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USF Faculty: Apply for a Humanities Institute Summer Grant

The Humanities Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, invites applications for summer 2013 competitive grants of up to $5,000 each to enhance research and creative activities in the humanities. These grants will be awarded to scholars who are working in the humanities and who are presently engaged in a scholarly project that will enhance the reputation of the scholar, his/her department/college, and the university. These funds may be used for summer salary, travel for research, essential equipment, and/or publishing support.

Read the eligibility requirements and download the application.

Applications are due by March 8, 2013.

Lee Dugatkin to Headline Darwin Day 2013!

For three days in February, we continue our partnership with the Departments of Integrative Biology, Philosophy, and Anthropology, USF's ResearchOne, and the Coalition for Science Literacy in celebrating Charles Darwin's Birthday. This year's featured speaker is Professor and Distinguished University Scholar in the Department of Biology at the University of Louisville, Dr. Lee Dugatkin. Dugatkin will offer three lectures on Feb. 14 and 15, all of which are free and open to the public. Read more about Darwin Day 2013.

Poetry Writing Contest

Every year, the USF Humanities Institute celebrates the power of the poetic with a month of readings, workshops, and events. Now, for the first time, we invite you to unleash your inner poet, and compete in our Florida 2013 Competition, in part inspired by the 500th anniversary of the naming of “La Florida.”

The contest is divided into two categories: High School Poets and USF Poets. We will award first, second, and third place prizes in each category. Additional finalists’ poems will be featured on the NPM@USF Website throughout the month of April, 2013.

Winners in each category will receive their awards in a special event featuring distinguished poet Jorie Graham, who will be in residence at USF the first week of April.

Read the rules and download the coversheet to submit your original poem.

All entries must be received by Feb. 15, 2013.

A Weird Invasion is Coming

One of our most popular events returns: a two-day series of events about science fiction. This year's guests are Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, a husband and wife duo who wrote the book on "weird." Their recently released anthology, The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories and Best American Fantasy, has received critical acclaim and Ann and Jeff are both well respected speculative ficion writers. This year's focus will be on Science Fiction, Gender, and "the Other." View the complete schedule for March 26 - 27.

Read All About It!

The Spring 2013 newsletter and calendar of events is here. Read it now.

The Hillsborough River: Human Connections Website

The events may be complete, but the project continues to grow. Visit the project website to view photos, videos, historical documents, essays, poetry, and more.

Humanities Institute Lectures Now Online!

Thanks to technical support from the USF College of Arts and Sciences, select Humanities Institute lectures will now be made available online.

Dr. Eugenie Scott: Florida's "Critical Thinking" Bills: Creationism du jour?

Pam Iorio: How an Education in the Humanities Prepares Future Leaders

Brain(s) Matter: Zombies in Contemporary Culture