Covid-19 continues to impact many lives in north central Florida. From personal sickness to unemployment, the novel coronavirus has touched so many of us. That impact stretches well beyond our borders. A team of WUFT News journalists explored how communities across the world are handling this crisis.
“Conquering...
The Bar Association of Puerto Rico (Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico) published in their Revista Juridica an article by Dr. Samuel Quiñones-Garcia entitled El acceso a información pública, la prensa y la pandemia....
Lockdowns are keeping countries from learning from each other just when communicating experiences is needed most. Many countries are struggling to keep essential internet, power, water, and sanitation services functioning. There are no best practices for never-experienced circumstances, so in March the Public Utility...
UF's former international student, Wilfried Yeguete, is currently volunteering to provide assistance to his community during this pandemic. In a post he writes:
"This crisis of Covid-19 has seen many forms of solidarity. Anonymous, artists, merchants, artisans, citizens, we have all surpassed ourselves because...
The Global Fellows Program (GFP) held its 2020 Symposium on Friday, April 24th where fellows presented to a faculty panel, listened to feedback and answered related questions. Congratulations to the all our 2020 Global Fellows!
• Simone Athayde, Associate Scientist, Tropical Conservation and Development Program,...
Samantha Leon, a Fall 2019 UFIC intern, won the Outstanding Public Relations Scholar Award and the Dean’s Cup for Scholarship Award. During the ceremony, her contributions to the International Center were highlighted. Samantha will be starting grad school next month.
Congratulations, Sam! Go Global Gators!
Congratulations to the International Scholar Graduates! The spring 2020 class was the biggest ISP class yet, with 71 graduates. Across the three ceremonies, 46 graduates presented their ePortfolios and 113 guests attended. Thank you to the coordinators for all their hard work and for putting on an incredible, well-...
Source: UF College of Arts
As artists, we may find comfort in knowing that the arts still have the power to significantly impact the lives of others, even in a global pandemic.
Since the...
Jamauri Bryan, a Family, Youth, and Community Sciences major, won the Congress-Budenstag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals fellowship this year! He is 1 of 75 across the U.S. selected to go to Germany to work on his German language skills and intern there. Specifically, he wants to work in international higher...
Source: UF Florida News
Piyush Jain was headed home from another late night in his University of Florida lab when he got the word from his grad student — the rapid test they had been trying to develop for the novel coronavirus worked....
