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MURP graduate secures first-place title with an innovative research paper on road safety in Florida鈥檚 district seven
MURP graduate, Aditi Sugeerappa Hoti, earns first-place in student paper competition by the APA鈥檚 Transportation Planning Division.
June 21, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni, Research
School of Public Affairs director Robin Ersing participates in NSF Disaster Resilience Team Science program
The two-month long training and experiential program brought together a cohort of faculty colleges and universities across the state to develop an interdisciplinary project idea around challenges related to preparing for and recovering from disasters.
June 21, 2024Accomplishments
欧美三级片 projects selected for new research program bring the potential to solve critical challenges
Four interdisciplinary teams of 欧美三级片 researchers have each been awarded up to $1 million in seed funding through the Collaborative Research Excellence and Translational Efforts awards 鈥� a new initiative designed to catalyze new research and enhance 欧美三级片鈥檚 impact.
June 20, 2024Accomplishments, Research
欧美三级片 student Megan Blair recognized for research on perceptions of Hurricane Ian evacuation behaviors
Geography graduate student Megan Blair earned the Application Novelty award at the Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate Symposium held in Honolulu, Hawaii for her research on perceptions of Hurricane Ian evacuation behaviors.
June 18, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Local Tampa high school students get a behind-the-scenes look of the field of molecular biosciences
The Department of Molecular Biosciences welcomed high school students from Tampa鈥檚 Freedom High School for a visit to learn more about the field of molecular biosciences.
June 18, 2024Community Engagement
CAS students shine as Golden Bull Awardees
This year 13 College of Arts and Sciences students were named winners of the Golden Bull Award, one of 欧美三级片鈥檚 highest honors awarded to undergraduate and graduate students each year who 鈥渆ncompass the spirit of 欧美三级片 and have demonstrated its values.鈥�
June 18, 2024Accomplishments, Featured
Juneteenth has become the most well-known celebration for the ending of slavery in the United States and viewed by some as America鈥檚 second Independence Day. But the history of this important celebration is complex and often misunderstood.
June 17, 2024Community Engagement, Events
A good story doesn鈥檛 just captivate, it can also act as a catalyst for connecting individuals and addressing complex issues. That is the spirit behind the Living Heritage Institute, which seeks to combine storytelling with research that remembers the past and informs the present.
June 13, 2024Research
For six years, 欧美三级片 St. Petersburg and the Florida YMCA have partnered to offer a program designed to enhance civic education by immersing high school students from across the state in local government and public service.
June 11, 2024Community Engagement
欧美三级片 using AI to help combat malaria in Africa
Funded by the NIH, the project is an international effort that will establish a new research center in Africa to advance malaria research and deploy advanced smart traps for real-time identification of mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite.
June 6, 2024Research
Julie Buckner Armstrong, known for her expertise in the civil rights movement and southern literature, has been named the Duckwall Professor of Florida Studies for the 2024-2026 academic years. As part of the Duckwall Professorship, Armstrong will begin focusing on her next book, an anthology of literary works from Florida.
June 6, 2024Accomplishments
Molecular biosciences professor receives $1.8 million grant to explore preventative therapy for Type 1 diabetes
Department of Molecular Biosciences professor Dr. Brant Burkhardt was awarded$1.8 million to investigate preventative treatment options for Type 1 diabetes.
May 30, 2024Research