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Paul Torrey

Astronomer Paul Torrey Receives UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors

Each year, the award honors 10 pre-tenure faculty members throughout the university who have shown outstanding promise in research.

Exploring the ‘Aesthetics of Excess’

Assistant Professor Jillian Hernandez used her first book to highlight the styles of working-class Black and Latina women and girls.

Delia Steverson Named Citizens & Scholars Career Enhancement Fellow

Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Career Enhancement Fellowship supports the research of underrepresented junior and other faculty members in the humanities, social sciences and arts.

Mapping the Spread of COVID-19 in Brazil

Mathematician Burton Singer collaborated with researchers from Brazil and Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health to understand the spread of COVID-19 throughout Brazil.

UF offers AI certificate for undergraduates of any major

UF students from any major can now pursue a certificate that teaches them the basics of artificial intelligence, a field likely to uniquely position students for the future workforce.

COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against Brazilian Variant, UF Researchers Find

UF investigators co-authored the first study to determine that the CoronaVac vaccine is 50% effective at preventing the P.1 variant of COVID-19.

40 Under 40

CLAS Alumni Shine on 2021 40 Gators Under 40

An education in the liberal arts and sciences paves the way for a thriving career — just take a look at the 2021 University of Florida 40 Gators Under 40.

Mathematics Student Wins Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

The University of Florida Honors Program is thrilled to announce that Muhammad Abdulla ’22 has been named a recipient of the 2021 Goldwater Scholarship.

Physics Student Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Congratulations to physics undergraduate student, Kathy Wiech, who is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) for Fall 2021.

WATCH: The Pitfalls and Potential of Criminal Justice AI

What are the ethical implications of police departments and courts using artificial intelligence in their work?

U.S. News Ranks CLAS Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best

The U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Graduate Schools rankings gave high marks to Criminology, History, English and others.

Behind the Cover

CLAS Graphic Designer Khary Khalfani explains what inspired his design for the latest cover of Ytori magazine.