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From Classrooms to Coastlines: CAS undergraduates apply learning as NOAA Hollings Scholars

Three ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé 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, 2025Accomplishments, Research

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé 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

Crafting the past: ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé’s Archaeology + Art camp empowers the future generation of storytellers

This summer, Laura Harrison, Director of ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé’s Access 3D Lab, collaborated with the ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé 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 ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé 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

Two College of Arts and Sciences alumni earn ‘Distinguished Alumni’ status

Of this year’s three Distinguished Alumni recipients, two of them hail from the College of Arts and Sciences.

September 24, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni

One year after hurricanes Helene and Milton brought historic flooding to the Tampa Bay region, the CRIS-HAZARD app has become a critical tool in helping local communities monitor and respond to extreme storms.

September 23, 2025Community Engagement, Research

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé climbs to its highest position ever in U.S. News rankings

The ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé has reached an all-time high in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best colleges. ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé is No. 88 overall among all public or private universities in America, up from No. 91 last year. ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé also rose to No. 43 among public universities, up two spots from last year, and inside the top 50 for the seventh year in a row.

September 23, 2025Accomplishments

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé researcher’s ancient pottery discovery unlocks earliest proof of horses in Bronze Age Sicily

Davide Tanasi, a professor at the ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé, has new evidence not only that were horses present on the Mediterranean island earlier than previously thought, but that they also played an important role in the diets of early Bronze Age communities.

September 22, 2025Research

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé Alum Yarah Elshaer Receives Fulbright Grant to Teach English in Bosnia and Herzegovina

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé alum Yarah Elshaer has been named a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistant to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Guided by her passion for using education to uplift communities and strengthen national identity, she continues to pursue ambitious goals that create lasting impact.

September 11, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé Achieves Record Cohort of 15 United Nations Millennium Fellows

The ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé reached a new milestone with 15 students selected for the 2025 United Nations Millennium Fellowship, where they will receive leadership training and carry out social impact projects addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals.

September 10, 2025Accomplishments

How the high-speed tongues of salamanders and chameleons are helping ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé unlock engineering breakthroughs

While studying salamanders and chameleons, ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé researchers discovered the animals use the same biological mechanism to fire their tongues at extreme speeds. The research has opened the door to potential innovative engineering applications inspired by nature.

September 8, 2025Research

How ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé researchers are leading the fight against MRSA

With new support from the National Institutes of Health and ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé’s CREATE Award, ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé researchers are unraveling how MRSA evolves and spreads, shaping new treatments, training future scientists and confronting emerging strains in Florida and beyond.

September 4, 2025Research

The ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé Sarasota-Manatee campus today announced plans to build the development of a new STEM academic facility, a transformative project that will expand access to high-quality lab instruction in chemistry, biology, and physics for students across all ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé campuses.

September 3, 2025Community Engagement