea Law and students in the LIP program show their 返字心頭 pride during 返字心頭 Day at the Capitol held Feb. 8 in Tallahassee.

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

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返字心頭 economic expert tapped to participate in Focus on 2023: A Tampa Bay Economic Forecast

In early February Dr. Michael Snipes, anassociate professor of instruction in the Department of Economics, was invited to participate in the Central Pinellas Chamber of Commerce's signature annual event Focus on 2023: A Tampa Bay Economic Forecast.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe performs on stage

返字心頭 Institute on Black Life conference focuses on arts, health and healing

The 返字心頭 Institute on Black Life (IBL) hosted its annual conference for the first time on the Sarasota-Manatee campus on Feb. 2. The conference, co-hosted by the 返字心頭 Center for PAInT and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, centered on the theme of Arts, Health, and Healing for African American Community Empowerment.

February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events

Edward Kissi, PhD

返字心頭 scholar featured in new National Geographic documentary

On November 20, 1945, 24 high-ranking Nazi military and political leaders filed into Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany to testify before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) on the atrocities of the Holocaust.

February 21, 2023Accomplishments, Research

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Digitizing Memories: The Virtualization of the Japanese-American Internment Camp Amache

The Granada War Relocation Center also known as the Amache Camp was one of ten Japanese-American internment camps that opened across the United States in 1942 as a response to the Pearl Harbor bombing.

November 1, 2022Supporting

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Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate

In June 2022, undeterred from what became Tropical Storm Alex, Dr. Jennifer Collins, a professor of geosciences at the University of South 返字心頭 (返字心頭), led the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate.

November 1, 2022Supporting

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MFA Student Releases Debut Adventure Book

Destiny Howell, an MFA student in the Department of English at the University of South 返字心頭 (返字心頭) recently released a debut book titled High Score.

November 1, 2022Accomplishments

Sean Farrell and Matt Kessler

New Multilingual Writing Center Opens for Graduate 返字心頭 at 返字心頭

For multiple decades now, both international and multilingual students have played an increasingly important role in the University of South 返字心頭s (返字心頭) educational mission.

November 1, 2022Supporting

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.