Category: Faculty News

Wertheim UF Scripps scientist uncovers brain cell biology

Ezgi Hacisuleyman, Ph.D., is inventing new ways to document changes to neurons before and after they fire, discovering new facts about learning in the process.

Wayne Wanta receives award for excellence in research

UF College of Journalism and Communications journalism professor emeritus receives 2024 AEJMC Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research.

How parents can set children up for reading success

Laurie Gauger, Ph.D., shares tips for parents on building children’s reading and language skills and signs that indicate a child may have a reading disability.

Astrobiologist Amy Williams shows young women in STEM that the sky is the limit

Lying in the bed of her parents’ pickup truck in 1990s South Carolina, marveling at meteor showers across the night sky, a grade-school Amy Williams would often wonder: “Is there another variety of little girl out there, looking back and wondering if she’s also alone in the universe?”

Today, Williams, Ph.D., dedicates her life to exploring that childhood question, as an astrobiologist and assistant geology professor at the University of Florida. Her groundbreaking research, examining signs of ancient life on Mars, has already brought her closer to an answer.

UF neuroscientist uses AI to map learning, decision-making, to discover how brains work

As part of their research, Ryoma Hattori, Ph.D., and colleagues are developing AI to help advance neuroscience discoveries.

McGill first to receive Benjamin Lifetime Service Award

Gary McGill, Ph.D., was awarded the Jim Benjamin Lifetime Service Award in recognition of outstanding lifetime contributions to accounting education.

Cynthia Barnett receives Gainesville Mayor’s Award

UF’s Cynthia Barnett received the City of Gainesville Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts for extraordinary contributions in the field of literature.

UF ranked second in producers of Fulbright U.S. scholars

The University of Florida ranks second on a list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the largest number of 2023–2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholars.

Christine Schmidt elected to NAE

UF Distinguished Professor Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering, or NAE.

Imagine the possibilities: AI In higher education

The Interface Teaching Conference, held April 17, will feature sessions tailored to incorporate AI into teaching and learning.