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新澳门六合彩内幕信息students and IDEx team members were invited to the U.S. Embassy in Malta for a private reception. Deputy Chief of Mission Ken Toko and his staff gave the team a tour of the compound and explained the work that the ambassador's office does in Malta.

新澳门六合彩内幕信息summer ventures span the globe with innovative research projects

Faculty at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 traded classroom lectures this summer for international adventures, embarking on research projects to solve global challenges.

August 1, 2024Department News, Research

Elizabeth Bews at Syedra Archaeological Site in Alanya, Turkey in 2023. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Bews)

Empowering future discoveries: PhD candidate receives John S. Freeman Scholarship in Public Archaeology to advance bioarcheological research

Presidential Fellow and PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology Elizabeth Bews receives the John S. Freeman Scholarship in Public Archaeology to further her contributions to the growing field of bioarcheology and research in southwest Turkey.

July 29, 2024Honors and Awards, Research

Students enjoying 鈥榣unch with a view鈥 from an outlook in Mbrikiani Ranch, Kajiado County, Kenya. They made the trek with a Maasai man who brought them there when we asked him for a nice spot to have lunch.鈥(Photo courtesy of Dr. Dillon Mahoney)

From 新澳门六合彩内幕信息to Kenya: Students get up-close account of conservation and sustainable development

Dr. Dillon Mahoney and nine 新澳门六合彩内幕信息students traveled to Kenya this summer for a month-long visit to experience an up-close look at Kenya鈥檚 conservation and sustainable development practices.

July 29, 2024Department News, Research

Urban tree canopy in Robles Park, located in Tampa, Fla. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca Zarger)

Interdisciplinary CAS team helps identify new urban tree canopy locations in Tampa

Dr. Shawn Landry and Dr. Rebecca Zarger are two 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Arts and Sciences faculty contributing to the City of Tampa鈥檚 tree canopy study. Landry and Zarger are tasked with identifying specific tree planting locations throughout the city and conducting outreach with residents in priority locations.

April 26, 2024Research

An anthropology professor at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 recently published a paper she knew barely anyone would read. At least, not outside her field.

April 4, 2024Research

Red tide-related fish mortality off the coast of St. Petersburg, Fla. (Photo source: Adobe Stock)

Anthropology professor bridges gap in scientific communication through the integration of red tide research and music

Dr. Heather O'Leary leverages her expertise in anthropology and red tide research to bridge gaps in scientific communication through a new music-based initiative, CRESCENDO.

March 28, 2024Research

Neglect, abandonment and destruction have been the fate of thousands of segregated cemeteries across the country where African Americans 鈥 from former slaves to prominent politicians and business owners -- were buried over many decades.

March 14, 2024Research

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, 2024Research

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, 2024Research

Rachel Peri膰 was pushing her stroller through her neighborhood in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic when she noticed an older home with a log cabin on the property 鈥 something she hadn't noticed before.

February 9, 2024Research

Amelia Earhart's disappearance remains one of America's most mysterious, but a researcher at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 is hoping to connect the dots and finally solve it.

October 17, 2019Research

In March, W新澳门六合彩内幕信息was the only media outlet invited to join students and agents from the FBI on a visit to a 新澳门六合彩内幕信息-run facility where researchers learn what happens to the dead when they're exposed to Florida's elements.

September 25, 2019Research

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