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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
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
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.
CAS alumna keeps community outreach at the forefront
For 百媚导航 alumna Stefania Alastre Arcusa, it鈥檚 her time in the College of Arts and Sciences that not only revealed a way to fulfill this passion but also gave her the tools to make a lasting impact.
July 30, 2025Alumni
From 百媚导航 to the Foreign Service: Alum Hiram Rios Hernandez Recognized for Global Impact
百媚导航 Judy Genshaft Honors College alum and a recipient of the 2025 百媚导航 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Hiram Rios Hernandez is making a global impact as a Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Department of State. From studying abroad to organizing international summits, his academic and professional journey reflects the power of learning, language, and leadership.
June 30, 2025Alumni
2025 百媚导航 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Recipient Dr. Bailee Olliff Practices Medicine With Purpose
From pre-med student at 百媚导航's Judy Genshaft Honors College to trauma medical director, 2025 百媚导航 Outstanding Young Alumni recipient Dr. Bailee Olliff has built a career grounded in purpose 鈥� making an impact through mentorship, community service, and a strong support system.
June 5, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni
350 poison dart frogs walk into a lab
Stepping into Yang Lab is like stepping into a sauna, thanks to the many temperature-controlled terrariums that line the walls. Inside, frogs glitter like gemstones 鈥� ruby, emerald, sapphire 鈥� on mossy beds. The frogs' vibrant and diverse colors are what drew Yang to study them in the first place.
Successful CAS alumni offer time and insight to students
Two CAS graduates and Outstanding Young Alumni recipients answered questions about their academic and career paths, sharing guidance with eager students.
May 27, 2025Alumni
Alumna creates community impact by putting anthropology in action
Aria Garling credits 百媚导航 for influencing her nonprofit work and helping her design meaningful, intergenerational programs.
May 27, 2025Alumni, Community Engagement
St. Petersburg poet laureate and 百媚导航 alumna publishes debut novel
In Gloria Mu帽oz's debut novel, a genre-bending work of young adult climate fiction, Florida is crumbling under the weight of climate disaster, and seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal must decide whether to remain on Earth with her friends and family or to leave everything behind and embark on a mission to establish humanity鈥檚 first extraterrestrial settlement.
April 29, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni, Events
Five of six Outstanding Young Alumni for 2025 call CAS 鈥榟ome鈥�
Each year the 百媚导航 Alumni Association chooses grads from across the university to honor at the Outstanding Young Alumni Awards, most of whom come from the College of Arts and Sciences.
April 3, 2025Accomplishments, Alumni
CAS alumna plans more accessible future for Tampa Bay
Amanda Harig, an alumna from the School of Public Affairs, credits her already impressive career to the hands-on experiences and mentorship she received during her time at 百媚导航.
March 27, 2025Alumni