Awards & Honors
CLAS Faculty Awarded Funding for Racial Justice and Artificial Intelligence Research
Faculty members across the the college will actively contribute to two of the University of Florida’s key initiatives after receiving funding to advance racial justice and artificial intelligence research.
Clifford Will Receives Einstein Prize
Physics Professor Clifford Will received the 2021 Einstein Prize from the American Physical Society.
Chemistry Professor Coray Colina Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award
The award will allow Colina to research and lecture at UNAM in Mexico City for the 2020–21 academic year.
What Your Work Was Really About
The Lyle N. McAlister Archival Research Fellowship Fund will support students' travel to Latin America or Europe for their dissertation work.
Astronomy Graduate Student Quadry Chance Named Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Department of Astronomy graduate student Quadry Chance was recently named one of this year’s Predoctoral Fellows at the Center for Computational Astrophysics.
Physics Machine Shop Building Device to Protect Health Workers
A decontamination unit is in the works to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in health care facilities.
When the Dinosaurs Died, the Ferns Survived
Biology professor Emily Sessa receives NASA grant to understand why ferns bounced back after a mass extinction.
Physics Professor Bartos Named 2020 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
Imre Bartos probes gravitational wave surges, a topic that has exploded with intriguing questions in the last five years.
Reimagining the Humanities
Now in its second decade, the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere is bringing disciplines together to tackle grand-challenge questions.
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 (’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.
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.
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.