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Earning U.S. citizenship and UF degree in same week, grad looks toward the future

After Woo graduates from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, she hopes to pursue a career in civil rights or constitutional law to help people and to make an impact.

Discovery of new exoplanet raises questions about planet formation

Astronomers have identified one of the youngest exoplanets ever discovered, hidden in the swirl of gas around a newly born star 390 light-years from Earth.

Joe Spillane Reflects on a Decade Leading Academic Advising

Joseph Spillane, the longtime associate dean for student affairs and director of the Academic Advising Center, has guided a core component of the UF student experience through a time of tremendous change.

UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Tops $57 Million in 2022 Research Spending

The University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences contributed to a record $1 billion in university-wide research spending for 2022.

As temperatures rise, tropical glaciers feel same impact as poles

Glaciers in tropical mountain ranges are experiencing similar impact from the drivers of climate change as those in the polar regions of Antarctica and the Northern Hemisphere.

UF-led Center Continues Fight Against Diseases Spread by Mosquitos, Ticks

A UF team studying mosquito- and tick-borne diseases was awarded $10 million from the CDC for an additional five years of research.

Root-farming gophers might be our closest agricultural relatives

A University of Florida biology professor and undergraduate student have discovered that southeastern pocket gophers are the only mammal — other than humans — known to farm for a living.

Record number of UF faculty earn National Science Foundation awards

The National Science Foundation has recognized a record nine University of Florida faculty members from a wide variety of academic disciplines with 2022 Early Career Development Awards.

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Xiao-Xiao Zhang Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award

The physicist is one of 83 scientists from across the nation selected to receive significant funding for innovative research.

Mathematics Students Recognized for Problem-Solving Skills at International Competition

Hosted by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP), the contest required participants to come up with solutions to real-world problems in 96 hours.

Amy Williams Receives Excellence Award for Assistant Professors

Amy Williams, of the Department of Geological Sciences, was recognized for exceptional promise in her research.

UF celebrates 50th anniversary of the Pell Grant program

Fifty years after the inception of Pell Grants, the program continues to give outstanding students the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Here are just four of UF’s extraordinary Pell Grant recipients.