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139th commencement convocation summer 2026 listing image depicting three 窪蹋勛圖厙 students in graduation attire

窪蹋勛圖厙 to confer more than 2,600 degrees during commencement ceremonies on Aug. 8

The group features 22 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average, 77 student veterans and graduates from 19 countries and 39 states.

August 3, 2026Students

Environmental science and policy major Olivia Smith is gaining hands-on marine science experience while restoring a vital Florida ecosystem.

August 1, 2026Research & Innovation, Students

窪蹋勛圖厙: A Preeminent Research University

Is Nolan's 'Odyssey' faithful to Homer? 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty weigh in

Audiences have been divided over Nolans creative direction since Universal Pictures released the first promotional images last year.

July 30, 2026Community Engagement, Events

Derek Wildman the new dean for the Office of Graduate Studies

CAS alumna's gift creates endowment for undergraduate research

Derek Wildman is an internationally recognized scholar, researcher and academic leader who has advanced scientific discovery and student success through his work in genomics, public health and graduate education.

July 30, 2026CAS News

Biologist Deby Cassill explains how hatchlings navigate to the ocean and her theory for how sea turtle mothers manage one of natures longest survival gambles.

July 29, 2026Research & Innovation

窪蹋勛圖厙 researchers testing space agriculture systems

窪蹋勛圖厙 scientists advance space agriculture for future moon and Mars missions

Christina Richards, a researcher in the Department of Integrative Biology, is applying her lab's plant genomics expertise to a multidisciplinary 窪蹋勛圖厙 effort exploring whether mangroves and other resilient coastal plants could survive space-like conditions. The work is part of a broader push at 窪蹋勛圖厙's ASTRA Center studying sustainable agriculture for future moon and Mars missions.

July 28, 2026Research & Innovation

窪蹋勛圖厙 students with Dame Karen Pierce in London

In visit to the iconic center of British diplomacy, 窪蹋勛圖厙 students hear life lessons from trailblazer Dame Karen Pierce

窪蹋勛圖厙 students in Associate Professor Scott Solomon's British Politics, Culture, and Life class met with Dame Karen Pierce, one of the UK's most senior diplomats, at the British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in Westminster. The visit was part of the 窪蹋勛圖厙 in London summer program Solomon co-leads.

July 22, 2026Students

Sy-Woei Hao, 窪蹋勛圖厙 Honors alumna

Catching Up With Honors Alum Sy-Woei Hao

Sy-Woei Hao earned her bachelor's degrees in biology and psychology from 窪蹋勛圖厙 before becoming an attorney and Assistant Director of Dispute Resolution at Stetson University College of Law. She's now pursuing a PhD in educational psychology at 窪蹋勛圖厙, drawing on her legal background to study how law students prepare for advocacy competitions.

July 20, 2026Alumni

A group of high school students wearing bright yellow safety vests stand on a waterfront pier with cameras and binoculars. A scientist or instructor in a blue shirt holds a clipboard and speaks to them. The group faces the water under a cloudy sky, participating in an outdoor field activity.

Inspired by curiosity: Students and experts explore red tide through summer science program

The inaugural Suncoast Student Science Experience brought together high school students, scientists, researchers, educators and conservation professionals to explore the impacts of red tide. The program culminated in a student symposium showcasing the participants' research.

July 15, 2026Community Engagement, Students

窪蹋勛圖厙: A Preeminent Research University

National Geographic Museum of Exploration showcases 窪蹋勛圖厙 professors bronze reconstruction of iconic first bird dinosaur

After more than 20 years of research, 窪蹋勛圖厙 Associate Professor Ryan Carney unveiled the world's most scientifically accurate 3D reconstruction of Archaeopteryx at the National Geographic Museum of Exploration. The project helped answer longstanding questions about the iconic fossil species that links dinosaurs and birds.

July 9, 2026Honors & Awards, Research & Innovation

SmartTrap mosquito detection device

BRAG awards advance commercialization of 窪蹋勛圖厙 technologies in mosquito detection, optometry and womens health

Ryan Carney of the Department of Integrative Biology co-invented the SmartTrap, an AI-powered mosquito detection device recently awarded a Bull Ring Accelerator Grant to help bring it to market. The grant round also funded two other 窪蹋勛圖厙 startups working on at-home glaucoma testing and a menopause-support supplement.

July 9, 2026Research & Innovation

窪蹋勛圖厙 marine scientist Heather Judkins joined an international expedition in the tropical South Atlantic focused on the ocean's midwater and came back with 31 species believed to be new to science, including nine new jellyfish and seven new siphonophores.

July 7, 2026Research & Innovation

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