/news/Recent posts from USF Newsen-usThu, 19 Sep 2024 12:51:48 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2022/archaeology-weedon-island-students-excavation.aspxStudents gather at Weedon Island Preserve to excavate one of Florida's most significant archaeological sites. The field school – where students learn the proper methods to conduct digs and identify artifacts - is held every two years and is part of a course at USF called Florida Archaeology.External ArticleWed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 Students uncover Florida's past at archaeological siteStudents gather at Weedon Island Preserve to excavate one of Florida's most significant archaeological sites. The field school – where students learn the proper methods to conduct digs and identify artifacts - is held every two years and is part of a course at USF called Florida Archaeology.A group of people sift through roped off squares of dirt under a canopy of treeshttps://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2022/archaeology-weedon-island-students-excavation.aspxResearch and InnovationAnthropology,MyUSF,USF St. Petersburg/news/2021/national-network-to-connect-researchers-and-concerned-citizens-working-to-preserve-historical-black-cemeteries.aspxUSF researchers have launched the Black Cemetery Network, an interactive website that tracks African American burial grounds and cemeteries across the country, helping raise awareness about their history and to ensure what remains is preserved.Rocky D. BullThu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 National network to connect researchers and concerned citizens working to preserve historical Black cemeteriesUSF researchers have launched the Black Cemetery Network, an interactive website that tracks African American burial grounds and cemeteries across the country, helping raise awareness about their history and to ensure what remains is preserved.Researcher digging at a cemetery/news/2021/national-network-to-connect-researchers-and-concerned-citizens-working-to-preserve-historical-black-cemeteries.aspxResearch and InnovationAnthropology,College of Arts and Sciences,MyUSF/news/2021/usf-archaeologists-examine-ancient-response-to-climate-change.aspxUSF archaeologists are examining two key sites along Tampa Bay’s shores to better understand the climate conditions that might have caused conflict over food resources among Native American societies. By using several archaeological methods, scientists are able to see a shift in how these estuaries were defended between 600 and 900 AD.Rocky D. BullWed, 07 Apr 2021 09:00:00 USF archaeologists examine ancient response to climate change in Tampa BayUSF archaeologists are examining two key sites along Tampa Bay’s shores to better understand the climate conditions that might have caused conflict over food resources among Native American societies. By using several archaeological methods, scientists are able to see a shift in how these estuaries were defended between 600 and 900 AD.Archaeology professor, Thomas Pluckhahn, shifts through soil samples with undergraduate student in Terra Ceia Preserve State Park./news/2021/usf-archaeologists-examine-ancient-response-to-climate-change.aspxResearch and InnovationAnthropology,College of Arts and Sciences,facultyhttps://spcampus.usf.edu/home/2020/12/21/research-project-to-recover-engage-public-on-lost-history-of-african-american-burial-grounds-in-tampa-bay/In Tampa Bay and across the nation, a number of African American burial grounds and cemeteries have been lost to history, neglected, abandoned, even paved over and developed on. A research project funded by a University of South Florida anti-racism initiative is seeking to recover and reimagine the forgotten history of these sacred places.External ArticleMon, 21 Dec 2020 09:00:00 Research project to recover, engage public on lost history of African American burial grounds in Tampa BayIn Tampa Bay and across the nation, a number of African American burial grounds and cemeteries have been lost to history, neglected, abandoned, even paved over and developed on. A research project funded by a University of South Florida anti-racism initiative is seeking to recover and reimagine the forgotten history of these sacred places.The research team’s focus will center on Zion Cemetery, one of the first African American cemeteries in Tampa Bay, and St. Petersburg’s Oaklawn Cemetery complex near Tropicana Field. Photo by Antoinette Jackson.https://spcampus.usf.edu/home/2020/12/21/research-project-to-recover-engage-public-on-lost-history-of-african-american-burial-grounds-in-tampa-bay/Research and InnovationAnthropology/news/2020/promoting-race-consciousness.aspxA new course called, “Prejudice, Stigma and Race Consciousness” was offered for the first time this semester in response to a petition signed by thousands of students over the summer that requested the university implement a course that specifically addresses discrimination.Rocky D. BullThu, 10 Dec 2020 11:00:00 New course dedicated to promoting race consciousness wraps up first semester at USFA new course called, “Prejudice, Stigma and Race Consciousness” was offered for the first time this semester in response to a petition signed by thousands of students over the summer that requested the university implement a course that specifically addresses discrimination.Dr. Alexis Mootoo instructs a new course called "Prejudice, Stigma and Race Consciousness" in a hybrid class during the Fall 2020 semester./news/2020/promoting-race-consciousness.aspxUniversity NewsAnthropology,College of Arts and Sciences,Diversity Inclusion & Equal Opportunity,Sociology