- Mapping the Nation (2021): Governments Coordinated Responses to Crises
March 1, 2021 - Esri
Featuring the FL COVID-19 GIS Hub built by the DHHC, "Mapping the Nation: Governments' Coordinated Responses to Crises" book details how GIS can help gather details about people and places to assist the vulnerable, rally responders, and lend clarity in times of crisis. - Art provides a rare glimpse at Tampa’s historic Black neighborhoods
February 23, 2021 - Tampa Bay Times
University of South Florida’s Libraries Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections are archiving and preserving the Moseley family’s Brandon homestead, a time capsule of Hillsborough County’s pioneering years. The homestead is now accessible online via 3D scans of the structures and all that remains inside. Included in these scans is the artwork of Mr. Moseley, who worked for the Works Progress Administration's (W.P.A.) art project, and produced numerous pieces depicting rural life in Tampa - particularly offering a rare glimpse into Black neighborhoods that were rarely photographed. - Restoration of Tampa’s historic Jackson House gains traction
February 16, 2021 - 83 Degrees Media
Tampa Bay History Center hosts Florida Conversations: Jackson House Update, sponsored by USF Libraries Florida Studies Center and WUSF Public Media. / "Modern technology is at the forefront of saving a house built more than a century ago. Last year University of South Florida researchers glided drones through the unstable boarding house, producing a 3-D laser scan that will serve as a digital map and a guide for engineers in reconstructing the historical structure." - Tampa Bay History Center New Exhibit Highlights Florida’s Fossil Finds
February 2, 2021 - Osprey Observer
A new exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center showcasing centuries-old fossils, Tusks to Tails: A Fossil History of Florida, is open now through January 2022. The exhibit features dozens of fossils found throughout the state, some dating back more than 50 million years. The History Center worked with the University of South Florida’s Digital Heritage & Humanities Collections to create topographical 3D maps for the exhibit to help illustrate the layers of time presented in the exhibit. - Books Save Lives picks winner: 'Learning to Breathe'
February 1, 2021 - 83 Degrees Media
The Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award honors Janice Lynn Mather and her young adult novel "Learning to Breathe" in the annual reception celebrating lifesaving books on February 4th at 2 p.m. EST (free virtual event open to the public).