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CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AT USF
Darwin Days at the University of South Florida (USF) is an extensive, interactive, and interdisciplinary science education outreach event hosted each year to encourage understanding of evolution.
April 16, 2021Community Engagement
UNDERGRADUATE HUMANITIES RESEARCH CONFERENCE GOES DIGITAL FOR 2021
At the end of January 2021, 52 University of South Florida (USF) undergraduate students from 13 different majors, ranging from religious studies to biomedical sciences, gathered online to present their original research projects on a huge variety of humanities topics.
April 16, 2021Community Engagement
“CHOOSING MYSELF”: SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM AVAILABLE FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN FOSTER CARE
Dr. Jill McCracken, Professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of South Florida, is the founder of the Adolescent Sexual Health Education and Research (ASHER) Program and has launched “Choosing Myself,” a sexual health education program for females currently or previously in foster care.
December 9, 2020Community Engagement
PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH IN LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The University of South Florida’s School of Information Responsive Librarianship Lab (RLL) recently received a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for the 2020-2021 academic year. Members of the RLL working on this grant include Faculty, staff, and students from the School of Information.
December 9, 2020Community Engagement
BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE THROUGH A PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LIBRARY
Researchers from the School of Information at the University of South Florida (USF) have established a pediatric library at the Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Recovery Center, a 72-bed, co-ed facility and the only freestanding psychiatric hospital in Pasco County, FL.
June 19, 2020Community Engagement
COLLEGE STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY
USF researchers have examined food insecurity, health, and wellness in Tampa Bay and elsewhere, but there remains a need to look within the university at the students, staff, and even faculty. This effort is now compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 19, 2020Community Engagement
NEW TAMPA: COMMUNITY ENGAGED PROJECT, A STUDY OF NEW TAMPA'S BUSINESS CLIMATE
New Tampa, the area northeast of USF, was largely undeveloped until it was annexed into the City of Tampa in the 1980's. Since then, it has seen rapid housing growth accompanied by commercial development, largely along the Bruce B. Downs corridor. But residents, and some community leaders, have been concerned that the commercial life of the community is not as robust as it could be.
June 19, 2020Community Engagement
THE INSTITUTE ON RUSSIA CREATES PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE GLOBAL EDUCATION
For the past three years, the Institute on Russia has focused on advancing global education at the University of South Florida (USF). In 2019-2020, the Institute held many events for students, faculty, and the Tampa Bay community.
June 19, 2020Community Engagement
USF-BOTSWANA COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT TO DEVELOP A PORTABLE ENERGY SOURCE FOR RURAL AFRICA
Eight undergraduate seniors and juniors from the University of South Florida (USF) have been selected for a challenging and rewarding research program funded by the National Science Foundation. The objective of the project is to develop a renewable energy source based on a novel scientific concept, with the goal of making basic commodities accessible to rural and tribal villages in Africa.
December 11, 2019Community Engagement
BRINGING DIVERSITY AND LATINX TO THE FOREFRONT
During the summer of 2019, Bernd Reiter, Director of the Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean (ISLAC) at the University of South Florida (USF) and a group of its affiliated faculty, offered a professional development seminar to the School District of Hillsborough County (SDHC) high school teachers in the field of Latin American Studies.
July 22, 2019Community Engagement
BROWNFIELD REHAB AND REDEVELOPMENT
University of South Florida (USF) Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Christian Wells, recently embarked on a large project funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through their Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program to redevelop a local community park.
July 22, 2019Community Engagement
FRONTIER FORUM / SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2019
Evicted. Poverty and Profit in America. The lecture will explore poverty in American cities, related housing issues, and Desmond’s ideas for solving economic exploitation – one of 21st century America’s most devastating problems.
July 22, 2019Community Engagement