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The Gladfelter Award was presented to Jose Garcia, the CEO of Rebuilding Together Greater Florida. (Photo courtesy of Kiley Mallard)

Power in partnership: School of Public Affairs presents Gladfelter Award to local nonprofit, Rebuilding Together Greater Florida

Every year, the School of Public Affairs presents the Gladfelter Award to an organization that addresses quality of life issues for the direct benefit of those who live, work and play in greater Tampa Bay.

May 27, 2025Community Engagement

Nearly every seat in the room was filled with students who were eager to hear how Marc and Rios achieved so much professional success in the 12 years or less since their graduation. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Successful CAS alumni offer time and insight to students

Two CAS graduates and Outstanding Young Alumni recipients answered questions about their academic and career paths, sharing guidance with eager students.

May 27, 2025Alumni

During her time with Seniors in Service, Garling has helped develop and improve programs to better serve the community. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Alumna creates community impact by putting anthropology in action

Aria Garling credits USF for influencing her nonprofit work and helping her design meaningful, intergenerational programs.

May 27, 2025Alumni, Community Engagement

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How do Floridians perceive AI in mental health and health care?

The multidisciplinary team from USF developed a platform that addresses critical gaps in cancer care – improving medication adherence, enhancing patient education and supporting symptom management.

May 21, 2025Research

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In ‘Time’s Agent,’ pocket worlds reveal deep truths — and earn USF faculty a Philip K. Dick award

In Brenda Peynado's "Time's Agent," pocket worlds exist, but they don’t hold the key to the universe’s mysteries like the characters once hoped. Instead, each pocket world — a geographically small, hidden offshoot of reality — is controlled by a corporation intent on turning a profit.

May 20, 2025Accomplishments, Research

destruction of home on beach from hurricane

How USF hurricane experts are helping improve evacuation procedures across Tampa Bay

As hurricane season approaches, researchers at the ɫɫÑо¿Ëù 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.

May 19, 2025Research

Lorena Madrigal, professor, (left) with Jonathan Bethard, associate professor, (right) — who nominated her — during the American Association of Biological Anthropologists awards ceremony in March 2025. (Photo courtesy of Lorena Madrigal)

Professor's contributions to the field of biological anthropology earn national honor

Anthropology professor Lorena Madrigal received the Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award for her pioneering work in the field of biological anthropology.

May 19, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

graduates in caps and gowns standing below USF seal

USF to confer more than 7,700 degrees during commencement ceremonies May 8-11

Graduates 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.

May 5, 2025Community Engagement

Tammy and Bennett Moscato [Photo courtesy of Tammy Moscato]

Tammy and Bennett Moscato

Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended USF together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.

May 2, 2025Accomplishments

Ashley Parow

Critical Language Scholarship Opens Door for USF Student to Study Arabic in Jordan

Third-year ɫɫÑо¿Ëù 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.

May 2, 2025Accomplishments

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

Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? USF mycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fiction

HBO’s 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’s fact and what’s fiction.

May 1, 2025Research

Brian Turnbull, Ph.D.

2025 Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award Highlights Transformative Faculty Approaches

Associate 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.

April 30, 2025Accomplishments

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