Category: Spotlight
UF Health academic hub aims to advance AI in the health sciences
As part of UF’s Artificial Intelligence, or AI, initiative, UF Health is creating an academic hub to advance AI in the health sciences, grounded in the values of community, trustworthiness, diversity, equity and inclusion. To advance this goal, UF Health is seeking faculty to join the university’s growing community of researchers and clinicians developing and applying AI methods in health care delivery, biomedical discovery, and public and population health.
UF honors integration pioneers with historical marker
Last week, UF unveiled a historical marker honoring the integration pioneers who led the charge to desegregate the institution.
CLAS welcomes new associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion
Bianca D. Evans-Donaldson, Ph.D., was named the new associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Wayne Archer to retire after more than 50 years with Warrington
Wayne Archer, Ph.D., William D. Hussey professor and executive director of the Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center, is set to retire after a 50-plus year career with the Warrington College of Business. Archer, who started with Warrington as an assistant professor of real estate in 1971, will retire in 2022. He has spent his […]
Service Recognition celebration honors longtime UF staff
On Aug. 10, UF President Kent Fuchs, Ph.D., and Vice President for Human Resources Jodi Gentry, hosted a staff appreciation reception at the Earl and Christy Powell University House.
Celebrating Martin Uman’s brilliant career at UF
It’s been a banner year for UF Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Martin A. Uman, Ph.D. In 2021, Uman celebrated his 50th year at UF, officially retired from the university and was named Emeritus Distinguished Professor by the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Considered by many to be one of the world’s leading experts on […]
Entomology Professor Jamie Ellis urges practice of “exceptionalism”
Jamie Ellis, Ph.D., Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology in the Entomology and Nematology Department at UF/IFAS and an internationally recognized expert on honey bee biology and management, was asked by President Fuchs to deliver UF’s Summer 2021 commencement speech. In his speech, Ellis encouraged students to practice exceptionalism in their lives. “Exceptional individuals do not […]
EEP helps UF build a skilled workforce – Alex Avelino’s journey to a master’s degree also benefitted the College of Veterinary Medicine
This is our final spotlight in our series on how the Employee Education Program, or EEP, has benefitted UF employees. Read our previous spotlights on EEP participants Brandon Telg and Abel Gilbert. You can also learn more about the EEP and the benefits it offers UF employees here. _____________________________________________ Working professionals often face an uphill battle at work when they decide to […]
Gaining the courage to pursue a post-secondary education – Abel Gilbert’s journey toward a master’s degree, fueled by the EEP
This article is a continuation of our series on how the Employee Education Program, or EEP, has benefitted UF employees. You can read our first spotlight on Brandon Telg here. You can also learn more about the EEP and the benefits it offers UF employees here. While many students can easily transition from a bachelor’s […]
Turning the page to a new chapter – Brandon Telg on how the EEP helped him transform his life, one story at a time
We recently shared how UF’s Employee Education Program (EEP) benefit has helped many employees advance their careers. For Brandon Telg, an instructional designer at UFHR Training & Organizational Development (TOD), the EEP not only benefitted him professionally but also transformed his life. “The EEP put me on a path that I am still walking today,” […]
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