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Moving forward at UF: The new frontier for higher education
On Jan. 13, 2020, D’Andra Mull, Ph.D., walked into Tigert Hall for her first day as UF’s new vice president for student affairs, unaware that just 16 days later she would be sitting down for her first meeting to address a pandemic that threatened to throw a massive wrench into any plans she had begun to […]
Moving forward at UF: Reflections and possibilities
Just one year ago, while discussions of travel restrictions and concerns about cruise ships bubbled vaguely in our awareness, it’s unlikely anyone could have predicted how our lives and our work would change so dramatically in just a few weeks’ time. Since then, we’ve learned about the possibilities that technology now affords us to connect […]
A look at how COVID-19 affected us
Whether we want to admit it or not, we’re fundamentally different than we were one year ago. As President Fuchs shared in a video released yesterday commemorating UF’s COVID-19 response, “This has been a year of masks, zooms, physical distancing and many other challenges. But it has also been a year of remarkable accomplishments, innovation […]
AI Spotlight – The Center for Gender, Sexualities and Women’s Studies Research
UF’s Center for Gender, Sexualities and Women’s Studies Research offers an interdisciplinary forum for the study of gender and sexualities; their intersections with race, ethnicity, class and other sociocultural systems; and their functions in cultures and societies. Part of the center’s mission is also to stimulate individual and collaborative research by UF faculty engaged in […]
UF Research helps drive Florida’s tech economy
Despite the pandemic, University of Florida researchers conducted record amounts of research in 2020, and companies born of UF research continued to bring billions of dollars and thousands of jobs into the state. In addition to a record $900.7 million in research awards in fiscal year 2020, UF Innovate also recorded a record 393 invention […]
Extensive Florida art collection gifted to UF
A private collection of Florida works of art, some created by the foremost artists of their time, has a new home at the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida. The oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints—the largest single art collection ever donated to the university—as well as an extensive art library is […]
DCP professor is helping to lead the way in AI at UF
This past semester, the UF College of Design, Construction & Planning (DCP) welcomed Dr. Vernelle A. A. Noel. An assistant professor of architecture and computational design, Noel is also the founding director of the Situated Computation + Design Lab, helping to lead DCP in UF’s AI initiative. In August, as part of Mozilla’s Creative Media […]
AI Spotlight – College of Journalism and Communications
The College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) has a strong foundation in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Recognized as one of the best journalism and communication programs in the United States, CJC faculty use AI to address a number of issues, including the identification and elimination of misinformation. As part of the University of […]
Dr. Patricia Hilliard-Nunn Black film and film literature collection
The George A. Smathers Libraries are dedicating a legacy collection of Black film and film literature to the memory of the late Dr. Patricia Hilliard-Nunn. Dr. Hilliard-Nunn was a beloved educator and activist who dedicated many years to the UF African American Studies Program as an adjunct associate professor. The Collection offers a selection of […]
Faculty and staff encouraged to look to local resources as UF Health seeks additional vaccine supply
In late December and early January, UF Health was asked to vaccinate as many individuals as possible and as quickly as possible for those who met eligibility criteria outlined by the state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, at this time, it is unknown when or if additional vaccines will be arriving […]
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