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The Connector

Alumnus Ed Tancer had a knack for bringing people together. A new scholarship will continue his legacy.

UF alumna named NSF assistant director for geosciences

Alexandra Isern, who received her bachelor’s degree in geology at the University of Florida, will be the first Hispanic person and second woman to hold the position.

Carolyn Tucker Elected to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida

The psychology professor was honored for “creating science-based tools for health promotion and culturally sensitive health care in underserved communities.”

Gut Microbial Health Could be the Key to Health Disparities

A UF infectious disease expert and mathematics professor calls for research into connections between the gut microbiome and health inequities.

This Moss’s Huge, 300 Million-Year-Old Sex Chromosomes Offer Clues About Our Own

New research into the genome of fire moss has biologists rethinking assumptions about the development of human sex chromosomes.

Untangling Drivers of Dengue in Thailand

New work by a UF biologist uses mobility data and genetic sequencing to reconstruct how dengue viruses circulate within Thailand.

A Look Back at the Emerging Pathogens Institute’s COVID-19 Projects

Faculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences were key contributors to campus-wide COVID-19 research efforts.

Remembering Sam Hill

Hill is remembered as a thoughtful mentor of students and colleagues, a pioneering scholar and a key driver of the Department of Religion’s progress in the late 20th century.

Students’ Problem-Solving Recognized in International Math Modeling Contest

Four teams took on real-world problems involving fungi, music and higher education.

HiperGator

AI Can Tell Us Something About What It Means to Be Human

Three scholars from the college explored what artificial intelligence is learning from the humanities — and vice versa.

Spiral Galaxy

What is Deforming This Spiral Galaxy?

A spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away is looking a bit cockeyed.

Taking a bite out of frog tooth evolution: They’ve lost teeth more than 20 times

A UF biology student led the first comprehensive study of tooth evolution in frogs.