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Tammy and Bennett Moscato [Photo courtesy of Tammy Moscato]

Tammy and Bennett Moscato

Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended ±«Óătv together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.

May 2, 2025Accomplishments

Brian Turnbull, Ph.D.

2025 Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award Highlights Transformative Faculty Approaches

Associate professor of instruction in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Brian Turnbull, is a finalist for the Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award, presented by ±«Óătv Innovative Education and the Office of the Provost.

April 30, 2025Accomplishments

±«Óătv: A Preeminent Research University

St. Petersburg poet laureate and ±«Óătv alumna publishes debut novel

In Gloria Muñoz's debut novel, a genre-bending work of young adult climate fiction, Florida is crumbling under the weight of climate disaster, and seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal must decide whether to remain on Earth with her friends and family or to leave everything behind and embark on a mission to establish humanity’s first extraterrestrial settlement.

April 29, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni, Events

±«Óătv: A Preeminent Research University

±«Óătv students make directorial debut

When Hilda Sheridan-Hewlett moved from London, England to Tampa, Fla. to study literature and film, she was so swept away by the natural beauty of the local beaches that she decided to write and direct a short film. The final product, “Lost in the Current," has so far been screened at five film festivals.

April 29, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Events

Students present in panels alongside others with intersecting topics. (Photo courtesy of Anna Alieva)

Undergraduate students hone research presentation skills at national humanities research symposium

Ten students from ±«Óătv’s College of Arts and Sciences were selected to attend the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium at Johns Hopkins University in March.

April 29, 2025Accomplishments, Research

At this year’s Women in Leadership & Philanthropy Faculty Excellence Awards, two out of six of the recipients are from the College of Arts and Sciences. (Photo courtesy of WLP)

Two CAS faculty honored with research excellence awards

Each year, Women in Leadership & Philanthropy recognizes faculty research excellence throughout ±«Óătv with six award categories and an accompanying $5,000 research grant.

April 29, 2025Accomplishments, Research

Hiram Ríos Hernández poses with Wilcox Scholars, Dean Charles Adams, and Dr. Ralph Wilcox after a wonderful conversation at “Breakfast with a Diplomat” in the Judy Genshaft Honors College

“Communication is your currency:” ±«Óătv global alumni Hiram RĂ­os Hernández awarded the Outstanding Young Alumni Award

CAS alumnus Hiram Ríos Hernández was one of 10 other alumni aged 35 or under recognized for creative innovation and career success. From Puerto Rico to U.S. embassies around the world, he inspires students with his career journey and commitment to national impact.

April 28, 2025Accomplishments

graduate in cap and gown stands in front of ±«Óătv seal

College of Arts and Sciences graduate programs shine in U.S. News and World Report rankings

Six of the more than 30 graduate programs considered the best in the country, according to new rankings released by U.S. News & World Report, are housed within ±«Óătv’s College of Arts and Sciences.

April 24, 2025Accomplishments

2025 Global Excellence Awards banner

±«Óătv World honors nine Global Excellence Awardees

±«Óătv World honored six College of Arts and Sciences faculty for their innovative global impact.

April 24, 2025Accomplishments

Ajibola Tolase (center left) and Aracelis Gonzalez Asendorf (center right) attend the Florida Book Awards ceremony

±«Óătv poets bring home gold, silver and bronze book awards

Ajibola Tolase, an assistant professor in the Department of English, won a gold medal from the Florida Book for his poetry collection “2000 Blacks.” He joins colleagues Heather Sellers, who received a bronze medal in the poetry category in 2022 for her collection, “Field Notes from the Flood Zone,” and Julia Koets, who received a silver award in the poetry category in 2021 for her collection, “Pine.”

April 22, 2025Accomplishments, Events

Dr. Josh Scacco speaks at podium at Center for Sustainable Democracy Event

Associate professor of communication makes history as ±«Óătv’s first Carnegie Fellow

Dr. Joshua Scacco joins the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Class—±«Óătv’s first faculty member to earn the honor.

April 16, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement

Gray Zeisse

±«Óătv Sophomore Gray Zeisse Selected for Fulbright UK Summer Institute in Scotland

Second-year biomedical sciences student Gray Zeisse is one of only five U.S. students selected this year for the Fulbright UK Summer Institute Program at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

April 16, 2025Accomplishments

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CAS Chronicles is the monthly newsletter for the ±«Óătv's College of Arts and Sciences, your source for the latest news, research, and events at CAS.