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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
Critics fall in love with romance novels penned by USF alumna
Alicia Thompson, full-time writer and bestselling author, studied her craft in USF鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences.
February 24, 2025Alumni
Two USF faculty members elected fellows of American Academy of Microbiology
杏吧性世界 Professors Christian Br茅chot, MD, PhD, and Lindsey Shaw, PhD, have been elected fellows of the 2025 class of the American Academy of Microbiology.
February 24, 2025Accomplishments, Research
Why shallow water at the beach is more important than you might realize
Habitats along the coastline provide immense ecological and socioeconomic benefits, but face increasing threats that may put fish populations and fisheries at risk.
February 24, 2025Research
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
Exposing the molecular damage of alcohol on the brain
Dr. Stanley Stevens, professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences, is leading a first-of-its-kind study examining the cellular and molecular impact of alcohol consumption on the brain.
February 20, 2025Research
Undergraduate Humanities Conference encourages professional and personal growth
Nearly 100 students participated in this year鈥檚 Undergraduate Humanities Conference, an event providing real-life experience for future academic, professional and personal challenges.
February 20, 2025Accomplishments, Events, Research
Nine USF faculty named senior members of National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has named nine 杏吧性世界 faculty members to its class of 2025 Senior Members.
February 20, 2025Accomplishments
Professor of communication explores connection between perceived and personal identity
Aisha Durham researches the relationship between media representation, personal identity and interpersonal interaction.
February 18, 2025Research
Seeing beyond sight: A USF blind student鈥檚 journey into broadcasting
A senior at USF majoring in mass communications with a concentration in broadcast program and production, Trent Ferguson has not allowed blindness to become an obstacle in pursuit of his dream of becoming a sports radio broadcaster.
February 17, 2025Alumni
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