Faculty Archives

Carolyn M. Tucker, PhD, receives Florida Blue Sapphire Award

Her first-place award recognizes her dedication to community service and to fighting health disparities.

An orange and black salamander sitting on a mossy stone.

Invasive amphibian pathogen may have no issues adapting to American soils

A new study from UF biologists raises concerns over a fungal pathogen’s ability to survive in Appalachian soils.

Two CLAS professors named Distinguished Teaching Scholars

Jonathan Martin and Selman Hershfield were recognized for their innovative teaching methods and exemplary research.

A 3D model showing how proteins connect to form DNA

Researchers create a new AI pipeline for identifying molecular interactions

AI developments in chemical biology could unlock new types of disease treatments.

New study finds a significant relationship between partisan politics and consumer sentiments

Hector Sandoval’s findings reveal that Floridian consumers exhibit greater confidence about economic conditions when their favored political party is in charge

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.

Brianna Alderman and Roger Blair stand side-by-side while Alderman proudly displays an award she received at the Evening of Excellence

From Mentee to Bestie: An Unlikely Friendship

A partnership between UF alum Brianna Alderman and Professor of Economics Roger Blair turned into a lifelong friendship, and helped Brianna land a spot in Harvard's economics graduate school program.

Jaime Ahlberg and Barbara Mennel standing together

The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere Welcomes a New Director

After a six-year term, CHPS Director Barbara Mennel passes the torch to Jaime Ahlberg, formerly a member of the Department of Philosophy.

Jack Davis sitting behind a deck next to a pile of books

Humanities Professors Recognized with Distinguished Award

Two professors in the humanities, Jack Davis and David Leavitt, receive the prestigious Distinguished Professor Award.

Trajan's Column at Night, Trajan's Forum, Rome, Italy

Creating a New Roman Encyclopedia

A new encyclopedia by Victoria Pagán, from the department of classics, aims to make the works of the Roman historian Tacitus more digestible.

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.

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.

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.