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15th St. Farm Nutrition Education Program participants. (Photo by Funmi Odumosu)

15th Street Farm cultivates community health through innovative Nutrition Education Program

The 15th St. Farm NEP helps improve nutritional knowledge through farm/nature-based nutrition education activities such as a "Young Farmers" program, cooking/tasting classes, storytelling, presentations, and hands-on garden activities.

February 23, 2024Community Engagement, Research

Journalist Rosental Calmon Alves spoke at the CAS Democracy and Citizenship Series to share his personal experiences as a Latin American journalist, the rapid spread of disinformation, rise of political polarization, and impact on press freedom. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Democracy and Citizenship Series: Navigating Latin America's democracy and press freedom challenges in an era of disinformation

CAS and the Center for Sustainable Democracy welcomed Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Chair in International Journalism and director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin, for a Democracy and Citizenship Speakers Series discussion.

February 22, 2024Community Engagement, Events

AABGP team members Walter 鈥淲ally B.鈥 Jennings (left) and Dr. Antoinette Jackson (right) accept the award on behalf of the team during the City of Tampa鈥檚 annual Black History Celebration. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Jackson)

The City of Tampa honors research efforts of the African American Burial Ground Project

Dr. Antoinette Jackson accepted an award from the City of Tampa on behalf of the African American Burial Ground Project for their research efforts helping to protect sacred burial sites throughout the Tampa Bay region.

February 22, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement

Colson Whitehead and CAS Interim Dean Magali Michael discuss Whitehead鈥檚 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, 鈥淭he Nickel Boys.鈥 (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Frontier Forum features two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead

The College of Arts and Sciences welcomed two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead for a discussion of his novel, "The Nickel Boys," as part of the signature lecture series Frontier Forum held at the Marshall Student Center on Feb. 7.

February 22, 2024Community Engagement, Events, Featured

新澳门六合彩内幕信息Anthropologist Heather O鈥橪eary turned her coastal impact data into music that people could understand and enjoy. The project, CRESCENDO, is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and students working together to create and disseminate moving music about the environment.

February 20, 2024Community Engagement

man talks with team members

Zimmerman School professor examines how journalists evaluate their bosses

Dr. Gregory Perreault, associate professor at the Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications, and his colleague recently examined one area of a newsroom that doesn鈥檛 get much research鈥攈ow journalists evaluate their bosses.

February 19, 2024Research

新澳门六合彩内幕信息: A Preeminent Research University

Department of Communication graduate dedicates final project to support at-risk youth

A recent graduate of the Department of Communication, Devyne Davis, shares the impactful story of her senior capstone project with Joshua House.

February 19, 2024Community Engagement

Cheryl Rodriguez holding an award

Anthropologist Dr. Cheryl Rodriguez earns Dr. Ira E. Harrison Legacy Award

Dr. Cheryl Rodriguez, professor and anthropologist in the Sciences School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, has earned the Dr. Ira E. Harrison Legacy Award from the Association of Black Anthropologists.

February 19, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement

A group of 24 新澳门六合彩内幕信息students will soon embark for South Carolina to experience firsthand what it鈥檚 like to work on the campaign trail. As part of the Road to the White House course, students canvass, phone bank and see how presidential campaigns are run during a critical juncture of the election cycle.

February 14, 2024Research

Kendrick Williams of USF鈥檚 Joint Military Leadership Center moderated a panel featuring MSG LeVon Sains, Senior Military Science Instructor, GySgt Darius O. Robinson, Assistant Marine Officer Instructor, SSgt. Dominque Robinson, SSgt Jordan M. Barnes (student) and OC Justus Betts (students) for a discussion of ROCT at USF. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Institute on Black Life annual conference illuminates Black military experiences

The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Institute on Black Life (IBL) co-hosted its annual conference with the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Office of Veteran Success to explore this year鈥檚 theme: 鈥淏lack Life and the Military.鈥

February 13, 2024Community Engagement, Events

Dr. Ernest Boger on the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Tampa campus in 1961. (Photo courtesy of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Digital Commons)

Dr. Ernest Boger鈥檚 legacy as USF鈥檚 first African American student and hospitality industry pioneer

Dr. Ernest Boger became the first African American student at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息where he not only shaped the history of the Civil Rights Movement but became a pioneer in the hospitality industry with over 40-years of experience.

February 12, 2024Alumni, Community Engagement

新澳门六合彩内幕信息partners with Hillsborough County Sheriff鈥檚 Office to preserve more than a century of law enforcement history

新澳门六合彩内幕信息partners with Hillsborough County Sheriff鈥檚 Office to preserve more than a century of law enforcement history

USF鈥檚 Institute for Digital Exploration is helping the Hillsborough County Sheriff鈥檚 Office preserve more than 80,000 items, dating back to the 1890s, through the creation of a digital database.

February 6, 2024Research

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