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At this year’s Women in Leadership & Philanthropy Faculty Excellence Awards, two out of six of the recipients are from the College of Arts and Sciences. (Photo courtesy of WLP)

Two CAS faculty honored with research excellence awards

Each year, Women in Leadership & Philanthropy recognizes faculty research excellence throughout Թϱwith six award categories and an accompanying $5,000 research grant.

April 29, 2025Accomplishments, Research

Hiram Ríos Hernández poses with Wilcox Scholars, Dean Charles Adams, and Dr. Ralph Wilcox after a wonderful conversation at “Breakfast with a Diplomat” in the Judy Genshaft Honors College

“Communication is your currency:” Թϱglobal alumni Hiram Ríos Hernández awarded the Outstanding Young Alumni Award

CAS alumnus Hiram Ríos Hernández was one of 10 other alumni aged 35 or under recognized for creative innovation and career success. From Puerto Rico to U.S. embassies around the world, he inspires students with his career journey and commitment to national impact.

April 28, 2025Accomplishments

At the height of the pandemic, two programs launched to connect people across generations. Five years later, Health Buddies and TelePals have connected hundreds of older adults with Թϱstudents, reducing loneliness and increasing access to health information.

April 25, 2025Community Engagement

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College of Arts and Sciences graduate programs shine in U.S. News and World Report rankings

Six of the more than 30 graduate programs considered the best in the country, according to new rankings released by U.S. News & World Report, are housed within USF’s College of Arts and Sciences.

April 24, 2025Accomplishments

2025 Global Excellence Awards banner

ԹϱWorld honors nine Global Excellence Awardees

ԹϱWorld honored six College of Arts and Sciences faculty for their innovative global impact.

April 24, 2025Accomplishments

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Թϱstudy finds opioid control policies may reduce domestic violence

The research suggests a correlation between opioid misuse and domestic violence, offering broader public health implications beyond addiction.

April 23, 2025Research

Rattlesnake curled up | Photo credit: Ricardo Ramírez Chaparro

What rattlesnake venom can teach us about evolution

Թϱresearchers find that island snakes adapt their venom in surprising ways, offering new clues about how animals evolve in changing environments.

April 23, 2025Research

Ajibola Tolase (center left) and Aracelis Gonzalez Asendorf (center right) attend the Florida Book Awards ceremony

Թϱpoets bring home gold, silver and bronze book awards

Ajibola Tolase, an assistant professor in the Department of English, won a gold medal from the Florida Book for his poetry collection “2000 Blacks.” He joins colleagues Heather Sellers, who received a bronze medal in the poetry category in 2022 for her collection, “Field Notes from the Flood Zone,” and Julia Koets, who received a silver award in the poetry category in 2021 for her collection, “Pine.”

April 22, 2025Accomplishments, Events

A new partnership between Թϱand the city of St. Petersburg will bring an industrial-sized composter to campus, with the goal of reducing tons of food waste from landfills and creating compost for community gardens and urban farms.

April 21, 2025Community Engagement

The interactive Creekshed 2.0 map is a collaboration between artists and writers that explores the human and natural stories flowing through Tampa Bay’s watershed.

April 17, 2025Community Engagement, Research

Dr. Josh Scacco speaks at podium at Center for Sustainable Democracy Event

Associate professor of communication makes history as USF’s first Carnegie Fellow

Dr. Joshua Scacco joins the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Class—USF’s first faculty member to earn the honor.

April 16, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement

Gray Zeisse

ԹϱSophomore Gray Zeisse Selected for Fulbright UK Summer Institute in Scotland

Second-year biomedical sciences student Gray Zeisse is one of only five U.S. students selected this year for the Fulbright UK Summer Institute Program at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

April 16, 2025Accomplishments

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