CAS Chronicles

CAS around the world: How global learning and interdisciplinary problem‑solving shape students’ experience
CAS students spent the summer learning across coral reefs, ancient ruins, misty mountains, and global cities — discovering how place transforms learning and shapes the scholars, researchers, and leaders they’re becoming.

Is Nolan's 'Odyssey' faithful to Homer? USF faculty weigh in
Audiences have been divided over Nolan’s creative direction since Universal Pictures released the first promotional images last year.
July 30, 2026Community Engagement, Events

When AI is everywhere, understanding intelligence becomes essential
Artificial intelligence now shapes decisions across work and daily life. A new interdisciplinary Cognitive Science major offered by the USF College of Arts and Sciences asks what happens when machine capability meets human attention, language, trust and judgment.
August 24, 2026CAS News, Research & Innovation

The creative rise of CAS alum Mark Clennon
Mark Clennon, a 2010 graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications and celebrated photographer and director whose recent work can be found on the cover of “Time.”
August 20, 2026Alumni

USF brings hands-on biotechnology to Tampa Bay classrooms
A partnership with the Amgen Foundation led by Associate Professor Luanna Prevost, gives local teachers access to lab equipment and training — and students a taste of real scientific discovery.
August 20, 2026Community Engagement
Artemis II launch reveals unique seismic activity captured by USF scientists
One participant in the first 2016 deployment was CAS alum Jacob Richardson, now the deputy lunar science lead on the Artemis II lunar science team. His group has spent more than a year preparing observation strategies, including potential views of unexplored regions on the moon’s far side.