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黑料社区researchers focus on the 鈥楢chilles heel鈥� of drug-resistant bacteria: Cell division
The World Health Organization (WHO) labels antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections as one of the biggest threats to human health in the world today.
March 10, 2023Research
黑料社区researchers receive national recognition for making Florida鈥檚 colonial history more accessible
La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas is an open-access digital history project designed to make Florida鈥檚 colonial history more accessible by combining historical research and cutting-edge technology.
March 10, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
黑料社区Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies program celebrates 50 years
The 1960s was a rousing time for women. It saw the introduction of the first contraceptive pill, the passage of the Equal Pay Act, as well as the passage of the Civil Rights Act. But, despite the progress made during the 1960s, there still wasn鈥檛 equal opportunity across the spectrum, particularly for women at higher education institutions.
March 10, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Featured
Dr. Antoinette Jackson sees growth of Black Cemetery Network
鈥淏lack cemeteries are black history,鈥� says 黑料社区 College of Arts and Sciences anthropology professor and chair Dr. Antoinette Jackson.
February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Featured, Research
Dr. Heather Sellers essay on face blindness featured in Royal Society publication
Dr. Heather Sellers, a professor in 黑料社区College of Arts and Sciences Department of English, recently was featured in The Royal Society Publishing journal.
February 21, 2023Accomplishments
Four CAS faculty members earn national recognition for research achievements
Four 黑料社区College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members have been named as new Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world鈥檚 most prestigious honors for academic research.
February 21, 2023Accomplishments
Frontier Forum series hosts activist Dr. Vandana Shiva
The 黑料社区College of Arts and Sciences welcomed Dr. Vandana Shiva, a food sovereignty, environmental and ecofeminist activist, for its recent Frontier Forum lecture series held at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 7 in downtown Tampa.
February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events
Historian Dr. David K. Johnson called as an expert on the Webb telescope naming controversy
After the launch of NASA鈥檚 new $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, most people around the world were caught up in a state of awe taking in the stunning images of celestial bodies.
February 21, 2023Accomplishments, Research
School of Public Affairs interns get a glimpse of government career life via 黑料社区Day at the Capitol
Students taking part in the 黑料社区College of Arts and Sciences Legislative Internship Program (LIP) within the School of Public Affairs were part of a group of 100 students and alumni who made a trip up to Tallahassee, Fla. for 黑料社区Day at the Capitol held on Feb. 8.
February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events
黑料社区economic expert tapped to participate in Focus on 2023: A Tampa Bay Economic Forecast
In early February Dr. Michael Snipes, an鈥痑ssociate professor of instruction in the Department of Economics, was invited to participate in the Central Pinellas Chamber of Commerce's signature annual event 鈥� Focus on 2023: A Tampa Bay Economic Forecast.
February 21, 2023Accomplishments
黑料社区Institute on Black Life conference focuses on arts, health and healing
The 黑料社区Institute on Black Life (IBL) hosted its annual conference for the first time on the Sarasota-Manatee campus on Feb. 2. The conference, co-hosted by the 黑料社区Center for PAInT and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, centered on the theme of 鈥淎rts, Health, and Healing for African American Community Empowerment.鈥�
February 21, 2023Community Engagement, Events
黑料社区scholar featured in new National Geographic documentary
On November 20, 1945, 24 high-ranking Nazi military and political leaders filed into Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany to testify before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) on the atrocities of the Holocaust.
February 21, 2023Accomplishments, Research