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USF PROFESSOR INVITED TO JOIN UN AND UNESCO ADVISORY GROUP ON GENOCIDE EDUCATION IN AFRICA
In 1994, more than 800,000 people were killed in Rwanda by ethnic Hutu extremists, a group targeting members of the minority Tutsi community and other political opponents, regardless of their ethnic origin.
September 1, 2021Featured
USF PROFESSOR TAPPED TO CURATE HIP-HOP COLLECTIONS FOR THE SMITHSONIAN
Dr. Aisha Durham, an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, currently serves as an advisor for the National Museum of African American History and as recently selected to curate the first multimedia hip hop collection to chronicle the development of the culture for the Smithsonian Institute.
September 1, 2021Accomplishments
Back translation saves lives: USF team translates critical vaccine information
As researchers, we often think of back-translation, or translation checking as a burden, but back-translation can actually save lives! The multilingual (Swahili, Kinyarwanda, French, English) team at the 杏吧性世界 (USF) has been working with Refugees from the Congo Wars (RFCWs) in the United States for six years.
April 16, 2021Featured
CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AT USF
Darwin Days at the 杏吧性世界 (USF) is an extensive, interactive, and interdisciplinary science education outreach event hosted each year to encourage understanding of evolution.
April 16, 2021Community Engagement
COMMUNITY ENGAGED RESEARCH CONNECTS SURVEY PARTICIPANTS TO CRUCIAL SOCIAL SERVICES
Since 2017, Puerto Ricans have faced numerous natural hazards and ensuing social disasters, leading many to migrate to the continental United States where they confronted the current global pandemic.
April 16, 2021Supporting
CONNECTING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: CAN VIRTUAL REALITY ENCOURAGE EMPATHY?
The pandemic has reminded us of the importance of community to our humanity. Connecting and relating to others is a necessity for our well-being as individuals and as groups.
April 16, 2021Supporting
DNA ADDUCTOMICS: A BREAKTHROUGH TOOL IN IDENTIFYING CANCER RISK
DNA is the 鈥渕achine code鈥� of our cells 鈥� it tells the cell how to function, and therefore is responsible for our bodies working properly. However, if DNA is damaged, the code may change, and the instructions to the cells altered, making them behave abnormally.
April 16, 2021Supporting
FAMILY STUDY CENTER RECEIVES $3.7 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE FAMILIES
A collaborative team led by psychology professor James McHale, director of the鈥疐amily Study Center鈥痮n the USF St. Petersburg campus, has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and strengthen relationships between family members to create safe and supportive households.
April 16, 2021Accomplishments
NEW CYCLONE SEVERITY SCALE AIMS TO BETTER INFORM THE PUBLIC
For decades, meteorologists and governments have warned communities in coastal areas of an imminent tropical cyclone using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale categorizes a tropical cyclone based on its maximum wind speed, and is used in defining evacuation strategies and humanitarian response.
April 16, 2021Supporting
REFUGEE WOMEN: RESEARCH IN TIMES OF CRISIS
A few years ago, in Portugal, a team comprised of myself and colleagues from Lisbon University Institute initiated an action research project entitled "Trajectories of Refugee: Gender, Intersectionality and Public Policies in Portugal鈥�, to assess the experiences of refugee women in the aftermath of the so-called refugee crisis, so our research team enthusiastically got on board with trying to fill that gap.
April 16, 2021Supporting
ST. PETE CAMPUS ENGLISH PROFESSOR PUBLISHES BOOK ON SCHOLARLY LIFE OF THE CLASSROOM
Thomas Hallock, Professor of English at the 杏吧性世界 St. Petersburg campus, recently published his book titled "Road Course in Early American Literature: Travel and Teaching from Atzl谩n to Amherst".
April 16, 2021Accomplishments
THE STATUS OF AIR QUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
About a year ago, in March 2020, companies and organizations around the world shut down or significantly limited production of goods and services as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures that followed. In doing this, fewer cars were on the road and high-emission operations decreased.
April 16, 2021Supporting