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The Odd Couple of Economics

Evening of Excellence honoree Mark Rush and economics chair Thomas Knight have a irreverant — and competitive — rapport.

How Can We Change Healthcare? Build Better Doctors

Professor Laura Guyer helps students tackle health disparities with a rapidly growing minor.

Amy J. Galloway

Amy J. Galloway (’81, JD ’85) Began a Lifetime of Learning at UF

A successful alumna made sure her college education was more than just a steppingstone toward law school.

Evening of Excellence 2019 Honorees

The annual Evening of Excellence shines a spotlight on those who make the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences an essential part of UF.

2020 College Teaching/Advising Award Winners Revealed

The college-wide awards honor those who make a difference in students' lives.

Nothing to See Here

New Book Releases from Faculty and Alumni

Check out the latest published work by our talented faculty and alumni.

UF Professor Earns Hall of Fame Spot for Groundbreaking Invention

Chemistry professor Richard Yost's invention has been used to test Olympic athletes for drugs and to save newborns' lives.

CLAS Faculty Receive National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships

Lillian Guerra, professor in the Department of History, and Amanda Concha-Holmes, courtesy faculty in the Department of Anthropology, received grants.

Kenneth D. Wald wins 2019 National Jewish Book Award

The Foundations of American Jewish Liberalism was honored as the best nonfiction book about the Jewish experience in North America.

Photo of Tom Bianchi kneeling next to Lake Alice.

Geology Professor Honored at AGU Meeting

Thomas S. Bianchi, the Jon L. and the Beverly A. Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences, was honored at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting in December 2019 as an AGU Fellow.

UF Pre-Law Fraternity Wins Big at National Conference

The UF chapter of Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) Pre-Law Fraternity recently won multiple awards at the PAD Pre-Law Conference, Mock Trial Competition, and Law School Expo.

UF Student Research Team Wins Silver Medal at International Competition

The 2019 UF iGEM Team recently won a silver medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition, held in Boston from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4.

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Stand Up and Holler

UF's campus-wide fundraising event raised over $12 million thanks to dedicated donors and alumni.

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Professor of Anthropology Receives ACLS Fellowship

Professor of Anthropology Richard Kernaghan receives an ACLS fellowship for new book project.

pair of two black holes

LIGO Director David Reitze Honored

On April 20, 2017, David Reitze, UF professor of physics and current director of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Waves Observatory (LIGO) at Caltech, will be recognized by the National Academy of Sciences for his leadership at LIGO, which has detected two chirps of gravitational waves from colliding black holes. The discovery is significant because it demonstrates that the fabric of space-time is rippled by enormous outputs of energy, as Albert Einstein predicted in 1916. Learn more about gravitational waves and their detection, below.

ferrofluid with nanomagnets

Professor of Chemistry Wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award

The Iron Man of UF has won again. Professor of Chemistry George Christou, known for his research in nano-magnets, has received the SEC Faculty Achievement Award for his accomplishments. The Southeastern Conference, an athletic association comprising 14 academic institutions, has honored one faculty member from each institution for the past six years. This year, they […]

aerial view of crossroads in Nicaragua

Professor of Political Science Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

Professor Leslie Elin Anderson investigates Nicaraguan politics. Professor of Political Science Leslie Elin Anderson has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her book project, Democratic Enclaves in Times of Trouble: The Politics of Resistance in Nicaragua. The fellowship is part of the NEH’s $16.3 million awarded in this grant cycle. […]

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Professor of Archaeology Receives SEAC Lifetime Achievement Award

In October 2016, Dr. William H. Marquardt, Affiliate Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference in Athens, GA. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a senior scholar who has made significant […]

Riverscape in Congo

UF Historian Receives Prestigious African History Award

UF’s Nancy Rose Hunt Receives Major Book Award for Congo History Nancy Rose Hunt, UF professor of history and African studies, has received the Martin A. Klein Award honoring the best histories of Africa. The American Historical Association will present the award to Hunt in January 2017 during their 131st Annual Meeting. A Nervous State: […]

A vineyard in a valley in Ensenada, Mexico in Baja California.

Geography Department Receives NSF Grant

Robert Walker of the Center for Latin American Studies and international team receive award to study effects of neoliberal policy on Mexican farming practices and their impact on deforestation. UF’s Department of Geography and Center for Latin American Studies have received a major award from the National Science Foundation to study shifting agricultural practices in […]