Press Coverage

  • USF group preserves Carter’s legacy through virtual reality

    November 29, 2023 - Bay News 9

    University of South Florida Professor Lori Collins has worked on a lot of projects, but the project featuring First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her husband Jimmy has to be one of her favorites. Collins is the co-director of the USF Digital Heritage and Humanities Center. For two years, she and her research team have been working with the National Park Service and Friends of Jimmy Carter to create a 3-D look of the former president’s furniture and woodworking. Jimmy Carter built many of the pieces himself.

  • The History of the Cuban Sandwich

    November 24, 2023 - The New York Times

    This creative illustrated story takes a look at the history of the Cuban Sandwich and explores the great "Who does it better?" debate: Tampa or Miami. (Hint: neither!)

  • A collection of 80,000 photos documents Tampa history from 1950s-2010s

    July 6, 2023 - Paul Guzzo, Tampa Bay Times

    With more than 65,000 pictures chronicling Tampa’s people, places and events from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, the Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection has for decades been an invaluable resource for professional and hobby historians. A sequel of sorts is coming via the Skip Gandy Photographic Collection.

  • Wedges and Cubans Because We Can’t Stop Talking About Food

    June 4, 2023 - A Way With Words, NPR

    Following up on our chat about names for a sandwich on a long roll, a listener from southwestern Connecticut says that there, such a sandwich is called a wedge. For a thorough take on the beloved Cuban sandwich of Florida, check out The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers (Bookshop|Amazon). This is part of a complete episode. https://www.waywordradio.org/wedges-cuban-sandwiches/

  • USF researchers create 3D models and virtual tours honoring the legacy of President Jimmy Carter

    March 24, 2023 - Meghan Bowman, WUSF Public Media

    USF researchers traveled to Plains, GA, to document the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. They were tasked with preserving the President’s boyhood farm and other places in his hometown.