Category: Worklife

UF experts on staying safe, healthy and engaged this summer

Food cooking on an outside, round grill, with people gathered together in the background.

Explore this summer guide for UF expert advice on everything from preventing foodborne illness to avoiding tick bites and helping children stay engaged.

Navigating property damage and emergencies after a storm

Join UF/IFAS Family and Consumer Sciences Faculty Agent Nelly Nelson on June 24 to learn how to begin the recovery process.

Get moving with GatorCare

Coming up on June 29 at noon, register for a webinar with GatorCare to discover fun and easy ways to build activity into your workday.

Congratulations to our May UF at Play winners!

Brenda Such surrounded by Hawaii’s majestic Banyan tree.

We’ve received some incredible photographs for our UF at Play summer photo contest, which runs now through Aug. 16.

Our winners for the month of May are UF Veterinary Medicine Professor Emeritus Tom Wronski, Ph.D., for Nature, UF HOBI IT Director Erik Schmidt for Travel, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Michael Sipos for Daily Life and UF COIP Associate Director Brenda Such, Ph.D., for People’s Choice.

Congratulations to our winners! Visit our Facebook page to view the full album, and submit your photos today for a chance to win a prize.

Summer reads with the UF Libraries

Albert and Alberta reading at the Library

Whether you’re taking a break at work, travelling on vacation or simply enjoying a slower evening, add one of these must-reads to your list.

Meal prepping 101

Coming up June 18 at noon, join GatorCare Employee Wellbeing Coordinator Jasmine Price to discover how to prepare tasty, nutritious meals in advance.

An overview of FMLA and parental leave

Join UFHR Benefits on June 16 at noon to learn about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and parental leave at the University of Florida.

Hurricane season is here — keep current to stay current

Hurricane off the coast of Florida, as seen from space

With the arrival of hurricane season, we want to remind you of helpful resources and upcoming events designed to prepare and support you in case of a tropical storm. We also encourage everyone to become familiar with the university’s emergency plans and take necessary precautions in advance of a forecast.

Strategies to budget and build emergency savings

Join Fidelity on June 8 for a Building Your Financial Foundation workshop to learn how to set up two of the most important building blocks of financial life.

Walking challenge: Below the Equator

close up of someone's sneakers as they are walking

From the ancient Nazca Lines to the soaring peaks of Machu Picchu, join GatorCare’s June walking challenge to journey through South America.