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Attendees of this yearג€™s Urban Food Sovereignty Summit toured the Sweetwater Organic Community Farm in Tampa, Fla. to experience a local food system in action. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Urban Food Sovereignty Summit focuses on strides to improve food systems in urban communities

The Urban Food Sovereignty Summit showcased new strides being made to advance food sovereignty in urban communities and brought together community members and partners to share their solutions for advancing more sustainable and equitable food systems.

November 16, 2023Community Engagement, Events, Research

(From left) Wendy Whitt, associate director and senior associate instructor in The Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications, presents Tampa Bay Times journalists Zachary Sampson and Langston Taylor with the Waldo Proffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism in 91ֹחַר. (Photo by Alessandra Casanova)

The Zimmerman School at USF honors two Tampa Bay Times journalists for excellence in environmental journalism

The Zimmerman School at USF honors Tampa Bay Times journalists Zachary Sampson and Langston Taylor as recipients of the Waldo Proffitt Award for their excellence in environmental journalism in 91ֹחַר.

November 16, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement

(From Left) USF students Asia Anderson, Eduardo Fox-Velazquez, associate professor Joshua Scacco, USF students Camila Cernawsky Nakandakari, and Aldo Puccinion, on a research field trip to the Iowa caucuses in 2020. (Photo courtesy of Joshua Scacco)

New Center for Sustainable Democracy to create research opportunities for students

Center for Sustainable Democracy is established within the College of Arts and Sciences under the leadership of Professor Joshua Scacco.

November 15, 2023Community Engagement

(From left) Chemistry department faculty member Dr. Kimberly Fields, USF student volunteers Anad Patel, Corissa Quarterman, Elliot Santaella Aguilar, associate professor of instruction Dr. Christie Tang, and USF student volunteers Nour El Hoda Malone, Sofia Osuna, and Justin Ramos at MOSI. (Photo courtesy of Corissa Quarterman)

Chemistry department hosts exciting experiment at MOSI to celebrate National Chemistry Week

The USF Chemistry Department held a free experiment with the help of six undergraduate volunteers. The experiment demonstrated a captivating chemical reaction for participants.

November 14, 2023Community Engagement

IDEx team members digitizing a Star of David badge sewn onto a piece of a concentration camp prisonerג€™s uniform. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Davide Tanasi)

IDEx team 3D scans Holocaust artifacts to create an interactive museum experience

The Institute for Digital Exploration has assisted the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center (HDEC) in Dania Beach, Fla. by 3D scanning hundreds of artifacts and digitizing tens of thousands of documents for a brand new ג€˜Interactive Learning Centerג€™ smart table experience.

November 14, 2023Community Engagement, Research

The USF Living Heritage Instituteג€™s Black Cemetery Network welcomed the community to pay tribute to those buried in Tampaג€™s historical Memorial Park Cemetery. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Paying tribute to Black history within Tampaג€™s historical Memorial Park Cemetery

The USF Living Heritage Institute's Black Cemetery Network invited the community for a day of remembrance, research, art, and fellowship at Tampa's Memorial Park Cemetery.

November 13, 2023Community Engagement, Events, Research

Dr. Davide Tanasi delivered an acceptance speech at the award ceremony, held in Sarasota, Fla. (Photo courtesy of GCICS)

Dr. Davide Tanasi earns Italian American of the Year award

Dr. Davide Tanasi has been named the Gulf Coast Italian Culture and Societyג€™s 2023 Italian American of the Year for his achievements in the field of Mediterranean archaeology.

November 6, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

A proud USF alumnus and his wife make a gift designed to help College of Arts and Sciences students eyeing medical school.

October 30, 2023Alumni

Student presenters at the CJRPג€™s research and policy showcase shared their latest research findings on a variety of topics impacting outcomes in the criminal justice system. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

CJRP showcases student research and honors community members ג€˜making an impactג€™ in the justice system

The 91ֹחַרג€™s Center for Justice Research and Policy (CJRP) hosted a research and policy showcase to highlight student research related to issues in the justice system and also recognize and honor those working in the field.

October 25, 2023Community Engagement, Events, Research

A vital way to learn journalism is by doing journalism. Thatג€™s the spirit that imbues a new podcast series created by USF St. Petersburgג€™s journalism program and the Tampa Bay Times.

October 25, 2023Community Engagement, Research

(From left) ISLAC director and associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Dr. Beatriz Padilla, applied anthropology PhD student Tailyn Osorio, Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, president of the Anthropology Graduate Student Organization and PhD student Jordan Wright, and anthropology chair and professor Dr. Antoinette Jackson. (Photo courtesy of Chaady Radwan)

USF alumna investigates the erasure of Indigenous identity in schools and society

An engaging exploration of USF alumna Rebecca Campbell-Montalvoג€™s new book, ג€The Latinization of Indigenous Students: Erasing Identity and Restricting Opportunity at School,ג€ shedding light on how institutionalized school systems affect Indigenous communities.

October 25, 2023Alumni, Research