Looking to change your habits? Explore our Creating Healthy Behaviors Toolkit!

Published: June 22, 2021 2:37 pm

As we emerge from the pandemic, many of us are looking for ways to refine our habits. Creating healthy behaviors and making them regular habits can be challenging. One way to make this process easier and more sustainable is by moving one step at a time. These small steps of positive changes can result in […]

Caregivers can help early learners thrive amid pandemic disruption

Published: June 22, 2021 2:36 pm

At the close of another year of learning disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the stakes for preschoolers and their caregivers are particularly high. The years from birth to age 5 are essential to lifelong success and well-being: social and emotional skills develop rapidly as infants and young children learn to communicate, express emotions and engage […]

Celebrate Men’s Health Month with UFHR Wellness

Published: June 22, 2021 2:35 pm

Celebrated in June, Men’s Health Month seeks to raise awareness about the health and well-being of the men in our lives. We encourage you to explore UFHR Wellness’ Men’s Health Month webpage where you will find a variety of resources, including a self-paced 30-day fitness challenge, mental health resources and more. We also invite you […]

New mental health helpline devoted exclusively to UF faculty and staff

Published: June 15, 2021 11:00 am

In an effort to more efficiently connect UF faculty and staff and their families to mental health services, UFHR, in partnership with the UF departments of Psychiatry and Clinical and Health Psychology, is introducing a new Mental Health Services Access Line devoted exclusively to university employees and their dependents. Faculty, staff and their dependents may […]

City of Gainesville and UF partner to introduce electric scooter rentals

Published: June 15, 2021 10:31 am

On June 7, the City of Gainesville, in collaboration with UF, launched its new Micromobility Pilot Program, enabling three vendors to deploy a small fleet of electric scooters for rent throughout the city and on UF’s campus. E-scooters are available for rent from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, providing a sustainable option for short-distance […]

University to stabilize and expand Baby Gator Child Development Centers

Published: June 15, 2021 10:24 am

Last week, the UF Board of Trustees approved a plan to stabilize and expand Baby Gator Child Development Centers in an effort to meet some of the program’s most pressing needs and to lay the groundwork for even more expansion and elevation of the program in the years to come. Vice President for Human Resources […]

Find resources to support your emotional well-being

Published: June 8, 2021 12:43 pm

The past year has introduced unexpected stressors into our lives, impacting our emotional well-being in a variety of ways. How we feel and the emotions we experience can affect our productivity, our relationships and our overall mental health. A new Emotional Wellness toolkit designed by UFHR Wellness can provide you with strategies to help improve […]

It’s hurricane season — keep current to stay current

Published: June 7, 2021 2:02 pm

With hurricane season upon us, UF departments and individuals are encouraged to revisit the university’s and their own emergency plans — or, if need be, to put one in place. Keep Current. Stay Current. UF’s key method of communicating with UF faculty, staff and students in emergency situations is the UF Alert system. You can […]

COVID-19 and the Latinx Community: Q&A with Dr. Michael Lauzardo

Published: April 22, 2021 9:23 am

Join the Latinx Staff & Faculty Association for an English and Spanish COVID-19 town hall with Dr. Michael Lauzardo, director of UF Health Screen, Test & Protect. Dr. Lauzardo will discuss and answer questions on how COVID-19 is impacting the Latinx community, vaccine safety and vaccine hesitancy. The event will take place on Zoom on […]

EEP opens doors to new opportunities for UF faculty and staff

Published: April 22, 2021 8:51 am

This article provides an overview of the UF Employee Education Program (EEP). In future issues, we will highlight individual stories of EEP participants and how the program helped them expand their careers. Anyone interested in learning more about the EEP is encouraged to join the UF Academic Professional Assembly (APA) on April 23 at 2 […]