Category: Feature

Explore ways to make your course more affordable

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In the 2025–26 academic year, the estimated cost of books and supplies for undergraduate students was $1,235. The Affordable UF Initiative, led by the Center for Teaching Excellence, seeks to increase student learning and success by providing affordable access to education.

Savings opportunities for your child’s college expenses

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The Florida Prepaid, Florida Investment and Fidelity 529 Plans offer affordable ways to save for your child’s future college expenses.

Explore UF Engaged resources for supervisors and staff

UF supervisors and staff recently received an email notifying them they need to complete their semi-annual UF Engaged check-ins by April 30. Providing meaningful feedback plays a crucial role in employee engagement, performance and retention, and check-ins are expected to be completed by all employees. Supervisors and staff are encouraged to explore the UF Engaged Toolkit for instruction guides, job […]

Get ready for Workday! Explore early learning resources

The modernization of UF’s day-to-day operational tools and processes will eventually impact all faculty and staff throughout the university. Get a head start by exploring early learning resources on the Empowering UF website.

Are you optimizing your tax-deferring opportunities?

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Tax season is here—now is a great time to ensure you are taking advantage of the many tax-deferring opportunities available to you as a UF employee.

Explore summer camps and spring break programs

Find the right summer camp or spring break activity for your school-aged children. From UF camps to Gainesville-area athletic, academic, fine arts camps and more, we invite you to explore our Summer Camps Directory to browse camps throughout the Alachua County area.

Stand Up & Holler! It’s Gator Nation Giving Day

Today, Gators from every corner of the globe are rallying to support the University of Florida as it tackles grand challenges and shapes a brighter future for our state, nation and world.

Free tax prep services available

The deadline to file your 2025 tax return is Wednesday, April 15. By now, you should be able to access your Form W-2 in myUFL or ONE.UF, or you should have received it in the mail if you did not consent to access it electronically.

Read on to learn about tax preparation services available at no cost, and register for the Feb. 20 tax webinar with UF/IFA Extension Agent Halie Corbitt to discover resources you can use to make filing your taxes easy-peasy.

These couples have major chemistry — Meet the marrieds from CHE.

Raise your beaker in a Valentine’s Day toast and say, “Awww.” There are sweet love stories afoot in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Out of nearly 30 faculty members, there are three married couples, and two others have spouses who work elsewhere at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

So what gives? Something in the lab water? Pheromones brewing in the beakers? Read on to find out.

UF faculty help shape strategy for human exploration of Mars

Two UF faculty members with the Astraeus Space Institute played key leadership roles in a major report intended to guide U.S. science priorities for future human missions to Mars.