Category: UF Focus

The Gator Nation is unstoppable when we join together

Mark your calendars for Thursday, Feb. 15, and join your fellow Gators as we Stand Up & Holler on Giving Day.

Harn offering paid student internships in 2024

The Harn Museum of Art at UF will provide funding to student interns for the first time in the museum’s history this year.

Can we create molecules of life?

Basic biology textbooks will tell you that all life on Earth is built from four types of molecules: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. And each group is vital for every living organism.

But what if humans could actually show that these “molecules of life,” such as amino acids and DNA bases, can be formed naturally in the right environment? Researchers at the University of Florida are using the HiPerGator – the fastest supercomputer in U.S. higher education – to test this experiment.

Home in the city: The art and science of urban living

Stop by the Pugh Hall Ocora on Thurs, Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m. for a thought-provoking conversation about the intricacies of urban design and its civic challenges.

The institutional impacts of a cyberattack 

Data breaches and ransomware attacks are growing threats against higher education, with the potential to harm individuals and institutions alike.

FPREN wins Florida Emergency Preparedness Media Award

The award is in recognition of the team’s outstanding efforts in educating and informing the public about emergency management.

Funding available for student success tech purchases

The 2024 Student Technology Fee grant submissions cycle is now open for IT-based purchase ideas that support teaching and learning at UF.

Planet Money’s Jess Jiang to discuss how AI is transforming business

Jess Jiang, an Emmy-winning journalist and editor of NPR’s economics podcast Planet Money, will visit the University of Florida campus as the university’s inaugural Business Journalist in Residence Feb. 5–8.

Her visit will include a public panel discussion on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora. The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception.

How scientists are using UF’s supercomputer

UF’s supercomputer, known as HiPerGator, is helping researchers push the limits of science.

Upgrades to UFIT’s video production studios

New equipment was recently installed in UFIT’s video production studios, streamlining the filming process for lectures, on-site interviews and more.