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<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>News Feed</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/</link><description>Recent posts from News</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:18:39 -04:00</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>OmniUpdate (OU Publish)</generator><item><title>Virtual reality job-training creates career paths for young adults with disabilities</title><link>https://usfalumni.org/stay-connected/usf-magazine-official/virtual-reality-job-training-creates-career-paths-young-adults-disabilities</link><description>A groundbreaking USF-led program is using virtual reality to train young adults with disabilities for high-demand careers — changing futures and opening doors once thought out of reach.</description><author>External Article</author><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:11:10 </pubDate><media:content 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convention</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/usf-applied-behavior-analysis-program-honored-at-international-convention.aspx</link><description>Raymond Miltenberger was presented with the Enduring Programmatic Contributions to Behavior Analysis Award during the Association for Behavior Analysis International annual convention.</description><author></author><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 08:26:37 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/aba-award-490x328.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Applied Behavior Analysis program honored at international convention</media:title><media:description>Raymond Miltenberger was presented with the Enduring Programmatic Contributions to Behavior Analysis Award during the Association for Behavior Analysis International annual convention.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/aba-award-490x328.jpg" /><media:keywords>Ray Miltenberger and Kent Johnson</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/usf-applied-behavior-analysis-program-honored-at-international-convention.aspx</guid><categories>Child and Family Studies,College News</categories><tags>Applied Behavior Analysis</tags></item><item><title>CBCS announces Internal Grant Award recipients</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/cbcs-announces-internal-grant-award-recipients.aspx</link><description>These grants are awarded annually to support CBCS faculty research that shows promise for externally sponsored research funding.</description><author></author><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:33:36 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/iga-2026-490x328.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>CBCS announces Internal Grant Award recipients</media:title><media:description>These grants are awarded annually to support CBCS faculty research that shows promise for externally sponsored research funding.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/iga-2026-490x328.jpg" /><media:keywords>Caralin Branscum, Maria Carlo, Matthew Foster and SooHyun O</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/cbcs-announces-internal-grant-award-recipients.aspx</guid><categories>Child and Family Studies,College News,Criminology</categories><tags></tags></item><item><title>CBCS graduate students build meaningful connections through peer mentorship</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/cbcs-community-connects-through-relate-a-bull-reunion-event.aspx</link><description>The Relate-A-Bull initiative, facilitated by the Office of Graduate Studies, prepares graduate students to serve as peer mentors.</description><author></author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:59:16 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/relate-a-bull-490x328.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>CBCS graduate students build meaningful connections through peer mentorship</media:title><media:description>The Relate-A-Bull initiative, facilitated by the Office of Graduate Studies, prepares graduate students to serve as peer mentors.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/relate-a-bull-490x328.jpg" /><media:keywords>Relate-a-Bull mentors take a group photo</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/cbcs-community-connects-through-relate-a-bull-reunion-event.aspx</guid><categories>Child and Family Studies,College News,Communication Sciences and Disorders,School of Social Work</categories><tags></tags></item><item><title>Congratulations, Spring 2026 graduates!</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/congratulations-spring-2026-graduates.aspx</link><description>We are proud to recognize a few outstanding students from the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences who are graduating this spring.</description><author></author><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:24:07 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/student-at-commencement-490x328.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Congratulations, Spring 2026 graduates!</media:title><media:description>We are proud to recognize a few outstanding students from the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences who are graduating this spring.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/student-at-commencement-490x328.jpg" /><media:keywords>Student at commencement</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/congratulations-spring-2026-graduates.aspx</guid><categories>Behavioral Health Science and Practice,Child and Family Studies,College News,Communication Sciences and Disorders,Criminology,School of Aging Studies,School of Social Work</categories><tags></tags></item><item><title>NCPMI hosts national conference on social-emotional development in early education</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/ncpmi-hosts-national-conference-on-social-emotional-development-in-early-education.aspx</link><description>The sold-out conference drew more than 1,000 attendees from all 50 states and two countries. More than half of the participants were first-time attendees.</description><author></author><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 08:41:51 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/on-ground-with-child-ncpmi-conference-490x328.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>NCPMI hosts national conference on social-emotional development in early education</media:title><media:description>The sold-out conference drew more than 1,000 attendees from all 50 states and two countries. More than half of the participants were first-time attendees.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/on-ground-with-child-ncpmi-conference-490x328.jpg" /><media:keywords>Adults play on the floor with a child during the NCPMI conference</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/ncpmi-hosts-national-conference-on-social-emotional-development-in-early-education.aspx</guid><categories>Child and Family Studies,College News</categories><tags></tags></item><item><title>Faculty and staff honored at Length of Service recognition event</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/faculty-and-staff-honored-at-length-of-service-recognition-event.aspx</link><description>The 70 honorees recognized at the ceremony represent an impressive collective 935 years of service to USF.</description><author></author><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:54:50 </pubDate><media:content 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candidacy</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/cbcs-students-successfully-defend-dissertations-others-enter-doctoral-candidacy.aspx</link><description>Congratulations to the students who successfully defended their doctoral dissertations or entered into doctoral candidacy this semester.</description><author></author><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:58:30 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/maxfield-trevor-490x328.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>CBCS students successfully defend dissertations, others enter doctoral candidacy</media:title><media:description>Congratulations to the students who successfully defended their doctoral dissertations or entered into doctoral candidacy this semester.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/maxfield-trevor-490x328.jpg" /><media:keywords>Trevor Maxfield after defense</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/cbcs-students-successfully-defend-dissertations-others-enter-doctoral-candidacy.aspx</guid><categories>Child and Family Studies,College News,Communication Sciences and Disorders,Criminology,School of Aging Studies,School of Social Work</categories><tags></tags></item><item><title>USF's Applied Behavior Analysis program well represented at state conference</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/usf-applied-behavior-analysis-program-well-represented-at-state-conference.aspx</link><description>Students and faculty from the Applied Behavior Analysis program attended the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Conference.</description><author></author><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:49:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/aba-conference-group-490x328.png" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF's Applied Behavior Analysis program well represented at state conference</media:title><media:description>Students and faculty from the Applied Behavior Analysis program attended the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Conference.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/aba-conference-group-490x328.png" /><media:keywords>Graduate students in the Applied Behavior Analysis program attending the 2026 Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Conference on April 24. </media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/usf-applied-behavior-analysis-program-well-represented-at-state-conference.aspx</guid><categories>Child and Family Studies,College News</categories><tags>Applied Behavior Analysis</tags></item><item><title>Center for autism celebrates community, honors City of Tampa at Fiesta by the Bay</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/center-for-autism-celebrates-community-honors-city-of-tampa-at-fiesta-by-the-bay.aspx</link><description>The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities welcomed guests to the annual event, which featured a silent disco, a photo booth, games and sensory spaces.</description><author></author><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:33:24 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/fiesta-by-the-bay-group-490x328.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Center for autism celebrates community, honors City of Tampa at Fiesta by the Bay</media:title><media:description>The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities welcomed guests to the annual event, which featured a silent disco, a photo booth, games and sensory spaces.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/fiesta-by-the-bay-group-490x328.jpg" /><media:keywords>Group photo from Fiesta by the Bay</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/center-for-autism-celebrates-community-honors-city-of-tampa-at-fiesta-by-the-bay.aspx</guid><categories>Child and Family Studies,College News</categories><tags></tags></item><item><title>LAUNCH Academy prepares students with autism for employment, independence</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/launch-academy-prepares-students-with-autism-for-employment-independence.aspx</link><description>In the first semester of the program, students build social skills, learn workplace rights and set goals. Then they practice those skills through real-world experiences.</description><author></author><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:41:11 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/launch-group-490x328.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>LAUNCH Academy prepares students with autism for employment, independence</media:title><media:description>In the first semester of the program, students build social skills, learn workplace rights and set goals. Then they practice those skills through real-world experiences.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/launch-group-490x328.jpg" /><media:keywords>Group of LAUNCH participants</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/launch-academy-prepares-students-with-autism-for-employment-independence.aspx</guid><categories>Child and Family Studies,College News</categories><tags></tags></item><item><title>CBCS faculty and staff recognized for excellence at 2026 USF Faculty Honors and Awards Reception</title><link>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/cbcs-faculty-and-staff-recognized-at-2026-usf-faculty-honors-and-awards-reception.aspx</link><description>Faculty were honored for outstanding research, excellence in global research, and excellence in mentorship.</description><author></author><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:40:37 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/faculty-honors-and-awards-screen-490x328.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>CBCS faculty and staff recognized for excellence at 2026 USF Faculty Honors and Awards Reception</media:title><media:description>Faculty were honored for outstanding research, excellence in global research, and excellence in mentorship.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/images/2026/faculty-honors-and-awards-screen-490x328.jpg" /><media:keywords>Faculty Awards and Reception sign</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/cbcs-faculty-and-staff-recognized-at-2026-usf-faculty-honors-and-awards-reception.aspx</guid><categories>Child and Family Studies,College News,Criminology,School of Social Work</categories><tags></tags></item></channel></rss>