CAS Chronicles

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

CAS professor and associate dean receives highest honor

Jody Harwood, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and associate dean for graduate studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, is among three faculty members to be named 2025 Distinguished University Professors, the highest honor given to USF faculty.

October 28, 2025Research

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

AI and citizen science reveal potential first detection of invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar

Researchers from the University of South Florida have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles stephensi — an invasive and deadly malaria-carrying mosquito — ever detected in Madagascar.

October 28, 2025Research

NOAA Hollings Scholar Coen E.E. McGarrah interned at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi surveying the distribution of southern oyster drill snails where she encountered many different types of marine life, including a gafftop catfish.  (Photo courtesy of Coen E.E. McGarrah)

From Classrooms to Coastlines: CAS undergraduates apply learning as NOAA Hollings Scholars

Three USF College of Arts and Sciences undergraduates were named NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholars, a prestigious national recognition earning paid internships at NOAA facilities where they applied classroom learning to research and policy projects with NOAA scientists.

September 26, 2025Accomplishments, Research

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Alumni Spotlight: Urban planning alum and U.S. military veteran leads growth in Pasco County

William Vermillion, a recent graduate from the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program in the School of Public Affairs, has a passion for community that has driven his success as the senior planner for Pasco County.

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CAS Chronicles is the monthly newsletter for the University of South Florida's College of Arts and Sciences, your source for the latest news, research, and events at CAS.