Category: Feature

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  

Gator Nation Giving Day is a 24-hour fundraising event, calling on all UF alumni, students, faculty, staff, families and friends to come together to support UF and all its areas of positive impact in our state, nation and world. Today, Gators everywhere are invited to, once again, stand up for UF by making a gift of any size to the college, unit, research area or program that means the most to you.

Free tax prep services available

The deadline to file your 2024 tax return is Tuesday, 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.

Explore ways to build lasting relationships

Offered by UF Employee Assistance Program Therapist, Devin Shorey, and following the Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Building Lasting Relationships is an on-demand program that provides unique insights into the problems couples face and how they can overcome them to create a happier and more satisfying relationship.

Strategic Communications Academy kicks off April 17  

Designed for UF, UF Health and UF/IFAS faculty and staff, the Strategic Communications Academy includes one-on-one coaching and the opportunity to build your skills by applying what you learn to projects that are important to you. Sign up today and take the first step toward transforming your communications — and your impact.

Cup o’ Joe: The road trip episode

Join Interim Provost Joe Glover, Ph.D., on a frigid road trip to the beach to see what’s happening at UF’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience in Cup o’ Joe’s third episode. Meet Whitney’s new director, check out its new building, hear from its researchers … and experience encounters with salad (and marine animals).

Explore ways to enhance your retirement savings  

With tax season upon us, now is a great time to review your voluntary savings plans to ensure you’re optimizing your contributions. In addition to the mandatory state retirement plans, you may participate in voluntary Fidelity 403(b) and 457(b) Florida Deferred Compensation plans to supplement your retirement income via payroll deductions. These plans are open to all UF employees and have no employer contribution. They also accept rollovers from other retirement plans.  

Read on for a breakdown of each plan or watch a video highlighting the differences between the plans and how to effectively save for retirement.

UF Health Type 1 diabetes researchers contribute to international guidelines

Michael Haller, M.D., chief of pediatric endocrinology in the UF College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and a member of the UF Diabetes Institute, led an international team of Type 1 diabetes experts to develop new treatment guidelines emphasizing wider screening for the disease among children and adolescents in the general population before symptoms arise.

Three UF faculty members honored with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Three University of Florida faculty members recently received one of the highest honors bestowed upon scientists by the U.S. government, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

“We are so proud of our esteemed researchers and the exceptional contributions they have made to their fields,” said Joe Glover, Ph.D., UF’s interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “The recognition highlights the important work being done at the University of Florida.”

Free subscription to wellness apps available for 2025

This year, UF is once again making available subscriptions to wellness apps. Faculty and staff are invited to choose the app that best meets their wellness goals, with subscriptions available for the first 5,000 who sign up for Calm Health and starting today, the first 1,000 who sign up for WeightWatchers.