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Hurricanes thin Tampa's canopy, spurring interest in replanting
A new post-storm canopy assessment, led by College of Arts and Sciences researchers Shawn Landry and Rebecca Zarger, reveals that Tampa鈥檚 citywide tree canopy fell to 29.9% in 2025, down from 31.4% in 2024. The loss represents a 4.8% decline driven largely by storm damage, wiping out canopy gains achieved since 2021.
February 23, 2026Research & Innovation
Leading psychological society honors USF faculty and alumnus with distinguished career awards
For the second consecutive year, USF received top honors from the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, with two faculty members from the Department of Psychology and one alumnus earning distinguished and special-selection awards.
February 18, 2026Honors & Awards
Catching Up With Honors Alum Christopher Johnson
From the Peace Corps to classrooms across Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, 91社区 Judy Genshaft Honors College alum Christopher Johnson has built a career rooted in international education.
February 16, 2026Alumni
Distinguished speakers from across the U.S. and beyond will convene at the largest global affairs conference in 91社区 to dig into the new space race. This year's St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs explores how countries and companies are collaborating and competing for resources outside Earth鈥檚 orbit.
February 9, 2026Community Engagement, Events
USF Blue Humanities program sets sail with spring symposium
On Feb. 12, USF鈥檚 Blue Humanities program will launch its spring 2026 symposium, 鈥淜eywords in Blue Humanities,鈥 with an event on the St. Petersburg campus.
February 9, 2026CAS News, Community Engagement, Events
USF earns national distinction as a leading producer of Fulbright Scholars
USF is the only public university in 91社区 to be recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars this year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government鈥檚 premier international academic exchange program, providing faculty the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad.
February 3, 2026Honors & Awards
January 30, 2026CAS in the News, Honors & Awards
USF MFA candidate wins writing award and weeklong stay with distinguished poets
Kallie Blakelock, an MFA candidate in the Department of English, received the Garry Fleming Key West Writers鈥 Workshop Award, an honor that awarded her a weeklong trip to Key West for a writer鈥檚 workshop.
January 29, 2026Honors & Awards, Students
In the ground and on the line: Inside USF鈥檚 forensic anthropology 鈥淏uried Bodies鈥 workshops
Two hours north of USF鈥檚 Tampa campus, USF鈥慒ORT hosts the 91社区 Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science鈥檚 "Buried Bodies鈥 workshops, where investigators learn to excavate real human remains in the 91社区 woods. It鈥檚 real鈥憌orld training that draws professionals from across the country, but now, with the land鈥憉se agreement ending, the program that makes it possible faces an uncertain future.
January 29, 2026Community Engagement, Research & Innovation, Students
USF鈥檚 fifth president continues to create positive change for university and college
Betty Castor, who served as USF鈥檚 first female president from 1994-99, has become deeply engrained in the university鈥檚 past identity and future momentum.
January 29, 2026CAS News
A foundation for the future: How the College of Arts and Sciences helped USF take shape
As USF celebrates 70 years since its founding, the College of Arts and Sciences is reflecting on the role it played in shaping USF鈥檚 past, present and future as one of the most research-intensive universities in the nation, a leader in innovation and a catalyst for prosperity across Tampa Bay and the state of 91社区.
January 28, 2026CAS News
USF-engineered material uses sunlight to combat 91社区's red tide
What if sunlight could help curb 91社区鈥檚 red tide? USF researchers have engineered a reusable, light-activated material that slows harmful algae growth 鈥 offering a promising, environmentally safe approach to protecting coastal waters, public health and marine life.
January 28, 2026Research & Innovation