Joseph M. 'Donny' Smoak, Ph.D, in the Everglades.
Joseph M. “Donny” Smoak, Ph.D., associate professor of Environmental Science, is among a handful of U.S. scientists invited to present at a climate change conference in China next month. Nanchang University will cover travel expenses for Smoak to make a one-hour presentation at the International Workshop on Global Change and Aquatic Ecosystems, May 27-29. Smoak recently was awarded a National … Continue reading
USF St. Petersburg Interim Regional Chancellor Bill Hogarth announces the launch of the first car-sharing program in Pinellas County.
USF St. Petersburg has launched its first car-sharing program, an affordable transportation alternative that will be available for for students, faculty and the general public. The new program, announced today by St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster and USFSP Interim Regional Chancellor Bill Hogarth, will be operated by WeCar by Enterprise, which runs a similar program at USF Tampa. The program … Continue reading
Hands-on exhibits are a feature of the St. Petersburg Science Festival.
More than a dozen USF St. Petersburg student projects on sustainability will be on display during the Second Annual St. Petersburg Science Festival along Bayboro Harbor Oct. 27. The free, family event, held in conjunction with the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute’s 18th Annual MarineQuest, celebrates the wonders of STEM — science, technology, engineering and math. This year’s festival … Continue reading
The USF St. Petersburg College of Business presents the Third Annual Executive Forum Tuesday, Oct. 23 at Harbor Hall Gallery. The forum, free and open to the public, will feature top business leaders in three focused sessions on leadership, health care and sustainability. The leadership session features Lisa Huetteman, author of The Value of Core Values: Five Keys to Achieving … Continue reading
The historic Williams House "vernacular architecture"
My first introduction to travel writer Herb Hiller was a book that Professor Gary Mormino suggested, Highway A1A: Florida at the Edge. The second time, I met him and filmmaker Caroline McKeon in the Snell House (home to USFSP’s Honors Program and Florida Studies programs). Hiller and McKeon were planning a conference, Sustainable and Authentic Florida, which is scheduled for October … Continue reading