USF St. Petersburg Anthropology Club

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

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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

04/28/2026

Anthropology: a degree that changes lives (for the better)!

https://archive.ph/qQ2KW

04/16/2026

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Join Dr. Zarger as she shares insights from five years of research on the dynamic ways Tampa’s tree canopy is changing and how city residents experience our urban forest. She will share stories about the significance of trees to everyday life, and the factors impacting the future of Tampa’s urban forest 🌳

04/06/2026

Well done!

04/04/2026

Watershed Stories, a five part series of communities Storytelling around water in Tampa Bay, launched today! Storyteller Jim Kissane and USF anthropologist Dr. Heather O’Leary are leading this Florida Humanities grant to record oral histories and give free coaching to storytellers of all ages. Eight finalists will be selected for a free public showcase this October! Stay tuned and come join us! USF Department of Anthropology USF St. PetersburgUSF College of Arts and Sciences 🌞🏝️