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How Can We Change Healthcare? Build Better Doctors

January 31, 2020

Professor Laura Guyer helps students tackle health disparities with a rapidly growing minor.

Hearing Their Voices

January 30, 2020

Discover how UF’s English Language Institute helped a student from Togo achieve her academic goals.

Where History Happened

January 30, 2020

History 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, 2020

The 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, 2020

Evening 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, 2020

A summer internship sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences experiential learning program provided two students with new perspectives and job offers.

Bickering

Petty Disputes, Serious Study

January 28, 2020

Professor 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, 2020

The college-wide awards honor those who make a difference in students’ lives.

CLAS Faculty Receive National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships

January 17, 2020

Lillian 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, 2020

The Foundations of American Jewish Liberalism was honored as the best nonfiction book about the Jewish experience in North America.

Photo of Tom Bianchi kneeling next to Lake Alice.

Geology Professor Honored at AGU Meeting

January 15, 2020

Thomas 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, 2019

Professor 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.

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Could Humans Regenerate Teeth like Sharks?

November 8, 2019

New 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, 2019

On 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.

Drone Flying Over Raleigh Island Settlement

UF Researchers Use Drones to Reveal Secrets of Ancient Florida Village

November 4, 2019

A team of UF researchers has uncovered how an ancient Florida village played a pivotal role in pre-Columbian geopolitics.

Galactic Wind in Makani

UF Astronomer Helps Discover Huge Nebula Formed by Galactic Winds

October 30, 2019

A 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, 2019

Police 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, 2019

University 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.

The Asian citrus psyllid insect transmits the bacterium which causes citrus greening, a disease that has devastated Florida’s citrus industry.

Where the Oranges Aren’t so Orange

August 5, 2019

A 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.