Category: Awards

Congratulations to our May UF at Play winners!

Brenda Such surrounded by Hawaii’s majestic Banyan tree.

We’ve received some incredible photographs for our UF at Play summer photo contest, which runs now through Aug. 16.

Our winners for the month of May are UF Veterinary Medicine Professor Emeritus Tom Wronski, Ph.D., for Nature, UF HOBI IT Director Erik Schmidt for Travel, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Michael Sipos for Daily Life and UF COIP Associate Director Brenda Such, Ph.D., for People’s Choice.

Congratulations to our winners! Visit our Facebook page to view the full album, and submit your photos today for a chance to win a prize.

Government Productivity Awards nominations due July 8

Nominations for the Florida Government Productivity Awards are being accepted now through July 8 at 11:59 p.m. (EST). The awards honor state employees for their innovative and cost-saving accomplishments as well as the measurable contributions, increased productivity and added value of individuals and teams.

UF Professor selected for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

Subrata Roy, Ph.D., a UF professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been selected for induction into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

UF Online holds ‘Breakfast of Champions’ to celebrate No. 1 ranking

Provost Joe Glover in the background speaking at a podium to a crowd seated around tables in the foreground. Behind him, other speakers sit on stage with large banners listing the number one ranking.

In attendance were UF Interim President Donald Landry, M.D., Ph.D., and Interim Provost Joe Glover, Ph.D., both sharing remarks with attendees.

Cup o’ Joe Season Finale: The Jobot Awards

Robert Downey Jr. … Nicole Kidman … Joe Glover? The first-ever Jobot Awards celebrate the biggest stars of Cup o’ Joe! Hollywood A-listers cheer, boo and even shed a few tears as the tiny-but-mighty interim-interim provost crowns the UF winners of prized Jobot statuettes. It’s all in the Season 2 finale.

University-wide teaching and advising award winners announced

Five faculty members recently received the University of Florida’s highest 2025–26 teaching and advising awards, along with a $4,000 cash prize.

2026 Superior Accomplishment Awards recognize outstanding and meritorious service

Twenty award-winning faculty and staff posing for a group photo while smiling and holding their awards.

Twenty staff and faculty members were recognized for their outstanding service in a ceremony held earlier this week.

Celebrating outstanding faculty and staff at UF

The Superior Accomplishment Awards recognize dedicated faculty and staff for going above and beyond to advance the mission of our great university and serve the community at large.

Visit the UFHR website to learn more about this year’s Division Winners, and stay tuned for the announcement of the 2026 University Award recipients!

AAAS names 10 UF faculty fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has named 10 University of Florida faculty members to its 2025 AAAS Fellows.

Celebrations honor service of longtime UF faculty and staff

Two people, partially obscured, holding on to and looking at the back of a Service Recognition Reception program, which lists names of employees and how long they have worked at U F.

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.