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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.

UF Career Influencer Awards nominations due March 15

The UF Career Influencer Awards celebrate collaboration and innovation on the part of UF Career Connections Center partners who have had an exceptional impact on career development and career engagements during the preceding academic year.

Nominations, including self-nominations, are due March 15, and award winners will be announced during the annual Faculty & Staff Career Symposium on April 25.

UF Health celebrates groundbreaking for orthopaedic surgical center

UF Health officials and community leaders gathered earlier this month to break ground for the UF Health Orthopaedic Surgical Center, a 24,000+ square foot medical facility that will support outpatient services for orthopaedic procedures while expanding access to patients in Alachua County and Northeast Florida.

A statistician for the people

Ji-Hyun Lee, DrPH, professor in UF’s Department of Biostatistics and associate director for Cancer Quantitative Sciences at the UF Health Cancer Center, became the 120th president of the American Statistical Association, or ASA, on Jan. 1. She is the first Korean American statistician, the first woman statistician from Florida, and the first cancer center applied biostatistician in the history of the ASA presidency.

Happy New Year! Find your focus to meet your 2025 wellness goals

A new year brings new opportunities to focus on your well-being and establish healthy habits. To support you along the way, we invite you to explore these upcoming programs and events. Manage stress and sleep better with Calm Health Take your Calm experience to a new level with Calm Health! In addition to pre-recorded audio […]