CAS Chronicles
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“Communication is your currency:” ±«Óătv global alumni Hiram RĂos Hernández awarded the Outstanding Young Alumni Award
CAS alumnus Hiram RĂos 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
At the height of the pandemic, two programs launched to connect people across generations. Five years later, Health Buddies and TelePals have connected hundreds of older adults with ±«Óătv students, reducing loneliness and increasing access to health information.
April 25, 2025Community Engagement
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
±«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
±«Óătv study finds opioid control policies may reduce domestic violence
The research suggests a correlation between opioid misuse and domestic violence, offering broader public health implications beyond addiction.
April 23, 2025Research
What rattlesnake venom can teach us about evolution
±«Óătv researchers find that island snakes adapt their venom in surprising ways, offering new clues about how animals evolve in changing environments.
April 23, 2025Research
±«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
A new partnership between ±«Óătv and the city of St. Petersburg will bring an industrial-sized composter to campus, with the goal of reducing tons of food waste from landfills and creating compost for community gardens and urban farms.
April 21, 2025Community Engagement
The interactive Creekshed 2.0 map is a collaboration between artists and writers that explores the human and natural stories flowing through Tampa Bay’s watershed.
April 17, 2025Community Engagement, Research
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
±«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
Eleven ±«Óătv faculty recognized with research achievement and innovation excellence awards
Three College of Arts and Sciences faculty have been recognized for their remarkable advancement in translational research and innovation.
April 15, 2025Accomplishments, Research