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.

Two boys cross a parched landscape with buckets of water

Climate Change Threatens Public Health: Study Reveals Lack of Modeling Tools

As climate change increases the risks of infectious diseases, a new study led by UF medical geographers reveals the critical need for more tools to predict and manage these threats.

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.

Oral history recording with Anthony Cohen

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.

Coming Full Circle

One of the college's newest graduates in medieval studies, Jamie Paul, found her academic passion with the help of the program's first graduate.

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.

The University of Florida hosted a panel on ethics in artificial intelligence, with faculty members exploring the important role of ethics as scientists race toward increasingly sophisticated AI technologies.

Austin Evans pointing while holding a blowtorch

UF Chemists Score Major Grant for Breakthrough Research in Polymer Science

Thanks to a MURI Grant from the U.S Department of Defense, chemists at UF will be able to expand their polymer research.

UF Research Foundation Names 2023 Professors

Of the 34 professor listed as the most productive and promising faculty members, six work in various CLAS departments.

History Student Named UF’s First Beinecke Scholar in 15 Years

Third-year honors student Patrick Grey was selected as a 2023 Beinecke Scholar, a prestigious award supporting his future graduate education.

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.