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

For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities — invited the ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp 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 ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate ÅÝܽÊÓƵapps majoring in humanities.

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Chasing better sleep

person asleep at their desk

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

Critical coastal waters

causeway between small islands surrounded by shallow water

Coastline habitats provide ecological and socioeconomic benefits, but face increasing threats that may put fish populations and fisheries at risk.

New study will track young people through 2050 to learn about longterm impacts of smartphones, social media and digital media on individual wellbeing.

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Critics fall in love with romance novels penned by USF alumna

Alicia Thompson, full-time writer and bestselling author, studied her craft in USF’s College of Arts and Sciences.