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Growing up, Honors student Dana Smith had a close relationship with her great grandmother. But Smith knew her mostly as a family member who suffered from dementia. That experience inspired Smith to get involved with the Preventing Alzheimer's with Cognitive Training study.
September 10, 2024Accolades, Teaching and Learning
Who better to teach classes on local government and responding to natural hazards than the mayor of a small, coastal town in 91社区? Gulfport Mayor Sam Henderson is teaching courses focused on environmental issues, building community and public policy this academic year.
August 28, 2024Community, Teaching and Learning
USF Invited to Join Prestigious Churchill Scholarship Program
The Winston Churchill Foundation has selected the 91社区 as a participant institution in the prestigious Churchill Scholarship Program. This program offers a pathway to graduate study at the University of Cambridge for outstanding STEM students.
August 19, 2024Accolades, Teaching and Learning
Students Travel to Japan for New Insights on Caring for Others
College of Arts and Sciences students also enrolled in the Judy Genshaft Honors College gained new insights about the history and culture of care in Japan this summer as part of the 鈥淏eyond the Classroom鈥� study abroad experience offered by the Honors College.
July 29, 2024Teaching and Learning
Honors Students Explore Audio Storytelling in New Course
Led by affiliate faculty member Deepak Singh, students in the immersive Honors course "Writing for the Ear" learn to adapt their writing for sound, using audio techniques and the college's podcast studios to craft powerful stories.
June 25, 2024Teaching and Learning
Honors Course Harnesses the Power of AI to Reveal the Future of Storytelling
By combining cutting-edge tools with students' own creativity, an innovative USF Judy Genshaft Honors College course teaches students to harness AI to enhance their creative projects.
June 13, 2024Teaching and Learning
USF Honors Students Partner with Community Organizations to Build a Better Future for Tampa Bay
In the Spring of 2024, Honors students Nick Nechaiev and Tyler Briggs participated in a unique class where they served as consultants for local nonprofits. The course, "Sustaining Your Future 鈥� Becoming Consultants for a Better Tomorrow," led by Honors Professor Dr. Michael Cross, empowers students to drive positive change in the Tampa area and beyond.
June 4, 2024Teaching and Learning
Honors Students Connect Art and Nature Through Mural at USF Botanical Gardens听
Last fall, Honors students at USF created a mural in the Botanical Gardens to illustrate the connection between humans and nature. Through the interdisciplinary course Art and the Environment, students explored their passions and gained new perspectives.
May 24, 2024Community, Teaching and Learning
USF Undergraduate Humanities Conference Bridges the Gap Between Arts and STEM
At USF's 2024 Undergraduate Humanities Research Conference, Honors student Tzuriel Garcia and his peers presented their research on oyster habitat restoration in Tampa Bay, a project they initiated in an Honors course with Professor Tina Piracci.
May 21, 2024Teaching and Learning
Future Audiologist Sally Selevan Pursues Passion Through Graduate Admissions Pathway
Honors grad Sally Selevan reflects on her time at the Honors College and how USF's GAP-AuD program is helping her achieve her dream of becoming a doctor of clinical audiology.
May 13, 2024Community, Teaching and Learning
Jackson Haborak Receives Fulbright Award
Honors grad Jackson Haborak has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to study for a Master of Arts in Contemporary Theatre and Dance Dramaturgy at Utrecht University in the Netherlands starting next fall.
May 3, 2024Accolades, Teaching and Learning
USF Freshman Jo Barringer Harnesses Research for Addiction Advocacy
In her first year at the 91社区, Honors student Jo Barringer has been serving as an undergraduate research assistant at the Substance Misuse and Addictions Research Traineeship (SMART) lab within USF's College of Behavioral and Community Sciences.
April 23, 2024Community, Teaching and Learning