- Andrew Huse serves up a taste of Tampa’s past
November 6, 2020 - Tampa Bay Times
In his new book, historian and University of South Florida special collections librarian Andrew T. Huse recounts a century of local history through what and where people ate and drank. From Saloons to Steak Houses ranges from the cafes and soup houses that fed cigar workers in Ybor City through the illegal saloons that operated robustly through Prohibition to the role of prominent Tampa residents in a fast-food giant. - 3D Mapping Helps Bring Tampa's Historic Jackson House Back to Life
October 27, 2020 - Bay News 9
Researchers from USF are now using 3D technology to map out the house, which is helping with the ongoing restoration. Lori Collins, head of the USF Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections, is leading the team that brings history alive. The group is fixing up the building to preserve its place in Tampa history. The Vinik family gave a $1 million grant to the Jackson House Foundation to help restore it. - Backed by the Vinik family, USF researchers use 3D mapping tech for Tampa's historic Jackson House preservation
October 27, 2020 - The Business Journals
University of South Florida researchers are using 3D technology to map out the historic Jackson Rooming House in Tampa, after receiving a $1 million grant from the Vinik Family Foundation. The group is finishing up capturing the details of the structure, which can be done to the accuracy of a few millimeters thanks to the technology. - Florida’s bizarre old tourism films, explained
October 20, 2020 - Tampa Bay Times
In the 1980s, David Shedden was a graduate student at the University of South Florida. One day while working part time at the library, he found a pile of rusty tin cans in the corner. He realized he had stumbled on a time capsule — dozens of St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce films from the late 1940s and early 1950s. "A travelogue is essentially an infomercial with an entertaining bent", explained Andy Huse, a librarian with the University of South Florida’s Special Collections. For Shedden, now the special collections librarian at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg library, the films still play an important role. - USF develops comprehensive coronavirus map detailing ZIP codes, nursing homes and on-campus cases
October 14, 2020 - Tampa Bay Business Journal
After launching a coronavirus-tracking map at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the University of South Florida now not only wants to track cases but help organizations and the general public see the bigger picture.