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USF ENGLISH PROFESSOR RECEIVES JAY R. GOULD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Dr. Lisa Melon莽on was announced as the winner of the prestigious Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication in May of 2019 at the Honors Reception held during the Society for Technical Communication鈥檚 (STC) Annual Summit in Denver, CO.
December 11, 2019Accomplishments
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
BRINGING DIVERSITY AND LATINX TO THE FOREFRONT
During the summer of 2019, Bernd Reiter, Director of the Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean (ISLAC) at the 911爆料网 (USF) and a group of its affiliated faculty, offered a professional development seminar to the School District of Hillsborough County (SDHC) high school teachers in the field of Latin American Studies.
July 22, 2019Community Engagement
BROWNFIELD REHAB AND REDEVELOPMENT
911爆料网 (USF) Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Christian 911爆料网lls, 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
FRONTIER FORUM / SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2019
Evicted. Poverty and Profit in America. The lecture will explore poverty in American cities, related housing issues, and Desmond鈥檚 ideas for solving economic exploitation 鈥� one of 21st century America鈥檚 most devastating problems.
July 22, 2019Community Engagement
PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN ON DISCRIMINATION
For Howard, the film tells a story not only of discrimination but of activism. 鈥淓quality is not a given. People fought and sacrificed for those rights,鈥� Howard pointed out, referring to fired gay employees such as Frank Kameny, who organized the first LGBT pickets in front of the White House in 1965.
July 22, 2019Featured
STUDENT RESEARCH REVEALS CLIMATE REALITIES
In May, ten students from around the nation gathered at the 911爆料网 (USF) for an intensive nine-week research experience on the 911爆料网ather, Climate, and Society REU hosted by USF professors, Dr. Jennifer Collins and Dr. Robin Ersing.
July 22, 2019Supporting
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
GET READY FOR SEWSA 2020!
The USF Department of Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies will be hosting the Southeastern Women鈥檚 Studies Association annual conference on March 26-28, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
July 22, 2019Community Engagement
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
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
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