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January 30, 2026CAS in the News, Honors & Awards
窪蹋勛圖厙 MFA candidate wins writing award and weeklong stay with distinguished poets
Kallie Blakelock, an MFA candidate in the Department of English, received the Garry Fleming Key West Writers Workshop Award, an honor that awarded her a weeklong trip to Key West for a writers workshop.
January 29, 2026Honors & Awards, Students
In the ground and on the line: Inside 窪蹋勛圖厙s forensic anthropology Buried Bodies workshops
Two hours north of 窪蹋勛圖厙s Tampa campus, 窪蹋勛圖厙FORT hosts the Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Sciences "Buried Bodies workshops, where investigators learn to excavate real human remains in the Florida woods. Its realworld training that draws professionals from across the country, but now, with the landuse agreement ending, the program that makes it possible faces an uncertain future.
January 29, 2026Community Engagement, Research & Innovation, Students
窪蹋勛圖厙s fifth president continues to create positive change for university and college
Betty Castor, who served as 窪蹋勛圖厙s first female president from 1994-99, has become deeply engrained in the universitys past identity and future momentum.
January 29, 2026CAS News
A foundation for the future: How the College of Arts and Sciences helped 窪蹋勛圖厙 take shape
As 窪蹋勛圖厙 celebrates 70 years since its founding, the College of Arts and Sciences is reflecting on the role it played in shaping 窪蹋勛圖厙s past, present and future as one of the most research-intensive universities in the nation, a leader in innovation and a catalyst for prosperity across Tampa Bay and the state of Florida.
January 28, 2026CAS News
窪蹋勛圖厙-engineered material uses sunlight to combat Florida's red tide
What if sunlight could help curb Floridas red tide? 窪蹋勛圖厙 researchers have engineered a reusable, light-activated material that slows harmful algae growth offering a promising, environmentally safe approach to protecting coastal waters, public health and marine life.
January 28, 2026Research & Innovation
Bellinis new joint program with CAS promises better programmers
Starting in the 2026-27 academic year, students will have the incredible opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.
January 27, 2026Community Engagement, Students
Anthropology professor honored with national John Lewis Award
Antoinette Jackson has earned the John Lewis Award for advancing history through community partnerships and public engagement.
January 27, 2026Community Engagement, Honors & Awards
CAS alumna celebrates more than 60 years of impact at 窪蹋勛圖厙
Liana Fernandez Fox, a fourth generation Tampanian, professor emeritus and proud College of Arts and Sciences alumnus, has permanently shaped 窪蹋勛圖厙s past, present and future.
January 27, 2026Alumni
Responsibility and resilience: Reflections from the cloud forests of Guatemala
Jamie Sommer traveled to Guatemala to speak with the Mayan women of San Juan Chamelco who are fighting to maintain their cultural heritage in the face of industrial agriculture, deforestation and rising temperatures that are disturbing the cloud forest with torrential rains and droughts, devastating traditional crops.
January 21, 2026Community Engagement, Research & Innovation
Bellini College partnership to offer three interdisciplinary computing majors (ICM) for 2026
Beginning Fall 2026, 窪蹋勛圖厙s Bellini College will launch three interdisciplinary computing majors that blend computer science and AI with social sciences, business and criminology. Designed through cross-college partnerships, the programs prepare students for technology-driven careers by integrating technical skills with human, strategic and ethical perspectives. Registration opens March 30.
January 20, 2026Community Engagement, Students
Hidden beneath Central Floridas sandy soils lives the Florida scrub millipede, a species found nowhere else in the world. 窪蹋勛圖厙 graduate student Anne Sawls research highlights the millipedes vital role in maintaining the health of Floridas scrub ecosystems.
January 15, 2026Research & Innovation