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Director Ryan Watson, who currently teaches at USF, says most of the all Black cast of actors are from the Tampa Bay area. But they had to outsource the martial artists from across the country.

For some contributors, art helps them cope with the stress of working in health care.

People who worked in labor and service jobs were a lot more likely to die from COVID-19. Researchers say improving ventilation and offering paid sick leave are some ways to protect workers in the future.

As many college students plan for their futures, students pursuing careers in education have had to shift their expectations and brace themselves to enter a career field in crisis.

Christian Hardigree most recently served as the founding dean of the School of Hospitality at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

The appointment still needs the approval of the state's Board of Governors, which is slated to meet June 29-30 in Orlando.

An online petition says that action by USF and "other colleges and universities in Florida to move towards a clean, renewable future will set an example for the rest of the nation."

Dr. Jay Wolfson and a colleague, Dr. Charles Lockwood, discuss the COVID-19 pandemic.

The four will participate in town halls on the USF St. Petersburg campus on Monday and Tuesday.

About 48% of the respondents said higher prices have impacted their ability to pay essential bills, and nearly three-fourths said it’s affecting their grocery spending.

Said one professor: “A lot of the foodways in the early republic reflected how Americans were thinking about themselves and how they wanted to shape their identity.”

The former deputy mayor for the city of St. Petersburg is currently the chief operating officer and vice president of strategy at Eckerd College.