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How Can We Change Healthcare? Build Better Doctors
January 31, 2020Professor Laura Guyer helps students tackle health disparities with a rapidly growing minor.

Hearing Their Voices
January 30, 2020Discover how UF’s English Language Institute helped a student from Togo achieve her academic goals.

Where History Happened
January 30, 2020History professor Sean Adams led a group of educators on a historical tour across Florida and Alabama to learn more about the Civil War.

Evening of Excellence 2019 Honorees
January 30, 2020The annual Evening of Excellence shines a spotlight on those who make the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences an essential part of UF.

The Odd Couple of Economics
January 30, 2020Evening of Excellence honoree Mark Rush and economics chair Thomas Knight have a irreverant — and competitive — rapport.

Taking Stock of the Future at a Beyond120 Internship
January 30, 2020A summer internship sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences experiential learning program provided two students with new perspectives and job offers.

Petty Disputes, Serious Study
January 28, 2020Professor of Linguistics Diana Boxer put Thanksgiving quarrels to good use in a new study focused on bickering.
2020 College Teaching/Advising Award Winners Revealed
January 27, 2020The college-wide awards honor those who make a difference in students’ lives.

New Book Releases from Faculty and Alumni
January 23, 2020Check out the latest published work by our talented faculty and alumni.

CLAS Faculty Receive National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships
January 17, 2020Lillian Guerra, professor in the Department of History, and Amanda Concha-Holmes, courtesy faculty in the Department of Anthropology, received grants.

Kenneth D. Wald wins 2019 National Jewish Book Award
January 16, 2020The Foundations of American Jewish Liberalism was honored as the best nonfiction book about the Jewish experience in North America.

Geology Professor Honored at AGU Meeting
January 15, 2020Thomas S. Bianchi, the Jon L. and the Beverly A. Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences, was honored at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting in December 2019 as an AGU Fellow.

Dragging Language Textbooks into the Digital Age
December 10, 2019Professor Gillian Lord has co-created an all-digital, low-cost Spanish language program that looks to give students have a more relevant, meaningful experience in class.

Could Humans Regenerate Teeth like Sharks?
November 8, 2019New research into the similarities between shark and human teeth shows humans have more potential to regrow teeth than previously believed.

Museum to Host Early Screening of Documentary “Cojot”
November 5, 2019On Nov. 14, the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles will hold a free advance screening of the documentary “Cojot,” produced by UF professor Gayle Zachmann and directed by alumnus Boaz Dvir.

UF Researchers Use Drones to Reveal Secrets of Ancient Florida Village
November 4, 2019A team of UF researchers has uncovered how an ancient Florida village played a pivotal role in pre-Columbian geopolitics.

UF Astronomer Helps Discover Huge Nebula Formed by Galactic Winds
October 30, 2019A team of astronomers including UF’s Paul Sell discovered a huge, glowing nebula surrounding a massive galaxy 5.8 billion light years away. Read what the findings tell us about galactic winds.

UF Philosophy Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Study Predictive Policing
September 30, 2019Police departments use artificial intelligence to predict crime before it happens. This UF philosophy professor wants to know how to do so ethically.

UF Chemistry Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Build Open Network for Molecular Science
September 16, 2019University of Florida chemistry professor Adrian Roitberg will work as part of a multi-university team on a new project that has received nearly $1 million to advance molecular sciences though machine learning.

Where the Oranges Aren’t so Orange
August 5, 2019A new study by UF medical geographer Sadie Ryan maps risk areas for citrus greening and provides critical information for citrus production and crop management moving forward.