Category: Faculty News

UF faculty and students shine at the annual Latin GRAMMY Awards

Jose Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D., and his students have been nominated for Best Instrumental Album of the Year at this year’s Latin GRAMMY awards.

UF faculty inducted into the Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Last week, five UF faculty were inducted into The Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florida.

Dr. Matt Whiles delivers more than food through Meals on Wheels program

For more than a year, Matt Whiles, Ph.D., has been delivering meals to elderly residents in the Gainesville area through the Meals on Wheels program.

Campus leader to serve as new UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dean

UF selects Kati Migliaccio, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering chair, as new CALS dean, effective Jan. 1.

Christine Schmidt elected to National Academy of Medicine

UF Distinguished Professor Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Schmidt, who also holds the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Endowed Chair in UF’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, received this prestigious honor on the heels of her election earlier this year to the National Academy of Engineering, making her one of the few exceptional individuals to be recognized by both academies.

Election to the National Academy of Medicine recognizes outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service in the fields of health and medicine.

UF/IFAS scientist earns spot among America’s Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx researchers 

Valerie De Anda Torres, Ph.D., has joined more than 300 fellow scientists on the prestigious 2024 Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists.

President Biden appoints Juan Gilbert to National Science Board

On Oct. 15, President Joe Biden appointed UF Distinguished Professor Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., to the National Science Board. Gilbert, who also serves as Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and Chair of UF’s Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, is one of eight members appointed to the Board.

UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award nominations due Jan. 17

The selected faculty member will receive an SEC Academic Consortium Faculty Achievement Award and an SEC Professor of the Year Award nomination.

UF biomedical engineer inducted into the NAE

Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., a UF distinguished professor, was formally inducted into the 2024 class of the National Academy of Engineering, or NAE.

Shining a light on sickle cell disease

As a researcher and mom of a 7-year-old son with sickle cell disease, Candice J. Adams-Mitchell, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, has a unique perspective on the disease.