Category: Awards

Congratulations to our July UF at Play winners!

A small figure standing under a large natural arch in Arches National Park, captured by Doctor Pedro Cruz, Research and Development Manager at the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease

Our winners for the month of June are Child Protection Team Clinical Programs Coordinator Nancy Day for Nature, CTRND Research and Development Manager Pedro Cruz, Ph.D., for Travel, UF/IFAS 4-H Youth Development Extension Agent Mary Lee Sale for Daily Life and Environmental and Global Health Graduate Assistant Fevi Paro for People’s Choice.

A cornerstone for character

Benice Ylagen smiling while holding a Superior Accomplishment Award certificate. Two coworkers join her for a selfie, also smiling and pointing toward her.

Over the past two years, UF Emergency Medicine has seen a profound transformation in its faculty recruitment and retention strategy thanks to Benice Ylagan.

Congratulations to our June UF at Play winners!

Tall skyscrapers in Seattle, with Mt. Rainier in the background.

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 June are Psychology Postdoctoral Associate Jamie Donenfeld, Ph.D., for Nature, Veterinary Medicine CSR Amie Hernandez for Travel, Learning and Assessment Center SP-GTA Deborah Witham for Daily Life and Emergency Medicine Administrative Specialist Kimberly Evers 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.

Last call for Productivity Awards nominations

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.

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.