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Research professor and biochemical oncologist advances cancer cell research and student success

Research Professor Mildred Acevedo-Duncan, whose work is fueled by personal experience and a passion for mentorship, aims to find a cure for cancer.

January 17, 2025Research

Religious studies professors receive grant to provide religious literacy to health professionals

Four of USF鈥檚 religious studies professors received a $60,000 grant, placing USF in the forefront for providing religious and cultural competency to health students and professionals.

January 16, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement

Lesley Miller, Jr., dedicated civil servant, reflects on lasting impact USF had on his life and career

Lesley 鈥淟es鈥� Miller, Jr., USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) alumnus and civil servant, reflects on the unexpected ways that his time at USF prepared him for his career.

January 16, 2025Alumni

Inauguration Day has changed dramatically over the years while maintaining some key traditions for a ceremony that ushers in a new American president. Learn more about the history of Inauguration Day and its importance today.

January 16, 2025Community Engagement

$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for USF humanities students

For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 鈥� the nation鈥檚 largest supporter of the arts and humanities 鈥� invited the 杏吧性世界 to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.

January 15, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured

USF memorializes former President Jimmy Carter with 3D virtual tour of boyhood farm

Prior to his death, USF鈥檚 Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information partnered with President Jimmy Carter and the National Park Service to create virtual tours of his boyhood farm, high school he attended and railroad depot that served as campaign headquarters for Carter鈥檚 successful 1976 presidential bid. Check out the interactive tours available to the public.

January 9, 2025Community Engagement, Research

Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, USF-led study shows

People whose jobs are highly sedentary 鈥� an estimated 80% of the modern workforce 鈥� experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.

January 7, 2025Research

Two 杏吧性世界 faculty members named NAI fellows

The USF researchers are being recognized for their groundbreaking discoveries and innovations in chemical engineering to treat cancer and other challenging diseases and nanomaterials engineering for multifunctional manufacturing applications.

December 11, 2024Accomplishments

USF sets new record with $738 million in research funding

The milestone comes during USF鈥檚 first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation鈥檚 most research-intensive institutions. The new record brings the university closer to reaching its goal of securing $1 billion in annual research funding.

December 10, 2024Research

USF to confer nearly 4,000 degrees during fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 13-14

This graduating class includes a 16-year-old, a 70-year-old grandmother of four and an electrical engineer seeking to revolutionize the medical, space exploration and military industries.

December 9, 2024Accomplishments

New book on immigration and belonging will illuminate indigenous peoples and languages of North Africa

When Heide Casta帽eda, a professor of anthropology at the 杏吧性世界, travels to Morocco it isn鈥檛 to visit Africa鈥檚 largest mosque or one of the historical kasbahs. Casta帽eda, a migration scholar, is there to study and understand the experience of the indigenous Amazigh people 鈥� the focal point of her new book, forthcoming from New York University Press.

November 25, 2024Accomplishments, Research

Gandy Bridge turns 100, how USF is preserving its history

When built 100 years ago, the Gandy Bridge helped create the Tampa Bay area that consists of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. That story is told through the archives stored in USF Special Collections.

November 25, 2024Community Engagement