Tag: College News
Zeta Phi Alumni Foundation honors legacy of leadership with $50,000 gift to UF African American Studies program
A generous gift from the Zeta Phi Alumni Foundation will empower students in the University of Florida’s African American Studies program to expand their horizons through international study.
Big data allows researchers to analyze income inequality gap
A National Science Foundation grant will support Edo Navot's new study on income inequality.
The Alexander Grass Scholars’ Program celebrates a successful first year
Students, faculty, and staff from the Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere gathered to celebrate the completion of its first round of student research projects.
UF Election Lab students making an impact beyond the classroom
UF students and alumni apply their experience in working with The UF Election Lab to campaign and voter awareness efforts across the country.
CLAS professor receives second LGBTQ-focused NIH Grant
This grant will be among the first to use a novel approach to study the role of Latinx culture on the mental health of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth and their families.
Three interim associate deans appointed within College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The start of the academic year has brought three UF faculty members into new roles as interim cognizant associate deans for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The appointments were announced recently by Interim Dean Mary Watt.
UF student awarded Obama Foundation public service scholarship
Eduardo Linardi, a University of Florida third-year student, is one of 100 students nationally selected to receive the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service.
UF professor receives award from the Gerontological Society of America
Emeritus Professor of Geography Stephen Golant was given the M. Powell Lawton Award.
Two CLAS professors receive Distinguished Professor awards
Thomas Bianchi and Neil Sullivan were recognized for their excellence in teaching and research
Two CLAS graduates named 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award winners
Bob Hesterman and Stephen Goldman were recognized for their accomplishments and service.
Carolyn M. Tucker, PhD, receives Florida Blue Sapphire Award
Her first-place award recognizes her dedication to community service and to fighting health disparities.
Two CLAS professors named Distinguished Teaching Scholars
Jonathan Martin and Selman Hershfield were recognized for their innovative teaching methods and exemplary research.
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.