Category: Awards
Celebrations honor service of longtime UF faculty and staff
Last month, the University of Florida celebrated years of dedication and service with two recognition receptions hosted at the Earl and Christy Powell University House. UF Interim President Donald Landry, M.D., Ph.D., and Vice President for Human Resources Melissa Curry honored faculty and staff who celebrated 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of continuous service at UF in 2025.
Career Influencer Awards nominations due March 15
The UF Career Influencer Awards celebrate the collaboration and innovation of those who had an exceptional impact on career development and career engagements in the preceding calendar year. Nominations will be accepted through March 15, and awards will be presented at the Career Connections Center’s annual Faculty and Staff Career Symposium on April 24.
Leading with the heart
Juan Aranda, M.D., UF Health’s chief of cardiovascular medicine, has put his heart into working with the heart for over 30 years.
UF celebrates three innovators shaping the future of AI research
UF’s AIIRI honored Adrian Roitberg, Ph.D., Kiley Graim, Ph.D., and Jeremy Balch, MD, with the first-ever AI Research Awards at a ceremony held last week.
Final call for SAA nominations
The Superior Accomplishment Awards nomination period is underway and runs through Oct. 24. Watch this video to hear from previous nominators.
Nominations open for the Win Phillips Town Gown Relations Award
The award honors those who have made a significant impact in fostering collaboration between UF and the Greater Gainesville community.
Nelly Nelson wins APLU award for transformative community work
UF/IFAS FCS Extension Agent Nelly Nelson won the 2025 Association of Southern Region Extension Directors’ Excellence in Extension award.
2025 Government Productivity Award winner announced
A team from the Department of Engineering Education and the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) has been awarded a 2025 Florida Government Productivity Award for the development of Edugator.
UF holds its place among U.S. News top public universities
The University of Florida has ranked No. 7 among public universities in the country, marking the eighth consecutive year UF has placed among the nation’s top 10 public institutions, according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings released earlier this week.
Tracking the fiery path of particles: UF leads combustion research
Armed with a $11 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA, researchers from UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Purdue University and Georgia Tech are examining the physics of how particles and droplets burn as a group, a study that may lead to more efficient engines, better combustion in power plants and improved safety measures.
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