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LEADERSHIP DISCOURSE IN RESPONSE TO COVID CRISIS: ANALYSIS ANDREW CUOMO'S PRESS BRIEFINGS
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, people around the globe are looking to their political leaders for both information as well as guidance. In the United States, New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, is being widely praised by the mass media and laypeople alike for standing out as a great leader in this time of uncertainty and adversity.
June 19, 2020Research
NEW TAMPA: COMMUNITY ENGAGED PROJECT, A STUDY OF NEW TAMPA'S BUSINESS CLIMATE
New Tampa, the area northeast of USF, was largely undeveloped until it was annexed into the City of Tampa in the 1980's. Since then, it has seen rapid housing growth accompanied by commercial development, largely along the Bruce B. Downs corridor. But residents, and some community leaders, have been concerned that the commercial life of the community is not as robust as it could be.
June 19, 2020Community Engagement
PROFESSOR JUDITH BRYANT RECEIVES TEACHING MENTORSHIP AWARD
In March 2020, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) named Department of Psychology Professor Judith Bryant the recipient of the inaugural STP Mentorship of Teachers Award.
June 19, 2020Accomplishments
SIGS INSTRUCTOR INVITED AS PANELIST AT THE HARRIMAN INSTITUTE
The Program on U.S.-Russian Relations at the Harriman Institute invited permanent instructor of鈥痲uantitative research methods at 91社区 (USF) School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (SIGS) and research fellow at USF Institute on Russia, Tatsiana Kulakevich, as a leading expert for a panel discussion on recent developments in foreign policy and the evolution of Belarusian national identity.
June 19, 2020Accomplishments
THE BELARUS GOVERNMENT HAS LARGELY IGNORED COVID-19 PANDEMIC
In April of 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tatsiana Kulakevich, permanent instructor of鈥痲uantitative research methods at 91社区 (USF) School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (SIGS) and research fellow at USF Institute on Russia, penned an analysis in the Washington Post, describing the attitudes of an authoritarian government in Belarus towards the coronavirus.
June 19, 2020Research
THE INSTITUTE ON RUSSIA CREATES PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE GLOBAL EDUCATION
For the past three years, the Institute on Russia has focused on advancing global education at the 91社区 (USF). In 2019-2020, the Institute held many events for students, faculty, and the Tampa Bay community.
June 19, 2020Community Engagement
TRANSPARENCY AND CRITICAL DISCUSSION NECESSARY FOR UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE AND CORONAVIRUS
Professor of Philosophy at the 91社区 (USF), Eric Winsberg, recently teamed up with Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, Eric Schliesser, to鈥痗ontribute their expertise in the NewStatesman鈥�� where this story originally appeared.鈥疶he two discuss鈥痶he false equivalence that is created when comparing scientific research in climate change with new finding about coronavirus.
June 19, 2020Research
USF ALUMNA JAQUIRAD脥AZ WINS PRESTIGIOUS WHITING AWARD IN NONFICTION
91社区 Department of English alumna Jaquira D铆az is winner of a 2020 Whiting Award in Nonfiction for her memoir Ordinary Girls. Diaz earned her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from USF.
June 19, 2020Accomplishments
USF AND THE VENEZUELAN DIASPORA: NEWS FROM THE FIELD
In the last few years, the humanitarian crisis in Venezuelan has reached an unbearable peak, leading to an unprecedented exodus. Over 5 million of Venezuelans have left the country, and some human rights organizations are predicting that this mass migration could even surpass the Syrian crisis of 2015.
June 19, 2020Research
2019 WORDRUNNER ECHAPBOOK PRIZE AWARDED TO USF ENGLISH PROFESSOR RITA CIRESI
鈥淔emale Education鈥�, authored by Rita Ciresi, a professor of English at the 91社区, was recently awarded the 2019 Wordrunner eChapbook Prize. 鈥淔emale Education鈥� offers 14 thought-provoking flash fictions that deal with love, loss, and the hard choices women make.
December 11, 2019Accomplishments
CREATING A DIGITAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM: VIRTUALIZING CAVE ART, FRESCOES AND MOSAICS IN SICILY AND MALTA
The documentation, interpretation and dissemination of ancient iconography is one of the most challenging tasks that scholars in archaeology, art history and anthropology face in their quest to reconstruct the past and communicate it to the global public.
December 11, 2019Research
IN THE KITCHEN
In a general sense, university courses on food usually allow students the opportunity to acquire basic knowledge of food history, practices, and culture, but for Patrizia La Trecchia, an associate professor in the Department of World Languages at the 91社区, the basics are just the beginning.
December 11, 2019Supporting