College News
CLAS celebrates this year’s Gator Nation Giving Day impact
Generosity ignites the college’s continued success and innovation on UF's Gator Nation Giving Day.
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.
Honoring Archie Carr’s Legacy
On World Sea Turtle Day, we celebrate legendary researcher Archie Carr and the work of UF researchers carrying on his mission.
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.
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.
UF, Stanford researchers make new type of quantum material with dramatic pattern
Researchers at Stanford University, including one who recently joined faculty at the University of Florida, have created a new type of quantum material whose atomic scaffolding, or lattice, has been dramatically warped into a herringbone pattern, described in a paper published today in Nature.
Geography Professor Analyzes Impact of San Francisco Bay Area Coastal Flooding on Commutes
Geography professor Katy Serafin projects how coastal flooding will impact commutes in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next 20 years.
Golden Years
Carolyn Tucker's initiative empowers elders to improve their mental, physical and spiritual health.
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.
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.
Petty Disputes, Serious Study
Professor of Linguistics Diana Boxer put Thanksgiving quarrels to good use in a new study focused on bickering.
2020 College Teaching/Advising Award Winners Revealed
The college-wide awards honor those who make a difference in students' lives.
Zika Epidemic Likely Suppressed Dengue in Latin America
Researchers from the Department of Biology describe how dengue was likely suppressed to abnormally low levels in Latin America in the years following the Zika epidemic.
Biology Senior Selected for Prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Biology senior Aaron Sandoval has been selected for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, an award given to outstanding American students to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
The Writing Life
The University of Florida’s creative writing program nurtures and pushes its graduate students.
Taking Ebola’s Measure
New research by the Department of Mathematics Distinguished Visiting Professor Burton Singer quantifies how civil disruption and violence has unraveled Ebola control measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A Rearranging Earth Was Bad News for Dinosaurs
Scientists have unraveled the mystery of what happened to dinosaurs in North China.
Where the Oranges Aren’t so Orange
A new study by UF medical geographer Sadie Ryan maps risk areas for citrus greening and provides critical information for citrus production and crop management moving forward.
Looking Deep Inside the Ancient Earth
With a mathematical time machine, UF Geologist Alessandro Forte and his collaborators reconstructed what the Earth's interior looked like 55 million years ago.
Corrupting the Immune System
New research from members of the Department of Biology at UF could help us to better understand Zika.