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Internship program prepares humanities students for early-career success

Bustinza’s internship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation is one of many made possible by a five-year, $4.8 million grant from the Mellon Foundation that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships.

October 20, 2025Community Engagement, Research

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ faculty experts available for interviews on Halloween topics from how consumers can save money, to tariff impacts, to AI use

As Halloween approaches, the University of South Florida is offering a variety of faculty experts to discuss this year’s trends and impacts. Topics include consumer spending and any potential price increases from tariffs, the use of artificial intelligence for party planning, as well as the psychology of fear.

October 8, 2025Research

When anthropology meets engineering: A fresh solution to wastewater

Nancy Romero-Daza and David Himmelgreen completed an interdisciplinary project that trains anthropology and engineering students in anthropological and environmental engineering methods in Costa Rica.

September 29, 2025Community Engagement, Research

Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program streamlines certification for ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ grads

The new agreement serves as a guarantee from the Society for Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program that the suite of classes commonly taken by environmental science and policy majors at ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ meets industry standards.

September 29, 2025Alumni, Research

From Classrooms to Coastlines: CAS undergraduates apply learning as NOAA Hollings Scholars

Three ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ College of Arts and Sciences undergraduates were named NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholars, a prestigious national recognition earning paid internships at NOAA facilities where they applied classroom learning to research and policy projects with NOAA scientists.

September 26, 2025Accomplishments, Research

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ urban planning professor uses 3D scanning to assess hurricane flood risk in Tampa

Youjung Kim, an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs, is collaborating with the Access 3D Lab to investigate flood risk disparities on Davis Islands and explore solutions to reduce future vulnerability.

September 26, 2025Research

Crafting the past: ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Archaeology + Art camp empowers the future generation of storytellers

This summer, Laura Harrison, Director of ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Access 3D Lab, collaborated with the ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Office of Youth Services and Project CLAY to inspire a new form of creativity in middle school students from across Tampa Bay. At the annual ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Archaeology + Art Camp, Harrison led hands-on activities that demonstrated how artifacts, digital tools and a creative lens can uncover compelling stories from the past.

September 24, 2025Community Engagement

Two College of Arts and Sciences alumni earn ‘Distinguished Alumni’ status

Of this year’s three Distinguished Alumni recipients, two of them hail from the College of Arts and Sciences.

September 24, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni

One year after hurricanes Helene and Milton brought historic flooding to the Tampa Bay region, the CRIS-HAZARD app has become a critical tool in helping local communities monitor and respond to extreme storms.

September 23, 2025Community Engagement, Research

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ climbs to its highest position ever in U.S. News rankings

The University of South Florida has reached an all-time high in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best colleges. ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ is No. 88 overall among all public or private universities in America, up from No. 91 last year. ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ also rose to No. 43 among public universities, up two spots from last year, and inside the top 50 for the seventh year in a row.

September 23, 2025Accomplishments

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ researcher’s ancient pottery discovery unlocks earliest proof of horses in Bronze Age Sicily

Davide Tanasi, a professor at the University of South Florida, has new evidence not only that were horses present on the Mediterranean island earlier than previously thought, but that they also played an important role in the diets of early Bronze Age communities.

September 22, 2025Research

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Alum Yarah Elshaer Receives Fulbright Grant to Teach English in Bosnia and Herzegovina

ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ alum Yarah Elshaer has been named a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistant to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Guided by her passion for using education to uplift communities and strengthen national identity, she continues to pursue ambitious goals that create lasting impact.

September 11, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni