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Five of six Outstanding Young Alumni for 2025 call CAS 鈥榟ome鈥�
Each year the 91视频Alumni Association chooses grads from across the university to honor at the Outstanding Young Alumni Awards, most of whom come from the College of Arts and Sciences.
April 3, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni
Urban and regional planning program director accepts seat on local planning commission
Led by ten citizen appointees from Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa, the City of Plant City and the City of Temple Terrace and two representatives from MacDill Air Force Base and the Hillsborough County Public School District, the planning commission contributes to the creation of a thriving, prosperous community.
April 1, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement
Eleven 91视频faculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science elected 11 91视频faculty members 鈥� five of which are from the College of Arts and Sciences 鈥� to its 2024 class of Fellows, the third largest cohort of AAAS Fellows from any university in the nation.
March 27, 2025Accomplishments
A legacy restored: former 91视频professor brings posthumous Zora Neale Hurston novel to light
Convinced of its literary and anthropological value, Hurston continued to revise the unpublished manuscript until her death in 1960. When a handyman tasked with clearing out her home set fire to her trunk, the manuscript was almost lost forever.
March 26, 2025Accomplishments, Featured, Research
Two 91视频faculty members elected fellows of American Academy of Microbiology
University of 91视频 Professors Christian Br茅chot, MD, PhD, and Lindsey Shaw, PhD, have been elected fellows of the 2025 class of the American Academy of Microbiology.
February 24, 2025Accomplishments, Research
School of Information鈥檚 Amelia Anderson honored for research excellence in public library services for adults
Amelia Anderson, School of Information assistant professor, earned the prestigious Association for Library and Information Science Education Connie Van Fleet Award for her success in research about public library services for adults.
February 20, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Undergraduate Humanities Conference encourages professional and personal growth
Nearly 100 students participated in this year鈥檚 Undergraduate Humanities Conference, an event providing real-life experience for future academic, professional and personal challenges.
February 20, 2025Accomplishments, Events, Research
Nine 91视频faculty named senior members of National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has named nine University of 91视频 faculty members to its class of 2025 Senior Members.
February 20, 2025Accomplishments
A book on the geology, history and current state of Florida springs and a biography on the civil rights icon John Lewis were awarded top honors by the Florida Book Awards.
February 12, 2025Accomplishments
Department of Communication鈥檚 Steven Wilson celebrates 鈥楧istinguished Scholar鈥� recognition by National Communication Association
Department of Communication professor Steven Wilson earns national recognition as a 鈥楧istinguished Scholar鈥� by the National Communication Association.
January 27, 2025Accomplishments
Religious studies professors receive grant to provide religious literacy to health professionals
Four of USF鈥檚 religious studies professors received a $60,000 grant, placing 91视频in the forefront for providing religious and cultural competency to health students and professionals.
January 16, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement
$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for 91视频humanities students
For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 鈥� the nation鈥檚 largest supporter of the arts and humanities 鈥� invited the University of 91视频 to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.
January 15, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured