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Spring CAS grads share student experience and look ahead to the future

May 24, 2023Accomplishments, Alumni, Featured

Dr. Jayaram with faculty and doctoral students from Andhra University. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Kiran Jayaram)

Dr. Kiran Jayaram connects with his Asian heritage in new research endeavor

Dr. Kiran Jayaram, assistant professor in the USF College of Arts and Sciences Department of Anthropology, describes his life as a “study in border crossing.”

May 16, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

Anthropology PhD candidate Jonathan Rodriguez. (Photo by Ari Herrera)

Anthropology doctoral candidate selected as USF’s first student veteran recipient of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Jonathan Rodriguez is one of six USF students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2023-2024 academic year and one of 2,200 students nationwide selected for this prestigious award focusing on international education, exchange, and mutual understanding. He is the first USF student veteran selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

May 26, 2023Accomplishments, Events

MURP students with APA President Angela D. Brooks (center). Photographed from left: Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti, Beneetta Mary Jose, Angela D. Brooks, Varshini Renikunta, and Abdul Samad Agha. (Photo courtesy of Beneetta Mary Jose)

MURP students place third in national competition to improve a Philadelphia neighborhood

USF College of Arts and Sciences Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program students Beneetta Mary Jose, Abdul Samad Agha, Varshini Renikunta, and Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti earned third place for their design in the American Planning Association National Planning Competition in April.

May 16, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement

Dr. Joshua Scacco, associate professor in the Department of Communication, Dr. Miyoung Chong, assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Digital Communication, and Dr. Jianing Li, assistant professor in the Department of Communication). (Photo by Anna Mayor)

Democracy and Citizenship series discusses markers for information quality in the digital age

The USF College of Art and Sciences’ (CAS) Democracy and Citizenship Speakers Series featured three experts on political communication and media—Drs. Miyoung Chong (assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Digital Communication), Jianing Li (assistant professor in the Department of Communication), and Joshua Scacco (associate professor in the Department of Communication).

May 17, 2023Community Engagement, Events

Dr. Libin Ye (far right) with lab members (from left) Seth Brady-Johnson (undergraduate), Aidan McFarland (doctoral student), Yifei Sui (undergraduate), Xudong Wang (doctoral student). All students are majoring in degree programs from the USF CAS Department of Molecular Biosciences (Photo courtesy of Dr. Ye)

Dr. Libin Ye’s lab aims to minimize unwanted medication side effects

Medications used to treat disease often come with unwanted side effects. That is where USF College of Arts and Sciences researcher Dr. Libin Ye, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences is focusing his latest research.

May 24, 2023Research

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