For Dr. Samuel Martins, assistant professor in the UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology, the University of Florida International Center’s Global Fellows Program provided the foundation to expand his research network across Europe and strengthen collaborations in the field of plant-microbe interactions. With support from the Global Fellows seed grant, Dr. Martins visited three leading institutions: Utrecht University in the Netherlands, the University of...
02/16/26
Global Fellows explore funding tools and strategies to support international research.
The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) continued the 2026 Global Fellows Program workshop series with Workshop 1: “Finding Funding to Support International Research,” a session designed to help faculty fellows move from seed funding to sustainable, long-term support for international research and scholarship.
The session featured Dr. Kalene Johnson and Alex Barnett, Research Development Strategists with UF Research’s Strategic...
02/09/26
We’re excited to share that the UFIC website will be launching a refreshed design later this month— same URL, no need to go anywhere!
The updated T4 site improves navigation, accessibility, and how we share international programs and resources with students, faculty, staff, and partners.
We’ll share the official launch announcement soon. Stay tuned!
02/09/26
Alexandra Rodriguez (in foreground) was among 400 early career scholars who gathered for the U.N. 5th Global Peace Summit of Emerging Leaders in Bangkok, Thailand.
Source: UF College of Public Health & Health Professions
Efforts to bring about peace don’t always have to be on a global scale. Small, incremental changes can have a big impact over time.
That was one of the lessons Alexandra Rodriguez, M.P.H., a doctoral candidate in public health with a ...
02/09/26
Source: UF Health | Cancer Institute
Thoracic oncologist Aline Fares, M.D., a clinical associate professor in the UF Division of Hematology & Oncology, has been selected for the highly competitive 2026 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Academy.
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The University of Florida International Center is proud to advance its initiative to develop Comprehensive Strategic International Partnerships across Latin America. Through these select partnerships, UF aims to engage fully and reciprocally with institutions in the region—supporting student and faculty exchanges, joint degree programs, study abroad opportunities, and collaborative research across a broad range of disciplines.
With both longstanding institutional relationships and emerging opportunities for collaboration, Latin...
02/09/26
The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) welcomed the 2026 Global Fellows cohort with an orientation session themed “International Research Resources at UF.”The event launched a new year of programming for UFIC’s Global Fellows Program, one of UFIC’s signature faculty development initiatives designed to help early-career faculty advance international research and build sustainable global partnerships.
The orientation opened with welcome remarks from UFIC’s Office for Global Research Engagement (OGRE) and featured a panel of UF leaders who highlighted pathways for fellows to access campus...
02/02/26
The University of Florida (UF) has been a member of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) since 1963. OTS is a consortium of roughly fifty academic and research institutions dedicated to science, conservation, and responsible resource use in tropical regions. UF is a founding member of OTS, becoming a permanent member through UF/IFAS in 2014. In 2025, UF’s Distinguished Professor Dr. Rafael Muñoz‑Carpena was re‑elected to the OTS Board of Directors, reinforcing the university’s enduring commitment to the organization’s mission.
OTS operates in three countries, with research stations and educational programs in Costa Rica and South Africa. The chain of collaboration has...
02/02/26
Source: UF College of Nursing
A delegation of nursing and computer science faculty and graduate students from the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL) in Brazil recently visited the University of Florida, deepening a growing international collaboration centered on nursing informatics, artificial intelligence and innovation in primary care.
The group is part of a federally funded Brazilian research team developing an electronic health record system designed specifically for nursing practice in primary care. By integrating artificial intelligence...
02/02/26
Dr. José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. has received multiple international honors recognizing the integrated impact of his scholarship, creative practice, and global arts leadership. He was named International Music Leadership Awards – Distinguished Author of the Season® for Innovative Writing (Academic Research) for sustained research examining music as a strategic force in cultural diplomacy, entrepreneurship, and international engagement. Informed by his work as a U.S. Speaker on Creative Economy & Global Arts Entrepreneurship with the U.S. Department of State, his scholarship bridges the arts, policy,...