Category: Spotlight

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.

Meet the UF Croc Docs

These women capture alligators, track invasive pythons and stop the spread of destructive species, protecting some of Florida’s most fragile ecosystems.

Aline Fares selected for international lung cancer program

Thoracic oncologist Aline Fares, M.D., has been selected for the highly competitive 2026 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Academy.

Finding a Gator family in medicine

Heather Holcom has built a career at the UF College of Medicine centered on connection, collaboration and community.

Ji-Hyun Lee reflects on her year as ASA president

While her presidency has ended, UF PHHP biostatistics professor Ji-Hyun Lee, DrPH, has no plans to stop leading or serving her community.

Cup o’ Joe: The ambush interview

UF Vice President Kurt Dudas finds himself the unsuspecting subject of an interview about UF Jacksonville with Joe Glover — as you’ve never seen him before. It’s time to watch the all-new Cup o’ Joe. Don’t forget to look busy if the boss comes by!

Leading with the heart

Juan Aranda, M.D., UF Health’s chief of cardiovascular medicine, has put his heart into working with the heart for over 30 years.

Lara Milligan, conservation champion

Lara Milligan, Natural Resources Agent for UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, has spent 13 years transforming environmental education across Florida.

Murillo Campello, the standard of research

Murillo Campello, Ph.D., has built a 25-year career as one of the most impactful finance professors and researchers in the world.

UF professor helps lead conversation on AI in higher education

When ChatGPT was released, Sid Dobrin, Ph.D., became a sought-after voice, urging institutions to focus on transparency, documentation and preparing students.