/arts-sciences/chronicles/Recent posts from CAS Chroniclesen-usMon, 19 May 2025 13:06:02 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)/news/2025/how-usf-hurricane-experts-are-helping-improve-evacuation-procedures-across-tampa-ba.aspxAs hurricane season approaches, researchers at the 最新天美传媒 are turning to the public to help government agencies improve emergency communication and evacuation strategies. They want to know how residents heeded warnings ahead of hurricanes Helene and Milton.External ArticleMon, 19 May 2025 11:16:11 How USF hurricane experts are helping improve evacuation procedures across Tampa BayAs hurricane season approaches, researchers at the 最新天美传媒 are turning to the public to help government agencies improve emergency communication and evacuation strategies. They want to know how residents heeded warnings ahead of hurricanes Helene and Milton.destruction of home on beach from hurricane/news/2025/how-usf-hurricane-experts-are-helping-improve-evacuation-procedures-across-tampa-ba.aspxResearch/news/2025/usf-to-confer-more-than-7700-degrees-during-commencement-ceremonie-may-8-11.aspxGraduates include a mother and son earning their degrees, a cancer survivor who never gave up on her educational goal and twin sisters who created thriving startups, winning awards along the way to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys.External ArticleMon, 05 May 2025 16:22:19 USF to confer more than 7,700 degrees during commencement ceremonies May 8-11Graduates include a mother and son earning their degrees, a cancer survivor who never gave up on her educational goal and twin sisters who created thriving startups, winning awards along the way to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys.graduates in caps and gowns standing below USF seal/news/2025/usf-to-confer-more-than-7700-degrees-during-commencement-ceremonie-may-8-11.aspxCommunity Engagement/news/2025/tammy-and-bennett-moscato.aspxMother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended USF together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.External ArticleFri, 02 May 2025 16:26:14 Tammy and Bennett MoscatoMother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended USF together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.Tammy and Bennett Moscato [Photo courtesy of Tammy Moscato]/news/2025/tammy-and-bennett-moscato.aspxAccomplishments/ons/news/2025/critical-language-scholarship-opens-door-arabic-study-in-jordan.aspxThird-year 最新天美传媒 student Ashley Parow, a history and political science double major, was selected for the 2025 Critical Language Scholarship Program to study Arabic language and culture in Amman, Jordan.External ArticleFri, 02 May 2025 09:05:49 Critical Language Scholarship Opens Door for USF Student to Study Arabic in JordanThird-year 最新天美传媒 student Ashley Parow, a history and political science double major, was selected for the 2025 Critical Language Scholarship Program to study Arabic language and culture in Amman, Jordan.Ashley Parow/ons/news/2025/critical-language-scholarship-opens-door-arabic-study-in-jordan.aspxAccomplishments/news/2025/could-the-last-of-us-really-happen-usf-mycology-expert-breaks-down-the-fungus-behind-the-fiction.aspxHBO鈥檚 The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A USF microbiology professor explains what鈥檚 fact and what鈥檚 fiction.External ArticleThu, 01 May 2025 11:02:19 Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? USF mycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fictionHBO鈥檚 The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A USF microbiology professor explains what鈥檚 fact and what鈥檚 fiction.The Last of Us is loosely based on a genus of real fungi called Ophiocordyceps, which infects a few animal species, including ants and spiders, and hijacks their behavior. | Video by: Torie Doll/news/2025/could-the-last-of-us-really-happen-usf-mycology-expert-breaks-down-the-fungus-behind-the-fiction.aspxResearch/innovative-education/news/2025/2025-innovation-in-online-design-and-teaching-award-highlights-transformative-faculty-approaches.aspxAssociate professor of instruction in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Brian Turnbull, is a finalist for the Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award, presented by USF Innovative Education and the Office of the Provost.External ArticleWed, 30 Apr 2025 10:32:19 2025 Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award Highlights Transformative Faculty ApproachesAssociate professor of instruction in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Brian Turnbull, is a finalist for the Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award, presented by USF Innovative Education and the Office of the Provost.Brian Turnbull, Ph.D./innovative-education/news/2025/2025-innovation-in-online-design-and-teaching-award-highlights-transformative-faculty-approaches.aspxAccomplishments/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/st-petersburg-poet-laureate-and-usf-alumna-publishes-debut-novel.aspxIn Gloria Mu帽oz's debut novel, a genre-bending work of young adult climate fiction, Florida is crumbling under the weight of climate disaster, and seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal must decide whether to remain on Earth with her friends and family or to leave everything behind and embark on a mission to establish humanity鈥檚 first extraterrestrial settlement.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:53:50 St. Petersburg poet laureate and USF alumna publishes debut novelIn Gloria Mu帽oz's debut novel, a genre-bending work of young adult climate fiction, Florida is crumbling under the weight of climate disaster, and seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal must decide whether to remain on Earth with her friends and family or to leave everything behind and embark on a mission to establish humanity鈥檚 first extraterrestrial settlement.最新天美传媒: A Preeminent Research University/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/st-petersburg-poet-laureate-and-usf-alumna-publishes-debut-novel.aspxAccomplishments,Alumni,Events/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/usf-students-make-directorial-debut.aspxWhen Hilda Sheridan-Hewlett moved from London, England to Tampa, Fla. to study literature and film, she was so swept away by the natural beauty of the local beaches that she decided to write and direct a short film. The final product, 鈥淟ost in the Current," has so far been screened at five film festivals.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:14:09 USF students make directorial debutWhen Hilda Sheridan-Hewlett moved from London, England to Tampa, Fla. to study literature and film, she was so swept away by the natural beauty of the local beaches that she decided to write and direct a short film. The final product, 鈥淟ost in the Current," has so far been screened at five film festivals.最新天美传媒: A Preeminent Research University/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/usf-students-make-directorial-debut.aspxAccomplishments,Community Engagement,Events/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/undergraduate-students-hone-research-presentation-skills-at-national-humanities-research-symposium.aspxTen students from USF鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences were selected to attend the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium at Johns Hopkins University in March.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:02:10 Undergraduate students hone research presentation skills at national humanities research symposiumTen students from USF鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences were selected to attend the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium at Johns Hopkins University in March.Students present in panels alongside others with intersecting topics. (Photo courtesy of Anna Alieva)/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/undergraduate-students-hone-research-presentation-skills-at-national-humanities-research-symposium.aspxAccomplishments,Research/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/usf-psychological-services-center-filling-mental-health-services-gap-for-community.aspxAt the USF Psychological Services Center, anyone in the community has access to evidence-based therapy and assessments on a sliding scale.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:38:02 USF Psychological Services Center filling mental health services gap for communityAt the USF Psychological Services Center, anyone in the community has access to evidence-based therapy and assessments on a sliding scale.Graduate students work with patients under the oversight of the clinic鈥檚 supervisors and directors. (Photo by Corey Lepak)/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/usf-psychological-services-center-filling-mental-health-services-gap-for-community.aspxCommunity Engagement/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/usf-student-revolutionizes-forensic-anthropology-with-3d-scanning-technology.aspxAnthropology student Aiden Eylward is pioneering innovation in forensic science by using 3D technology to study cancer-induced bone lesions. Through collaborations with IDEx and IFAAS, Eylward is developing new methods to document these complex skeletal changes and transforming how anthropologists tackle challenges in forensic research.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:43:26 USF student revolutionizes forensic anthropology with 3D-scanning technologyAnthropology student Aiden Eylward is pioneering innovation in forensic science by using 3D technology to study cancer-induced bone lesions. Through collaborations with IDEx and IFAAS, Eylward is developing new methods to document these complex skeletal changes and transforming how anthropologists tackle challenges in forensic research.Eylward鈥檚 interdisciplinary approach to analyzing skeletal remains harnesses innovative technology as well as traditional, hands-on methods. (Photo courtesy of Aiden Eylward)/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/usf-student-revolutionizes-forensic-anthropology-with-3d-scanning-technology.aspxResearch/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/study-reveals-how-invasive-plants-thrive-in-new-environments.aspxChristina Richards, associate professor of integrative biology, co-led an international study exploring how the highly invasive Japanese knotweed has adapted across continents, uncovering evolutionary insights into the plant鈥檚 success in new environments.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:05:18 Study reveals how invasive plants thrive in new environmentsChristina Richards, associate professor of integrative biology, co-led an international study exploring how the highly invasive Japanese knotweed has adapted across continents, uncovering evolutionary insights into the plant鈥檚 success in new environments.Field collection of invasive knotweed in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of Christina Richards)/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/study-reveals-how-invasive-plants-thrive-in-new-environments.aspxResearch