https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/Recent posts from Arts & Sciencesen-usThu, 12 Nov 2026 04:33:18 -05:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/2019-wordrunner-echapbook-prize-awarded-to-usf-english-professor-rita-ciresi.aspx“Female Education”, authored by Rita Ciresi, a professor of English at the University of South Florida, was recently awarded the 2019 Wordrunner eChapbook Prize. “Female Education” offers 14 thought-provoking flash fictions that deal with love, loss, and the hard choices women make.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 2019 WORDRUNNER ECHAPBOOK PRIZE AWARDED TO USF ENGLISH PROFESSOR RITA CIRESI“Female Education”, authored by Rita Ciresi, a professor of English at the University of South Florida, was recently awarded the 2019 Wordrunner eChapbook Prize. “Female Education” offers 14 thought-provoking flash fictions that deal with love, loss, and the hard choices women make.Female Education herohttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/2019-wordrunner-echapbook-prize-awarded-to-usf-english-professor-rita-ciresi.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/creating-a-digital-ecosystem.aspxThe documentation, interpretation and dissemination of ancient iconography is one of the most challenging tasks that scholars in archaeology, art history and anthropology face in their quest to reconstruct the past and communicate it to the global public.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 CREATING A DIGITAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM: VIRTUALIZING CAVE ART, FRESCOES AND MOSAICS IN SICILY AND MALTAThe documentation, interpretation and dissemination of ancient iconography is one of the most challenging tasks that scholars in archaeology, art history and anthropology face in their quest to reconstruct the past and communicate it to the global public.University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research Universityhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/creating-a-digital-ecosystem.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/in-the-kitchen.aspxIn a general sense, university courses on food usually allow students the opportunity to acquire basic knowledge of food history, practices, and culture, but for Patrizia La Trecchia, an associate professor in the Department of World Languages at the University of South Florida, the basics are just the beginning.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 IN THE KITCHENIn a general sense, university courses on food usually allow students the opportunity to acquire basic knowledge of food history, practices, and culture, but for Patrizia La Trecchia, an associate professor in the Department of World Languages at the University of South Florida, the basics are just the beginning.University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research Universityhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/in-the-kitchen.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/resurrecting-dead-sociologists.aspxCecil Greek, an associate professor of sociology at the University of South Florida, has been resurrecting dead sociologists for nearly a decade.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 RESURRECTING DEAD SOCIOLOGISTS?Cecil Greek, an associate professor of sociology at the University of South Florida, has been resurrecting dead sociologists for nearly a decade.University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research Universityhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/resurrecting-dead-sociologists.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go.aspxIn May of 2019, 10 students from around the nation gathered at the University of South Florida (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the Weather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by USF professors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?In May of 2019, 10 students from around the nation gathered at the University of South Florida (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the Weather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by USF professors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.team in a canoe through townhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/soar-to-the-karman-line.aspxOne of the vibrant and active student organization at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, is the Society of Aeronautics and Rocketry (SOAR). Organized in 2010, their goal is to perfect the launching of rockets into space to put satellites into orbit for scientific studies. In the meantime, SOAR is actively involved in the design, building, launching and participating in competitions with winning results.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 USF STUDENTS WILL SOAR TO CROSS THE KARMAN LINEOne of the vibrant and active student organization at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, is the Society of Aeronautics and Rocketry (SOAR). Organized in 2010, their goal is to perfect the launching of rockets into space to put satellites into orbit for scientific studies. In the meantime, SOAR is actively involved in the design, building, launching and participating in competitions with winning results.University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research Universityhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/soar-to-the-karman-line.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/usf-botswana-collaborative.aspxEight 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.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 USF-BOTSWANA COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT TO DEVELOP A PORTABLE ENERGY SOURCE FOR RURAL AFRICAEight 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.University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research Universityhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/usf-botswana-collaborative.aspxCommunity Engagementhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/usf-english-professor-receives-jay-r-gould-award-for-excellence-in-teaching.aspxDr. Lisa Melonçon was announced as the winner of the prestigious Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication in May of 2019 at the Honors Reception held during the Society for Technical Communication’s (STC) Annual Summit in Denver, CO.Rocky D. BullWed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 USF ENGLISH PROFESSOR RECEIVES JAY R. GOULD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHINGDr. Lisa Melonçon was announced as the winner of the prestigious Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication in May of 2019 at the Honors Reception held during the Society for Technical Communication’s (STC) Annual Summit in Denver, CO.Lisa Melonçonhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/usf-english-professor-receives-jay-r-gould-award-for-excellence-in-teaching.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/authors-awards-and-accomplishments.aspxDr. Meredith Johnson and Dr. Nathan Johnson have been awarded an NCA Philosophy of Communication Award for their co-authored chapter, "Can Objects Be Moral Agents? Posthuman Praxis in Public Transportation.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 AUTHORS, AWARDS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTSDr. Meredith Johnson and Dr. Nathan Johnson have been awarded an NCA Philosophy of Communication Award for their co-authored chapter, "Can Objects Be Moral Agents? Posthuman Praxis in Public Transportation.English Department professorshttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/authors-awards-and-accomplishments.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/bringing-diversity-and-lantinx-to-the-forefront.aspxDuring 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.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 BRINGING DIVERSITY AND LATINX TO THE FOREFRONTDuring 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.Dr. Reiter looking at a maphttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/bringing-diversity-and-lantinx-to-the-forefront.aspxCommunity Engagementhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/brownfield-rehab-and-redevelopment.aspxUniversity 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.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 BROWNFIELD REHAB AND REDEVELOPMENTUniversity 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.ribbon cutting at new parkhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/brownfield-rehab-and-redevelopment.aspxCommunity Engagementhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/frontier-forum-september-19th-2019.aspxEvicted. 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.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 FRONTIER FORUM / SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2019Evicted. 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.Dr. Matthew Desmondhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/frontier-forum-september-19th-2019.aspxCommunity Engagementhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/medical-marijuana-doc-snags-national-award.aspxThe University of South Florida Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications Spring 2018 Documentary Film Class recently received news that their documentary chronicling the legalization of marijuana in Florida received a Bronze Telly Award – a nationally recognized award.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 MEDICAL MARIJUANA DOC SNAGS NATIONAL AWARDThe University of South Florida Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications Spring 2018 Documentary Film Class recently received news that their documentary chronicling the legalization of marijuana in Florida received a Bronze Telly Award – a nationally recognized award.The Telly Awards logohttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/medical-marijuana-doc-snags-national-award.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-discrimination.aspxFor Howard, the film tells a story not only of discrimination but of activism. “Equality is not a given. People fought and sacrificed for those rights,” Howard pointed out, referring to fired gay employees such as Frank Kameny, who organized the first LGBT pickets in front of the White House in 1965.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN ON DISCRIMINATIONFor Howard, the film tells a story not only of discrimination but of activism. “Equality is not a given. People fought and sacrificed for those rights,” Howard pointed out, referring to fired gay employees such as Frank Kameny, who organized the first LGBT pickets in front of the White House in 1965.Uncle Sam poster collage with historic photoshttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-discrimination.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/student-research-reveals-climate-realities.aspxIn May, ten students from around the nation gathered at the University of South Florida (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the Weather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by USF professors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 STUDENT RESEARCH REVEALS CLIMATE REALITIESIn May, ten students from around the nation gathered at the University of South Florida (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the Weather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by USF professors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.group of students in yellow shirts on a beachhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/student-research-reveals-climate-realities.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/why-is-civil-violence-and-conflict-increasing.aspxThe first decades of the 21st Century have marked a notable new trend in global violence, namely the growth in incidents of civil conflict.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 WHY IS CIVIL VIOLENCE AND CONFLICT INCREASING?The first decades of the 21st Century have marked a notable new trend in global violence, namely the growth in incidents of civil conflict.soldier walking through burning fieldhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/why-is-civil-violence-and-conflict-increasing.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2020/sewsa-2020.aspxThe USF Department of Women’s and Gender Studies will be hosting the Southeastern Women’s Studies Association annual conference on March 26-28, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida.Rocky D. BullMon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GET READY FOR SEWSA 2020!The USF Department of Women’s and Gender Studies will be hosting the Southeastern Women’s Studies Association annual conference on March 26-28, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida.SEWSA herohttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2020/sewsa-2020.aspxCommunity Engagementhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/english-dept-yice-irizarry-award.aspxEnglish Professor Ylce Irizarry was recently honored with two awards for her book "Chicana/o and Latina/o Fiction: The New Memory of Latinidad," originally released in 2016.Rocky D. BullMon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 ENGLISH DEPT YICE IRIZARRY AWARDEnglish Professor Ylce Irizarry was recently honored with two awards for her book "Chicana/o and Latina/o Fiction: The New Memory of Latinidad," originally released in 2016.Ylce Irizarryhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/english-dept-yice-irizarry-award.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/geosciences-sedaag-award.aspxSchool of Geosciences faculty member Dr. Jennifer Collins recently received a research award from the Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) and the most prestigious teaching award in the field of meteorology, the Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award, awarded by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).Rocky D. BullMon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GEOSCIENCES SEDAAG AWARDSchool of Geosciences faculty member Dr. Jennifer Collins recently received a research award from the Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) and the most prestigious teaching award in the field of meteorology, the Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award, awarded by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).Jennifer Collins receives awardhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/geosciences-sedaag-award.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/philosophy-dept-aslis-choice.aspxAtmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) has selected Professor of Philosophy Eric Winsberg's book, "Philosophy and Climate Science", to receive a 2018 ASLI's CHOICE Honorable Mention award.Rocky D. BullMon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 PHILOSOPHY DEPT ASLI's CHOICEAtmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) has selected Professor of Philosophy Eric Winsberg's book, "Philosophy and Climate Science", to receive a 2018 ASLI's CHOICE Honorable Mention award.Eric Winsberghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/philosophy-dept-aslis-choice.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/access-3d-lab-carries-out-digitally-driven-heritage-research-at-egmont-key.aspxFew people realize that Egmont Key, now a wildlife refuge of the coast of St. Petersburg, FL, was once an island internment camp where Seminole Indians were imprisoned during the Indian Removal Period, from 1856-1858.Rocky D. BullFri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:00 ACCESS 3D LAB CARRIES OUT DIGITALLY DRIVEN HERITAGE RESEARCH AT EGMONT KEYFew people realize that Egmont Key, now a wildlife refuge of the coast of St. Petersburg, FL, was once an island internment camp where Seminole Indians were imprisoned during the Indian Removal Period, from 1856-1858.Egmont Key ruinshttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/access-3d-lab-carries-out-digitally-driven-heritage-research-at-egmont-key.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/american-and-french-collaborative-research-aims-to-characterize-the-content-of-roman-and-late-roman-pottery.aspxDavide Tanasi, assistant professor of history at the University of South Florida and a team of researchers from across America and France recently embarked on a project that hopes to provide answers to help characterize the content of Roman and Late Roman amphorae, a tall Roman jar, likened to pottery, with two handles and a narrow neck.Rocky D. BullFri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:00 AMERICAN AND FRENCH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AIMS TO CHARACTERIZE THE CONTENT OF ROMAN AND LATE ROMAN POTTERYDavide Tanasi, assistant professor of history at the University of South Florida and a team of researchers from across America and France recently embarked on a project that hopes to provide answers to help characterize the content of Roman and Late Roman amphorae, a tall Roman jar, likened to pottery, with two handles and a narrow neck.Scuba diver looking at sunken potteryhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/american-and-french-collaborative-research-aims-to-characterize-the-content-of-roman-and-late-roman-pottery.aspxhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/digital-age-teens-social-media-and-a-parents-role.aspxParents of Gen Z teenagers have many questions about social media and are looking for answers from experts in the field. Concerns include the time their children are spending on social media, problems caused by social media, and how they can monitor the online behavior of their children.Rocky D. BullFri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:00 THE DIGITAL (COMING OF) AGE: TEENS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND A PARENT'S ROLEParents of Gen Z teenagers have many questions about social media and are looking for answers from experts in the field. Concerns include the time their children are spending on social media, problems caused by social media, and how they can monitor the online behavior of their children.girl looking at cell phone in the darkhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/digital-age-teens-social-media-and-a-parents-role.aspxCommunity Engagementhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/focus-on-women-in-visual-art-inspires-earns-grant-for-usf-instructor.aspxEvery year the Women in Leadership and Philanthropy (WLP) award six awards for excellence in faculty research to USF System faculty to support the research and creative efforts of those who "focus on women and issues affecting women."Rocky D. BullFri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:00 A FOCUS ON WOMEN IN VISUAL ART INSPIRES, EARNS GRANT FOR USF INSTRUCTOREvery year the Women in Leadership and Philanthropy (WLP) award six awards for excellence in faculty research to USF System faculty to support the research and creative efforts of those who "focus on women and issues affecting women."flower print with butterfly and caterpillarhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/news/2019/focus-on-women-in-visual-art-inspires-earns-grant-for-usf-instructor.aspx