CAS Chronicles
2025 Stories
Professor's contributions to the field of biological anthropology earn national honor
Anthropology professor Lorena Madrigal received the Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award for her pioneering work in the field of biological anthropology.
May 19, 2025Community Engagement, Honors & Awards, Research & Innovation
USF to confer more than 7,700 degrees during commencement ceremonies May 8-11
Graduates include a mother and son earning their degrees, a cancer survivor who never gave up on her educational goal and twin sisters who created thriving startups, winning awards along the way to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys.
May 5, 2025Community Engagement
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Tammy and Bennett Moscato
Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended USF together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.
May 2, 2025Honors & Awards
Critical Language Scholarship Opens Door for USF Student to Study Arabic in Jordan
Third-year University of South Florida student Ashley Parow, a history and political science double major, was selected for the 2025 Critical Language Scholarship Program to study Arabic language and culture in Amman, Jordan.
May 2, 2025Honors & Awards
2025 Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award Highlights Transformative Faculty Approaches
Associate professor of instruction in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Brian Turnbull, is a finalist for the Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award, presented by USF Innovative Education and the Office of the Provost.
April 30, 2025Honors & Awards
St. Petersburg poet laureate and USF alumna publishes debut novel
In Gloria Muñoz's debut novel, a genre-bending work of young adult climate fiction, Florida is crumbling under the weight of climate disaster, and seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal must decide whether to remain on Earth with her friends and family or to leave everything behind and embark on a mission to establish humanity’s first extraterrestrial settlement.
April 29, 2025Alumni, Events, Honors & Awards
USF students make directorial debut
When Hilda Sheridan-Hewlett moved from London, England to Tampa, Fla. to study literature and film, she was so swept away by the natural beauty of the local beaches that she decided to write and direct a short film. The final product, “Lost in the Current," has so far been screened at five film festivals.
April 29, 2025Community Engagement, Events, Honors & Awards
Undergraduate students hone research presentation skills at national humanities research symposium
Ten students from USF’s College of Arts and Sciences were selected to attend the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium at Johns Hopkins University in March.
April 29, 2025Honors & Awards, Research & Innovation
USF Psychological Services Center filling mental health services gap for community
At the USF Psychological Services Center, anyone in the community has access to evidence-based therapy and assessments on a sliding scale.
April 29, 2025Community Engagement
Anthropology in action: PhD candidate Abby Vidmar helps a town tell its story
Abby Vidmar, an applied environmental anthropology PhD candidate, is documenting the powerful grassroots movement in Port St. Joe, Fla., as residents unite to protect their hometown. Through her work, Vidmar blends research with advocacy, capturing stories of resilience and inspiring efforts to protect communities and ecosystems for generations to come.
April 29, 2025Community Engagement, Research & Innovation
Two CAS faculty honored with research excellence awards
Each year, Women in Leadership & Philanthropy recognizes faculty research excellence throughout USF with six award categories and an accompanying $5,000 research grant.
April 29, 2025Honors & Awards, Research & Innovation
“Communication is your currency:” USF global alumni Hiram Ríos Hernández awarded the Outstanding Young Alumni Award
CAS alumnus Hiram Ríos Hernández was one of 10 other alumni aged 35 or under recognized for creative innovation and career success. From Puerto Rico to U.S. embassies around the world, he inspires students with his career journey and commitment to national impact.
April 28, 2025Honors & Awards