College of Arts and Sciences

Paid Internship Opportunities for USF Humanities Students

USF humanities students may apply for paid internships thanks to a $4.8 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The five-year Mellon Internship program will support up to 900 undergraduate students each year, providing valuable hands-on experience across a wide range of fields.

Arts and Sciences News

Launching student futures

Jaiden Brick, Hannah Kirschenmann, Jade Fei, and Krystal Walford working on their proposal for the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program competition, a national competition allowing groups of interdisciplinary students to combine their areas of expertise. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

USF students design microgravity experiments, gaining hands-on research experience that will prepare them for careers in STEM.

Reinterpreting landscapes

Aerial photo of Monte Sierpe [Photo courtesy of J.L. Bongers]

Archaeologists replace decades of extraterrestrial speculation with evidence-based insight.

Detecting deadly threats

hand holds sample beside cell phone with larger image of mosquito

AI and citizen science identify the first invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar, illustrating how mobile tech can transform disease surveillance.

CAS Chronicles

Responsibility and resilience: Reflections from the cloud forests of Guatemala

01/21/26 — Jamie Sommer traveled to Guatemala to speak with the Mayan women of San Juan Chamelco who are fighting to maintain their cultural heritage in the face of industrial agriculture, deforestation and rising temperatures that are disturbing the cloud forest with torrential rains and droughts, devastating traditional crops.

Bellini College partnership to offer three interdisciplinary computing majors (ICM) for 2026

01/20/26 — Beginning Fall 2026, USF’s Bellini College will launch three interdisciplinary computing majors that blend computer science and AI with social sciences, business and criminology. Designed through cross-college partnerships, the programs prepare students for technology-driven careers by integrating technical skills with human, strategic and ethical perspectives. Registration opens March 30.

Rare, giant millipedes unearthed in graduate student's conservation research

01/15/26 — Hidden beneath Central Florida’s sandy soils lives the Florida scrub millipede, a species found nowhere else in the world. USF graduate student Anne Sawl’s research highlights the millipede’s vital role in maintaining the health of Florida’s scrub ecosystems.

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Leading the Way: An Alumna’s Story of Impact

When Tiffany Hoang wasn’t pursuing her biomedical sciences degree or working at Moffitt Cancer Center, she was fully immersed in campus life—leading with the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Student Leadership Society, swimming with the USF Swim Club, connecting through the Vietnamese Student Association, and building lasting friendships along the way. Tiffany truly made the most of her USF experience and shares her advice on how other students can do the same.

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