https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/Recent posts from CAS Chroniclesen-usMon, 17 Aug 2026 07:31:41 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/digitazing-memories-the-virtualization-of-the-japanese-american-internment-camp-amache.aspxThe Granada War Relocation Center – also known as the Amache Camp – was one of ten Japanese-American internment camps that opened across the United States in 1942 as a response to the Pearl Harbor bombing.Davide Tanasi, Ph.D., Professor, Department of History, & Director, Institute for Digital Exploration (IDEx)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 Digitizing Memories: The Virtualization of the Japanese-American Internment Camp AmacheThe Granada War Relocation Center – also known as the Amache Camp – was one of ten Japanese-American internment camps that opened across the United States in 1942 as a response to the Pearl Harbor bombing.equipment set up in a fieldhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/digitazing-memories-the-virtualization-of-the-japanese-american-internment-camp-amache.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/hurricane-risk-in-a-changing-climate.aspxIn June 2022, undeterred from what became Tropical Storm Alex, Dr. Jennifer Collins, a professor of geosciences at the University of South Florida (USF), led the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate.Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 Hurricane Risk in a Changing ClimateIn June 2022, undeterred from what became Tropical Storm Alex, Dr. Jennifer Collins, a professor of geosciences at the University of South Florida (USF), led the Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate.large group standing in front of screen at conferencehttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/hurricane-risk-in-a-changing-climate.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/new-multilingual-writing-center-opens-for-graduate-students-at-usf.aspxFor multiple decades now, both international and multilingual students have played an increasingly important role in the University of South Florida’s (USF) educational mission.Matt Kessler, Assistant Professor, Department of World Languages, University of South FloridaTue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 New Multilingual Writing Center Opens for Graduate Students at USFFor multiple decades now, both international and multilingual students have played an increasingly important role in the University of South Florida’s (USF) educational mission.Sean Farrell and Matt Kesslerhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/new-multilingual-writing-center-opens-for-graduate-students-at-usf.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/usf-research-team-in-africa-to-develop-renewable-portable-energy-for-rural-villages.aspxOver 70% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa does not have access to electricity. A group of researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) have been pursuing a new concept to develop a portable energy source for some of the tribes living in rural Africa.Sarath Witanachchi, Professor of Physics, University of South FloridaTue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 USF Research Team in Africa to Develop Renewable Portable Energy for Rural VillagesOver 70% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa does not have access to electricity. A group of researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) have been pursuing a new concept to develop a portable energy source for some of the tribes living in rural Africa.research team with locals in Tanzaniahttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/usf-research-team-in-africa-to-develop-renewable-portable-energy-for-rural-villages.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/new-environmental-humanities-initiative-at-the-university-of-south-florida.aspxFor as long as she can remember, Dr. Patrizia La Trecchia, an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages, has been interested in environmental issues. The seeds were planted back in her childhood when her passion for nature was nurtured during recurrent visits to her grandparent’s farm in Southern Italy.Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 NEW ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES INITIATIVE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDAFor as long as she can remember, Dr. Patrizia La Trecchia, an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages, has been interested in environmental issues. The seeds were planted back in her childhood when her passion for nature was nurtured during recurrent visits to her grandparent’s farm in Southern Italy.green coastline beside blue body of waterhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/new-environmental-humanities-initiative-at-the-university-of-south-florida.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/real-life-spider-man-debunks-myths-about-arachnids.aspxYou could call Louis Coticchio “Spider Man”, but you’re more likely to find him crawling under houses than climbing up skyscrapers. He’s a man with a mission: debunking the myth that brown recluse spiders in Florida cause horrifically painful bites that necrotize into life-threatening wounds.Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 REAL LIFE SPIDER MAN DEBUNKS MYTHS ABOUT ARACHNIDSYou could call Louis Coticchio “Spider Man”, but you’re more likely to find him crawling under houses than climbing up skyscrapers. He’s a man with a mission: debunking the myth that brown recluse spiders in Florida cause horrifically painful bites that necrotize into life-threatening wounds.brown recluse spider on a webhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/real-life-spider-man-debunks-myths-about-arachnids.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/undergraduate-psychology-internships-prove-valuable-for-students-community.aspxIn the Spring of 2016, the Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida (USF) began offering formal coursework tied to undergraduate internships, in an effort to enhance undergraduate psychology student success and to help serve the community in a meaningful way.by Vicky Phares, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of South FloridaMon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS PROVE VALUABLE FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITYIn the Spring of 2016, the Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida (USF) began offering formal coursework tied to undergraduate internships, in an effort to enhance undergraduate psychology student success and to help serve the community in a meaningful way.smiling woman seated in a group with othershttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/undergraduate-psychology-internships-prove-valuable-for-students-community.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/3d-digital-preservation-of-historical-cemetery-of-early-americans.aspxBurial Hill Cemetery is situated on Old Fort Hill, overlooking historic downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts. Originally named Fort Hill, this renowned cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.Rocky D. BullFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 3D DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL CEMETERY OF EARLY AMERICANSBurial Hill Cemetery is situated on Old Fort Hill, overlooking historic downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts. Originally named Fort Hill, this renowned cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.camera setup in cemeteryhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/3d-digital-preservation-of-historical-cemetery-of-early-americans.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/boosting-faith-in-the-vaccine.aspxUniversity of South Florida (USF) Department of Religious Studies Visiting Instructor Garrett Potts, department Chair and Professor Michael DeJonge, and Senior Instructor Tori Lockler, are serving as educators in the “Faith in the Vaccine” program started by Interfaith Youth Core.Rocky D. BullFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 BOOSTING FAITH IN THE VACCINEUniversity of South Florida (USF) Department of Religious Studies Visiting Instructor Garrett Potts, department Chair and Professor Michael DeJonge, and Senior Instructor Tori Lockler, are serving as educators in the “Faith in the Vaccine” program started by Interfaith Youth Core.University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research Universityhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/boosting-faith-in-the-vaccine.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/undergraduate-research-programs-promote-increased-stem-retention-student-success.aspxIt is well established that high impact practices such as course-based undergraduate research (CUREs), promote higher retention, increased self-efficacy and higher sense of community for undergraduate STEM majors, and for Professor Richard Pollenz, that experience comes to life in his labs.Richard Pollenz, PhD, Professor, Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of South FloridaFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS PROMOTE INCREASED STEM RETENTION, STUDENT SUCCESSIt is well established that high impact practices such as course-based undergraduate research (CUREs), promote higher retention, increased self-efficacy and higher sense of community for undergraduate STEM majors, and for Professor Richard Pollenz, that experience comes to life in his labs.students work in a labhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/undergraduate-research-programs-promote-increased-stem-retention-student-success.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/usf-expands-study-with-sex-workers-and-victims-of-trafficking.aspxIn early 2020 Dr. Jill McCracken, Professor of English and Women and Gender Studies at the University of South Florida, received a $50,000 grant from the Proteus Fund to explore prostitution and trafficking legislation and policies in the United States and document their impact on those who are most affected by existing legislation: consensual sex workers, victims of trafficking, and those whose experiences intersect with both categories.Rocky D. BullFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 USF EXPANDS STUDY WITH SEX WORKERS AND VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKINGIn early 2020 Dr. Jill McCracken, Professor of English and Women and Gender Studies at the University of South Florida, received a $50,000 grant from the Proteus Fund to explore prostitution and trafficking legislation and policies in the United States and document their impact on those who are most affected by existing legislation: consensual sex workers, victims of trafficking, and those whose experiences intersect with both categories.Black woman comforts teenhttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2022/usf-expands-study-with-sex-workers-and-victims-of-trafficking.aspxSupportinghttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/leading-by-example-the-wgs-diversity-group-and-anti-racism-series.aspxThe USF Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) stands in opposition to racism and supports anti-racist work in their teaching, research, and service.Rocky D. BullWed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 LEADING BY EXAMPLE: THE WGS DIVERSITY GROUP AND ANTI-RACISM SERIESThe USF Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) stands in opposition to racism and supports anti-racist work in their teaching, research, and service.Anti-racism imagehttps://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2021/leading-by-example-the-wgs-diversity-group-and-anti-racism-series.aspxSupporting