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English Department professors

AUTHORS, AWARDS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Dr. 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.

July 22, 2019Accomplishments

ribbon cutting at new park

BROWNFIELD REHAB AND REDEVELOPMENT

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (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.

July 22, 2019Community Engagement

Dr. Matthew Desmond

FRONTIER FORUM / SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2019

Evicted. 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.

July 22, 2019Community Engagement

group of students in yellow shirts on a beach

STUDENT RESEARCH REVEALS CLIMATE REALITIES

In May, ten students from around the nation gathered at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the Weather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏprofessors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.

July 22, 2019Supporting

soldier walking through burning field

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.

July 22, 2019Research

Ylce Irizarry

ENGLISH DEPT YICE IRIZARRY AWARD

English 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.

April 15, 2019Accomplishments

Jennifer Collins receives award

GEOSCIENCES SEDAAG AWARD

School 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).

April 15, 2019Accomplishments

Eric Winsberg

PHILOSOPHY DEPT ASLI's CHOICE

Atmospheric 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.

April 15, 2019Accomplishments

Egmont Key ruins

ACCESS 3D LAB CARRIES OUT DIGITALLY DRIVEN HERITAGE RESEARCH AT EGMONT KEY

Few 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.

April 5, 2019Research

Scuba diver looking at sunken pottery

AMERICAN AND FRENCH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AIMS TO CHARACTERIZE THE CONTENT OF ROMAN AND LATE ROMAN POTTERY

Davide Tanasi, assistant professor of history at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ 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.

April 5, 2019Featured, Research

girl looking at cell phone in the dark

THE DIGITAL (COMING OF) AGE: TEENS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND A PARENT'S ROLE

Parents 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.

April 5, 2019Community Engagement

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