- Debate over USF Forest Preserve heats up as deadline nears for developers
May 18, 2021 - Tampa Bay Times - Divya Kumar
For 50 or so people on a Friday evening in early May, the weekend started with a protest at the entrance to the University of South Florida’s Forest Preserve and golf course. Their target: the USF administrators who recently put out feelers to develop the 769-acre preserve as a possible revenue stream for the university — a move that surprised faculty and students. - Henrietta Mays Smith, 'rock star' librarian and champion storyteller, dies at 98
May 17, 2021 - Palm Beach Post - Victoria Villanueva-Marquez
Henrietta Mays Smith was the first Black professor in the University of South Florida's School of Information before retiring to Delray Beach. - USF researcher explains process -- and meaning -- of finding 78,000-year-old burial site
May 15, 2021 - Fox 13 News - Briona Arradondo
A University of South Florida engineer made international headlines this month for his part in a 78,000-year-old discovery in Kenya that uncovered the oldest evidence of a grave in Africa. - What’s next for Tampa’s historic buildings?
May 11, 2021 - 83 Degrees Media - Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez
Historic buildings in the Tampa Bay Area are experiencing a renaissance as new investors dive into the process of restoration and renovation that promises a whole new purpose. Several projects in the Tampa area are seeing old, long-vacant properties being reimagined as new beacons of residential, commercial, and educational opportunity. - ACRL Member of the Week: Kaya van Beynen
May 10, 2021 - ACRL - Gena Parsons-Diamond
ACRL Member of the week, Kaya van Beynen is the Associate Dean of the USF Libraries Research & Instruction and for the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at University of South Florida Saint Petersburg campus answers questions on their leadership style and current initiatives. Kaya has been a member of ACRL for 18 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for May 10, 2021.