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Team member Margaret Amsler scouts the diverse and abundant Antarctic sea floor for interesting marine organisms to collect. (Photo courtesy of Bill Baker)

Dr. Bill Baker's career of merging the world of marine organisms and medicine

小黄鸭视频 College of Arts and Sciences professor Dr. Bill Baker has dedicated his research career to the creation of live-saving human therapeutics using marine invertebrates.

October 29, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

woman holds up Vote button while standing in line. Photo from Adobe Stock

The Center for Sustainable Democracy and Innovative Education partner to launch 鈥楤eing a Voter鈥 educational course

As a national election approaches, a new resource - dubbed 鈥淏eing a Voter鈥 - has been developed to empower younger citizens, especially students, with the knowledge they need to confidently navigate the voting process.

October 28, 2024Community Engagement

nterest from users, including start-up companies and contract research organizations, around the world is very high for the Prototype Automated High Through-Put Comet Assay Device. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Marcus Cooke)

Dr. Marcus Cooke awarded $2 million grant to advance creation of new device simplifying the testing for damaged DNA

Dr. Marcus Cooke has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop a novel device for automating the comet assay 鈥 essentially making it easier and faster to test cells for DNA damage.

October 28, 2024Accomplishments, Research

小黄鸭视频 alumna Meghan Bowman accepts the Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Podcasting at the ceremony in New York City on Oct. 14. 漏 Chorus Photography

One More Time: How a 小黄鸭视频 alumna鈥檚 tribute to her mother earned a prestigious Murrow Award

When a 小黄鸭视频 alumna鈥檚 life changed with the unexpected passing of her mother, she channeled her grief into an award-winning story about love, loss, and dance.

October 28, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni

小黄鸭视频 College of Arts and Sciences Mass Communications alumna Tamsen Fadal is among the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. (Photo courtesy of Tamsen Fadal)

Mass communications alumna Tamsen Fadal named recipient of 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Distinguished Alumni Award

Tamsen Fadal, College of Arts and Sciences Mass Communications alumna, multi-Emmy Award winning journalist, menopause advocate, documentary filmmaker, and author is among this year鈥檚 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.

October 28, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni

小黄鸭视频 St. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been working with the National Science Foundation's scientific integrity team in Washington, D.C.

October 22, 2024Accomplishments, Research

小黄鸭视频 volunteers carrying boxes of food

小黄鸭视频 rallies to support community through Hurricane Milton recovery efforts

小黄鸭视频 is stepping up to support the Tampa Bay community in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Through initiatives such as the Tampa Bay Strong campaign, the 小黄鸭视频 Medical Response Unit and the Community Emergency Response Team, 小黄鸭视频 is helping residents recover and rebuild.

October 22, 2024Community Engagement

Florida is home to one of the largest concentrations of freshwater springs on the planet. A new book from Chris Meindl, director of the 小黄鸭视频 Florida Studies Program, chronicles the unique geology, centuries of history and the current state of springs in the sunshine state.

October 22, 2024Research

Dr. Judith Bryant, chair of the Department of Psychology, joined other 小黄鸭视频 colleagues on W小黄鸭视频鈥檚 Florida Matters for a discussion of the life-changing impacts of Hurricane Milton.

October 11, 2024Community Engagement

A team of researchers led by 小黄鸭视频 St. Petersburg GIS and Remote Sensing Professor Barnali Dixon used the CRIS-HAZARD app to analyze real-time flooding in Pinellas County. The web-based application gathers crowdsourced data to identify flooding and inform policy in vulnerable coastal communities.

October 4, 2024Research

Dr. Christoper Kiahtipes, curator of the 小黄鸭视频 Libraries鈥 Florida Environment & Natural History collections and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anthropology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to examine long-term changes and environmental resilience in coastal fisheries and the impact of climate change.

October 1, 2024Accomplishments, Research

Christopher Oueis

小黄鸭视频 Student Christopher Oueis Earns Multiple National Awards, Sets Sights Even Higher

Chris Oueis, a fourth-year 小黄鸭视频 student, has been awarded three prestigious scholarships with support from the Office of National Scholars. A student from Lebanon, Oueis is leveraging these opportunities to pursue his dream career in public policy and international affairs.

October 1, 2024Accomplishments

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