Category: Spotlight

UF Academy shapes stronger leaders

Learn about the UF Academy’s influence on Carrie Geiger’s career journey and how the program continues to influence her approach to leadership.

ALAP inspires leaders at work and beyond

Learn how Max Williams’ participation in ALAP has shaped his approach to leadership at work and inspired him to be a better parent, partner and friend at home.

Carolyn M. Tucker elected chair of FCHWC Board of Directors

Doctor Carolyn M. Tucker smiling and holding a microphone while standing at a podium.

Carolyn M. Tucker, Ph.D., has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of the Florida Community Health Worker Coalition, or FCHWC.

UF Academy creates confident leaders

Learn how the UF Academy transformed Samesha Barnes Ivey’s view of leadership and continues to influence her work today.

Leaving something better than you found it

Tammy Kegley presenting on behalf of the UF Health Aortic Disease Center during the 2026 UF College of Medicine Celebration of Research.

For nearly three decades at UF Health, Tammy Kegley has quietly helped build, strengthen and enhance the programs she supports.

Managers Cohort builds balanced leaders

Read on to learn how the Managers Cohort strengthened Eddy’s skills, expanded her perspective on leadership and continues to influence her work to this day.

Cup o’ Joe: The march of the mushrooms

Tag along with Interim Provost Joe Glover, Ph.D., as he meets UF’s Mushroom Man, gets schooled on the mysteries of mushrooms and visits UF’s little-known Fungarium.

“My organizational skills make me a better orthodontist”

Orthodontics resident Michelle Patel smiling while leaning over and working on a patient in a dental office.

Applying meticulous attention to detail, Patel creates confident, healthy smiles while advancing innovative research at the UF College of Dentistry.

Turning gameplay into healing

Hunter Ross in black and white with colorful illustrations of a game controller on the left, an I V stand on the right and a spotlight shining down on him.

Clinical Patient Gaming Technology Coordinator Hunter Ross manages the UF Health Streetlight Discord server, tracks patient gaming session logs and, above all, plays video games.

UF’s RoboPI lab makes waves with marine robots

Doctor Md Jahidul Islam and another researcher sitting off the side of a boat with a piece of machinery.

As director of the UF RoboPI lab, Md Jahidul Islam, Ph.D., seeks to ease the danger for humans working and exploring in the ocean.