Ilaria Capua, DVM, PhD, has been selected as winner of the Hypatia Prize for Life and Health Sciences by the Barcelona Knowledge...
09/22/20
Source: College of Design, Construction, and Planning
Representing the human rights activism group called Action India, Gouri Choudhury once proclaimed, “It’s a question of belief in human dignity, which somewhere along the line we seem...
09/22/20
GAINESVILLE, Florida -- U.S. News & World Report today named the University of Florida the No. 6 public university in the country, continuing the university’s upward trajectory and placing it on the cusp of reaching its top-five goal.
The announcement marks the fourth consecutive year UF rose in the rankings...
09/17/20
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Source: NAFSA
UFIC's International Scholars Program (ISP) was recognized by NAFSA (Association of International Educators) as an outstanding program aiming to develop students into global leaders.
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09/09/20
This pandemic has been a challenging and unpredictable time and has exacerbated pre-existing barriers faced by underserved groups. In response, a group of UF student leaders banded together and founded contraCOVID Gainesville, an effort to connect underserved groups to updated information about resources in Gainesville...
08/31/20
During his State of the University address of August 25, 2020, President Kent Fuchs reaffirmed his commitment to international education and UF's international engagement. Below is an excerpt from his message.
“We face long-term persistent threats that we must address. The first is systemic racism. This is the...
08/31/20
On June 25, 2020, the CSRRR hosted a webinar discussion on whether UF should mandate a course on race/anti-racism. Prof. Katheryn Russell-Brown (Law and CSRRR Director) moderated the panelists, including Prof. Christopher Busey (College of Education), Prof. Lance Gravlee (Anthropology), Dr. Diedre Houchen, Postdoctoral...
08/31/20
Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, has been elected a member of the Academia Europaea for sustained...
08/24/20
In a collaborative effort with Rahmane Idrissa and Mamadou Bodian, two of his former Ph.D. students from West Africa, and a team of colleagues from six countries in the region, Dean Leonardo A. Villalón recently published two books: Between Knowledge and Worship: Activism and Religious Movements in the Universities...