Category: Worklife

Health insurance options for early retirees

Register for a webinar on Feb. 6 at noon to explore health insurance options for people who retire before they are eligible for Medicare.

How to start a garden journal

In the fast-paced environment of life, garden journaling can provide an opportunity to slow down, take a breath and be present in the natural world.

Explore ways to enhance your retirement savings  

With tax season upon us, now is a great time to review your voluntary savings plans to ensure you’re optimizing your contributions. In addition to the mandatory state retirement plans, you may participate in voluntary Fidelity 403(b) and 457(b) Florida Deferred Compensation plans to supplement your retirement income via payroll deductions. These plans are open to all UF employees and have no employer contribution. They also accept rollovers from other retirement plans.  

Read on for a breakdown of each plan or watch a video highlighting the differences between the plans and how to effectively save for retirement.

Spreading misinformation with careless sharing

UF CJC assistant professor Jinping Wang, Ph.D., and a team of researchers discovered ~75% of the news links shared on Facebook are reposted without being read.

Make tax filing easy with upcoming webinar

Join UF/IFAS Family Consumer Sciences Agent Halie Corbit on Feb. 12 at noon for tips and tricks to make filing your taxes easy-peasy.

Explore resources to keep your wellness goals on track 

Up to 45% of people who set goals in the new year abandon them by February — explore resources to help you stay on track to healthy, happier you.

Benefits Open Enrollment ends Oct. 31  

Open Enrollment for 2026 benefits runs now through Friday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. UF’s annual Open Enrollment period is your opportunity to add, change or remove benefits enrollment elections for the next plan year. Elections made during this period will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.   Here are a few ways […]

Free subscription to wellness apps available for 2025

This year, UF is once again making available subscriptions to wellness apps. Faculty and staff are invited to choose the app that best meets their wellness goals, with subscriptions available for the first 5,000 who sign up for Calm Health and starting today, the first 1,000 who sign up for WeightWatchers.

It’s tax time — be on the lookout for your W-2 and 1095-C forms 

By January 24, employees who provided their consent should be able to access Form W-2 in myUFL or the ONE.UF application.  

Opinion: AI will improve farming, create careers and put better food on your table

J. Scott Angle, Ph.D., senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources and UF/IFAS leader, gives an inside look at the future of farming.