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USF scientists deploy tsunami-sensing buoy, aiding future warning system
The Shallow Underwater Buoy for Geodesy (SUBGEO) system is a research partnership between the USF School of Geosciences, the College of Marine Science, and international collaborators.
January 23, 2025Research

Three USF ܽƵapps partner with communities to make a local, national and global impact
USF ܽƵapps Will Schanbacher, Heather O’Leary and Christian Wells, are sharing their time, expertise and resources with communities to “build capacity for positive change.”
January 22, 2025Community Engagement, Events

Research ܽƵapp and biochemical oncologist advances cancer cell research and ܽƵapp 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 ܽƵapps receive grant to provide religious literacy to health professionals
Four of USF’s religious studies ܽƵapps received a $60,000 grant, placing USF in the forefront for providing religious and cultural competency to health ܽƵapps 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 “Les” 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 ܽƵapps
For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities — invited the ܽƵapp 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 ܽƵapps each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate ܽƵapps majoring in humanities.
January 15, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured
![USF’s Benjamin Mittler and Denise Wright work to capture 360 terrains at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm. [Photo courtesy: Frank Rodriquez]](/arts-sciences/chronicles/images/2025/january/carter-farm.jpg)
USF memorializes former President Jimmy Carter with 3D virtual tour of boyhood farm
Prior to his death, USF’s 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’s 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 – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.
January 7, 2025Research

Two ܽƵapp 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
![Neda Latifi, assistant ܽƵapp of medical engineering, works with undergraduate ܽƵapp Russel Kramer [Photo by Torie Doll, ܽƵapp Communications and Marketing]](/arts-sciences/chronicles/images/2024/december/research-listing.jpg)
USF sets new record with $738 million in research funding
The milestone comes during USF’s first full fiscal year as a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and helps demonstrate its impact as one of the nation’s 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