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Associate professor of communication makes history as USF鈥檚 first Carnegie Fellow

Dr. Joshua Scacco joins the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Class鈥擴SF鈥檚 first faculty member to earn the honor.

April 16, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement

Nearly two dozen students received their certificate of completion from USF's Brewing Arts program during a ceremony held at the Yuengling Draft Haus & Kitchen in Tampa.

April 4, 2025Community Engagement

鈥楾he Rising Tides Podcast鈥� explores cutting-edge ocean technologies in marine science

Designed for ocean experts and general audiences alike, 鈥淭he Rising Tides Podcast鈥� invites oceanographers to discuss their ground-breaking research through one-on-one conversations.

April 2, 2025Community Engagement

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

USF faculty lead conservation discussions at Tampa Bay Youth Ocean Summit

John Parkinson, an assistant professor in the 51吃瓜网鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, spoke to over 150 university students from across the state who attended the summit to hear presentations on a variety of ocean-related subjects, including how to reduce plastic on university campuses.

March 31, 2025Community Engagement, Events, Research

Can seeds adapt to the heat?

Integrative biology doctoral student Gabriela Quesada-Avila explores how temperature affects seed sprouting to understand plant community responses and inform forest restoration efforts.

March 26, 2025Community Engagement, Research

From first-generation student to future pediatrician, meet USF鈥檚 Julio Blanco III

Julio Blanco is the first in his family to attend college. Joining USF was a monumental feat given the adversity he faced growing up, which included periods of homelessness and his family facing financial hardship. But he never let that get in the way of achieving his dreams.鈥�

March 7, 2025Community Engagement

Department of Communication professor Madison Pollino empowers youth through public speaking mentorship

When Tampa's Hispanic Services Council reached out to Madison Pollino about helping them with a mentorship program for middle school students, she seized the opportunity to bridge the gap between her work in higher education and the community.

February 24, 2025Community Engagement

Competition plus collaboration equals success for annual 鈥楳ath Bowl鈥�

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics helped bring more than 600 Hillsborough County Public School students to campus for a competitive commemoration celebrating both the expression and power of the mathematics field.

February 24, 2025Community Engagement, Events

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

National Science Foundation names two USF faculty 鈥極cean Decade Champions鈥�

The award will provide supplemental support to an ongoing project, a large interdisciplinary endeavor linking multiple U.S. universities and conservation and marine science organizations called 鈥淪trong Coasts,鈥� which seeks to reduce risks from hazards like storm surge, confront environmental degradation, enhance communities' adaptive capacities and advance public and private investment in disaster risk prevention and reduction.鈥�

February 12, 2025Community Engagement, Research

USF women鈥檚 lacrosse makes historic debut with student-athletes studying to become lawyers, chemists and more

USF women鈥檚 lacrosse dominated its debut game in front of more than 2,000 fans at Corbett Stadium. As the inaugural team, the players are well aware that they will forever be a part of USF history and are working tirelessness to ensure their legacy extends beyond the field.

February 10, 2025Community Engagement