Author: douglasray@ufl.edu
For Africans in the Sahel, water carries blessings as climate change spells trouble
The Sahel stretches across Africa, a narrow band sandwiched between the arid Sahara to the north and the wetter savannas of the central continent to its south, a transition zone for culture as well as climate, where people flow across national borders like water. Migration through this crossroads has meant a mixing of languages, religions, […]
Faculty in linguistics study how language flows as people adapt to new realities
“How many languages do you speak?” The lecturer visiting from Guinea thought it was an odd question, posed by a student reporter for the Independent Florida Alligator. The answer took him a minute to consider: seven. FIONA MCLAUGHLIN, professor of linguistics and African languages, recalled that the lecturer, like many from West Africa, was highly […]
Racial equity in civic engagement varies by state
David Canton explains why civic and social engagement are important for racial minorities
Psychologists find clues to why elderly may fall for scams
When older adults experience financial fraud, they typically lose more money than younger victims. Those losses can have devastating consequences.
Dante Society honors Putnam County teacher with UF ties
Catelyn Boze is awarded with the Dante Society of America's prestigious Durling Prize.
UF awards Hilliard-Nunn posthumous promotion to master lecturer
Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, who inspired students in the African American Studies Program at UF before her death in 2020, was posthumously promoted to master lecturer.
At UF, human connections power artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence reshapes humanities and social science research across the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Passion and pluck: UF grad blazed trail to success in NYC
After achieving success as a media executive, UF alumnus Kevin Gentzel finds ways to guide the next generation on their own paths.
University of Florida provides strategic funding for Digital Humanities Lab
The Digital Humanities Lab in the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will create a physical and virtual hub for humanities researchers who work with big data, augmented reality, and digital storytelling tools.
UF astronomy student holds watch party for solar eclipse in Micanopy
Savannah Still partners with the nonprofit Cuscowilla Nature Retreat Center to host a solar eclipse watch party event.
Opinion essay: A voter-repression strategy that isn’t paying off
Political scientists Michael P. McDonald, Juliana K. Mucci and Daniel A. Smith, all of the University of Florida, find voter turnout increased in states adopting voting by mail, but others find partisan efforts to suppress voting have little impact on election outcomes.
Navigating the Pandemic
Students from the Class of 2023 reflect on a college experience fully shaped by COVID-19.
A Racial Reckoning in Gainesville
Exploring the histories of local racial injustice with the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program.
Longer Ballots Reduce Voter Participation, Study Shows
When ballots are packed with a crowded field of candidates, voters are more likely to sit out than turnout, according to a study that included Andrew Janusz, assistant professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida.
One-third of Galaxy’s Most Common Planets Could be in Habitable Zone
Hundreds of millions of planets could have the right orbit to sport liquid water and possible life.
Coastal Ecosystems Help Store Greenhouse Gases
Not all coastal environments are alike in how they capture and release greenhouse gases, but a new study published in Nature Climate Change provides the most detailed picture yet.
Sharing the Underground Railroad’s Oral Histories
With a $350,000 federal grant, UF researchers will showcase recordings that tell how antislavery activists secretly assisted those escaping slavery.
New Director of Student Strategic Initiatives to Expand Opportunities for all Floridians
Adrienne Provost has been appointed as the director of the college's newly formed Office of Student Strategic Initiatives to promote access and opportunities for all students across Florida.
A Brazilian road-building plan could push the Amazon past the breaking point
Brazilian administrations, whether of the right or left, have promoted an ambitious project to boost exports and the economy with new roads, dams and industry that threaten the region’s fragile rainforest ecosystem – and harm the world’s climate in the process – writes Robert T. Walker, professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, for The Conversation.
CLAS Professor Joins the AAAS Board
Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis, PhD, professor in the Departments of History and Biology within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.