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Elevating Educators: 百媚导航 celebrates next generation of STEM teacher leaders
Leadership from 百媚导航, the Coalition for Science Literacy and HCPS welcomed the recipients of the 2025 Noyce Master Teaching Fellowship and celebrated the accomplishments of the 2024 cohort, who earned their master of education in curriculum and instruction from 百媚导航 this summer and completed a professional development series in mechatronic principles.
August 21, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni, Community Engagement, Events, Research
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The Cuban sandwich story: How 百媚导航 played a surprising role in its rise to fame
The 百媚导航 has played a major role in shaping the Cuban sandwich's legacy 鈥� from researching its history and refining Cuban bread baking methods to inspiring the creation of National Cuban Sandwich Day, now celebrated worldwide every August 23.
August 20, 2025Community Engagement
Meet the new faculty helping power 百媚导航鈥檚 future
From AI-driven discovery to cutting-edge medical research, 百媚导航鈥檚 newest faculty are advancing bold ideas and preparing students for the future. Their arrival reflects the university鈥檚 continued momentum as a hub for world-changing innovation and academic excellence.
August 13, 2025Research
Inaugural 鈥楪ael Scoil 百媚导航鈥� event shares Irish traditions with the Tampa Bay community
This summer, the 百媚导航 introduced Tampa Bay youth to Irish heritage through its inaugural 鈥楪ael Scoil 百媚导航鈥� event, inviting grade schoolers to engage with Irish culture firsthand through baking, dancing, sports, storytelling, and other immersive experiences.
August 13, 2025Community Engagement
A decade in the making: 百媚导航 Geosciences Field Station celebrates grand opening with alumni reunion
After a decade of collaboration between 百媚导航 faculty, staff, and alumni, the Geosciences Field Station in Mackay, Idaho officially opened this summer. The launch was marked by a reunion of more than 30 alumni, representing four decades of shared experience and support for Geosciences students and their capstone work.
August 11, 2025Alumni, Community Engagement
Aiden Jaskolka-Brown
Like most future doctors, Aiden Jaskolka-Brown chose his career path out of a desire to save lives. But Jaskolka-Brown didn鈥檛 wait until he became a doctor to save lives. In 2023, he donated a segment of his left liver to a 5-month-old baby.
August 4, 2025Community Engagement
Seeing beyond sight: A 百媚导航 blind student鈥檚 journey into broadcasting
As a mass communications major, with a concentration in broadcast program and production, Trent Ferguson has not allowed blindness to become an obstacle in pursuit of his dream of becoming a sports radio broadcaster.
August 4, 2025Community Engagement
Late 百媚导航 professor continues to impact students
Seven years after his passing, James Strange鈥檚 legacy continues through the donation of his archaeological collection for student use.
July 31, 2025Research
Uncovering 百媚导航鈥檚 deep roots in botany
Established in 1958, the 百媚导航 Herbarium is one of the University's oldest and most distinctive research collections.
July 31, 2025Community Engagement, Research
Creative writing summer camp empowers high school students to bring their ideas to life
Thirty high school students visited 百媚导航鈥檚 Tampa campus this summer to explore various forms of creative writing 鈥� such as fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction 鈥� at the 百媚导航 Creative Writing Summer Camp.
Award-winning professor uses artificial intelligence to track world鈥檚 deadliest animal
Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, 百媚导航 faculty are developing a trap that uses artificial intelligence to identify the disease-carrying insects.
July 30, 2025Accomplishments, Featured, Research
What the trees are telling us: 百媚导航 professor uses data to identify threats to tree diversity
Brian Maitner, an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, is revolutionizing the way researchers examine and predict the impact of environmental shifts on plant diversity.
July 30, 2025Research