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±«Óãtv to confer more than 7,700 degrees during commencement ceremonies May 8-11
Graduates include a mother and son earning their degrees, a cancer survivor who never gave up on her educational goal and twin sisters who created thriving startups, winning awards along the way to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys.
May 5, 2025Community Engagement
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Tammy and Bennett Moscato
Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended ±«Óãtv together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.
May 2, 2025Accomplishments
Critical Language Scholarship Opens Door for ±«Óãtv Student to Study Arabic in Jordan
Third-year ±«Óãtv student Ashley Parow, a history and political science double major, was selected for the 2025 Critical Language Scholarship Program to study Arabic language and culture in Amman, Jordan.
May 2, 2025Accomplishments
Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? ±«Óãtv mycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fiction
HBO’s The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A ±«Óãtv microbiology professor explains what’s fact and what’s fiction.
May 1, 2025Research
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 ±«Óãtv Innovative Education and the Office of the Provost.
April 30, 2025Accomplishments
St. Petersburg poet laureate and ±«Óãtv 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
±«Óãtv 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
Undergraduate students hone research presentation skills at national humanities research symposium
Ten students from ±«Óãtv’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
±«Óãtv Psychological Services Center filling mental health services gap for community
At the ±«Óãtv Psychological Services Center, anyone in the community has access to evidence-based therapy and assessments on a sliding scale.
April 29, 2025Community Engagement
±«Óãtv student revolutionizes forensic anthropology with 3D-scanning technology
Anthropology student Aiden Eylward is pioneering innovation in forensic science by using 3D technology to study cancer-induced bone lesions. Through collaborations with IDEx and IFAAS, Eylward is developing new methods to document these complex skeletal changes and transforming how anthropologists tackle challenges in forensic research.
April 29, 2025Research
Study reveals how invasive plants thrive in new environments
Christina Richards, associate professor of integrative biology, co-led an international study exploring how the highly invasive Japanese knotweed has adapted across continents, uncovering evolutionary insights into the plant’s success in new environments.
April 29, 2025Research
Anthropology in action: PhD candidate Abby Vidmar helps a town tell its story
Abby Vidmar, an applied environmental anthropology PhD candidate, is documenting the powerful grassroots movement in Port St. Joe, Fla., as residents unite to protect their hometown. Through her work, Vidmar blends research with advocacy, capturing stories of resilience and inspiring efforts to protect communities and ecosystems for generations to come.
April 29, 2025Community Engagement, Research