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![Julie Buckner Armstrong picture for 2024](/news/images/duckwallbuckner490x327.jpg)
USF English professor to co-edit Florida anthology as part of Duckwall Professorship
Julie Buckner Armstrong, known for her expertise in the civil rights movement and southern literature, has been named the Duckwall Professor of Florida Studies for the 2024-2026 academic years. As part of the Duckwall Professorship, Armstrong will begin focusing on her next book, an anthology of literary works from Florida.
June 6, 2024Campus News
![Marie Tomassi](/news/images/tomassi-marie-490-327.jpg)
Alumni profile: Marie Tomassi, president and managing shareholder, Trenam Law
We talked with lawyer and president of Trenam Law Marie Tomassi to hear about how her law firm responded to the pandemic, her personal journey into law and advice she has for students interested in law school.
August 7, 2023Campus News
![Honors class goes out to sea.](/news/images/honors-class-seas.jpeg)
Judy Genshaft Honors College class experiences the high seas firsthand
Students from five Honors Colleges in the State University System boarded a research vessel for an overnight trip into the Gulf of Mexico. While on board, they participated in lab-based research, observed marine life, and explored society's relationship with the ocean.
March 23, 2023Campus News, Student Life
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Navigating an urban watershed to document stories of nature and people
A USF English Professor and Eckerd College colleague are navigating the urban watersheds of Tampa Bay to raise awareness of their importance to the region and tell both environmental and human stories.
March 23, 2022Campus News, Events
![Fountain on campus with the city of St. Petersburg in the background](/news/images/campus-fountain-international-students-490-327.jpg)
Professor is Editor of Book Collection Highlighting the Art of Adaptation
“Ovid and Adaptation in Early Modern English Theatre” is a collection of essays from various scholars focused on how famous playwrights such as Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe adapted Ovid for their time.
November 12, 2019Research and Innovation
![Thomas Hallock speaking into a microphone](/news/images/english-professor-fulbright-grant-490-327.jpg)
English Professor Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Grant to Teach in Mexico
This upcoming fall semester, Thomas Hallock will help create a connection between students from USF St. Petersburg and those from Cholula, Mexico when he assumes the role of Garcia Robles Chair of U.S. Studies at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) as a Fulbright Scholar.
July 24, 2019Research and Innovation
![Booker Creek flowing through Roser Park in South St. Petersburg.](/news/images/booker-creek-community-forum-490-327.jpg)
St. Pete’s Storied Booker Creek is Topic of Community Forum
USF St. Petersburg will host a community forum on Friday, February 15, to discuss the past, present and future of St. Pete’s Booker Creek.
February 14, 2019Events
![Dr. Ray Arsenault](/news/images/ray-arsenault-times-festival-of-reading-490-327.jpg)
The Times Festival of Reading Brings Award-winning Authors and Thousands of Book Lovers to USFSP
Since first hosting the free festival in 2005, USFSP has provided a picturesque setting for book lovers from around Tampa Bay to explore the world of words.
December 4, 2018Events
![Cover of Book Launch and Reading Salt Creek Journal](/news/images/salt-creek-490-327.jpg)
Salt Creek Journal Reception, Reading to Celebrate Nature and Community in the Heart of St. Petersburg
he University of South Florida St. Petersburg will celebrate the publication of Salt Creek Journal with a reception and reading on January 19 from 6-7:30 p.m.
January 10, 2018Events