USF St. Petersburg Anthropology Club

06/18/2026

This is a “can’t miss” event !

Join us for a talk with University of South Florida Associate Professor Dr. Erin Kimmerle about the work done at the Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science (IFAAS) in the area, as well as the investigation into the Dozier School for Boys. The Dozier School for Boys is notorious for a century of severe abuse at the hands of staff.

📅 Saturday, July 11
⏰ 2 p.m.
📍 President Barack Obama Main Library - 3745 9th Ave. N.

06/12/2026

Fantastic opportunity! 🍻

Veterans have shown a keen interest in the brewing arts for years, with many opening their own breweries or becoming head brewers at establishments in Tampa Bay and across Florida. Now for the first time, eligible students may be able to use VA education benefits, including the GI Bill®, to enroll ...

06/08/2026

05/27/2026

Antoniette Jackson with The Black Cemetery Network says Florida is "leading the national conversation" on the work to preserve African American burial grounds and their equally buried histories.

Read more: https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2026-05-26/black-cemetery-network-connect-those-working-preserve-forgotten-cemeteries

05/09/2026

THIS. 🎯🎯🎯

We’re proud to highlight AAA member Thurka Sangaramoorthy, whose recent article in The Washington Post makes a powerful case for the value of anthropology in today’s world—a skill she first honed as part of our inaugural OpEd Project class back in 2019.

Drawing from her own journey, she shows how anthropology equips us to translate human experience into insight that institutions can actually act on and why that skill matters now more than ever.

A must-read for anyone thinking about the future of the discipline and its impact beyond academia.

🔗 Read the full article at https://wapo.st/3QP0X1q

05/04/2026

🎯🎯🎯🎯

The cofounder of Netflix said in the age of AI, the focus will shift from STEM to the humanities.

05/01/2026

The work of Dr. Rebecca Zarger and her team highlighted in the news.

You may have noticed fewer trees when driving through the greater Tampa Bay region. Perhaps not surprisingly, hurricanes are to blame.

Read more: https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-04-29/study-2024-hurricanes-reduced-tampa-tree-canopy-almost-5-percent