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Professor earns top honor for inspiring next generation of ecologists
Luanna Prevost, an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, has received the Ecological Society of American’s 2025 Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education.
October 28, 2025Honors & Awards
AI and citizen science reveal potential first detection of invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar
Researchers from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles stephensi — an invasive and deadly malaria-carrying mosquito — ever detected in Madagascar.
October 28, 2025Research & Innovation
Making waves: Undergrads get hands-on experience on the open sea
Fifty-two students participated in a voluntary four-day educational cruise, gaining hands-on experience collecting, identifying and tagging sharks and performing other biological survey methods.
October 28, 2025Research & Innovation
CAS professor and associate dean receives highest honor
Jody Harwood, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and associate dean for graduate studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, is among three faculty members to be named 2025 Distinguished University Professors, the highest honor given to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty.
October 28, 2025Research & Innovation
Urban planning alum and U.S. military veteran leads growth in Pasco County
William Vermillion, a recent graduate from the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program in the School of Public Affairs, has a passion for community that has driven his success as the senior planner for Pasco County.
October 28, 2025Alumni
Internship program prepares humanities students for early-career success
Bustinza’s internship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation is one of many made possible by a five-year, $4.8 million grant from the Mellon Foundation that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships.
October 20, 2025Community Engagement, Research & Innovation
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty experts available for interviews on Halloween topics from how consumers can save money, to tariff impacts, to AI use
As Halloween approaches, the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is offering a variety of faculty experts to discuss this year’s trends and impacts. Topics include consumer spending and any potential price increases from tariffs, the use of artificial intelligence for party planning, as well as the psychology of fear.
October 8, 2025Research & Innovation
When anthropology meets engineering: A fresh solution to wastewater
Nancy Romero-Daza and David Himmelgreen completed an interdisciplinary project that trains anthropology and engineering students in anthropological and environmental engineering methods in Costa Rica.
September 29, 2025Community Engagement, Research & Innovation
Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program streamlines certification for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø grads
The new agreement serves as a guarantee from the Society for Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program that the suite of classes commonly taken by environmental science and policy majors at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø meets industry standards.
September 29, 2025Alumni, Research & Innovation
From Classrooms to Coastlines: CAS undergraduates apply learning as NOAA Hollings Scholars
Three ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø College of Arts and Sciences undergraduates were named NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholars, a prestigious national recognition earning paid internships at NOAA facilities where they applied classroom learning to research and policy projects with NOAA scientists.
September 26, 2025Honors & Awards, Research & Innovation
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø urban planning professor uses 3D scanning to assess hurricane flood risk in Tampa
Youjung Kim, an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs, is collaborating with the Access 3D Lab to investigate flood risk disparities on Davis Islands and explore solutions to reduce future vulnerability.
September 26, 2025Research & Innovation
Crafting the past: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Archaeology + Art camp empowers the future generation of storytellers
This summer, Laura Harrison, Director of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Access 3D Lab, collaborated with the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Office of Youth Services and Project CLAY to inspire a new form of creativity in middle school students from across Tampa Bay. At the annual ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Archaeology + Art Camp, Harrison led hands-on activities that demonstrated how artifacts, digital tools and a creative lens can uncover compelling stories from the past.
September 24, 2025Community Engagement