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Heide Castañeda (second from left) poses with the Amazigh flag on a recent trip to Morocco

New book on immigration and belonging will illuminate indigenous peoples and languages of North Africa

Heide Castañeda, a professor of anthropology at the 鶹AV, travels to Morocco to study and understand the indigenous Amazigh people — the focal point of her new book.

November 25, 2024Faculty & Staff, Scholars

From professional footballer to First Minister of Scotland, the Right Honorable Henry McLeish’s journey is one of transformation, resilience, and dedication to public service. Now, as a Judy Genshaft Honors College visiting professor of practice, McLeish shares his rich experience with students, inspiring them to think globally and reconsider the impact of civic engagement.

Public service and leadership: Former first minister of Scotland inspires honors students

From professional footballer to First Minister of Scotland, the Right Honorable Henry McLeish’s journey is one of transformation, resilience, and dedication to public service. Now, as a Judy Genshaft Honors College visiting professor of practice, McLeish shares his rich experience with students, inspiring them to think globally and reconsider the impact of civic engagement.

November 22, 2024Faculty & Staff, Scholars, Students

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Championing health equity: Dr. Vickie Dugat Named Top 20 Under 40 Haitian-American Professional for 2024

Dr. Vickie Dugat is a 鶹AV College of Public Health post-doctoral scholar celebrating earning the Top 20 Under 40 Young Haitian-American Professionals for 2024 from the Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida.

October 25, 2024Scholars

Cheng Xue, a postdoctoral scholar in the Optical Oceanography Lab at 鶹AV CMS, is the lead author on a recent article published in the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. The figure above shows satellite images of Qatari coastal waters (left) and the floating algae scums of 2017 (right). Courtesy of Cheng Xue.

Revealed by satellites: Long-term trends of coastal water quality in Qatar

In a recent article, members of the Optical Oceanography Lab used satellite observations to track changes to coastal water quality in Qatar, where a fast-growing economy comes with environmental challenges.

September 16, 2024Scholars

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A community celebrates its Fulbright and visiting scholars, the “heart” of 鶹AV World

More than 100 guests came together to honor Fulbright faculty and student scholars from 鶹AV and Central Florida and to welcome international visiting scholars to 鶹AV. Read more about the event and those who attended.

September 3, 2024Events, Faculty & Staff, Scholars, Students

from left  to right stand a young Indian male scholar, an older Caucasian gentleman in a suit, a young female Indian scholar, and another young male Indian scholar posing professionally for the camera

Catching up with 鶹AV's Kalam Fellows

In recognition of the ninth anniversary of President Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (A.P.J.) Abdul Kalam’s passing on July 27, 2015, 鶹AV World reconnects with three 鶹AV Kalam Fellows now paying it forward in higher education!

July 11, 2024Accolades, Alumni, Global Networks, Scholars

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An effort to use AI to diagnose Alzheimer’s brings a global team to Tampa

James Anibal, NIH/Oxford PhD student, is working with Professor Yaël Bensoussan to identify biomarkers of health from voice data and AI. Discover what this international team is accomplishing.

June 27, 2024Faculty & Staff, Scholars, Students

room view of scholars standing with their research posters and speaking with symposium guests

International visiting scholar research showcase highlights academic stars

鶹AV hosted the inaugural International Visiting Scholar Research Showcase on March 22 at the Marshall Student Center on the Tampa campus. Read the highlights from the event.

April 1, 2024Events, Scholars

group shot of recent Fulbright awardees at the 鶹AV

Celebrating 鶹AV Fulbright awardees in style

This year esteemed current and former 鶹AV leaders supporting the Fulbright program attended the event at the new Honors College building. Read more about the event and those who attended.

November 1, 2023Events, Faculty & Staff, Scholars, Students

USF Fall Fulbright scholar pinning his home country on our world Fulbright map

Here, there, everywhere all at once: Visiting and Fulbright scholars welcomed to 鶹AV

Fulbright and visiting scholars were warmly welcomed at a reception hosted by 鶹AV World, the Judy Genshaft Honors College, and the Mid-Florida Chapter of the Fulbright Association. Read about the event in which 100 guests registered, representing over two dozen countries.

September 7, 2023Accolades, Events, Scholars

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