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Celebrating a Record-Breaking Giving Day

March 7, 2023

The college received a record-breaking number of gifts from Gators all over the world on Giving Day 2023.

A data set of storms captured by the mobile radar unit shows bands of rain, wind and lightning. Overlay of RaXPol's large and imposing rotating pedestal.

In All Kinds of Weather

December 12, 2022

A state-of-the-art mobile radar unit exposes the secrets of Florida’s severe weather events.

Getting Ahead of Climate-Related Health Risks

November 9, 2022

UF medical geographer Sadie Ryan contributes to a sweeping climate-health analysis, offering a path forward for those addressing urgent public health needs.

Virus

UF’s Sadie Ryan to Co-Lead NSF-Funded Institute for Emerging Virus Research

August 11, 2022

Medical geographer Sadie Ryan will co-lead the new institute, which will work to predict and prevent pandemics using machine learning techniques and open source data.

Ryan Poehling portrait

Greater Heights

June 9, 2022

Ryan Poehling’s family has committed to ensuring the promising young geographer’s legacy lives on at UF.

Prof. Robert Walker Receives Carl O. Sauer Distinguished Scholarship Award

January 14, 2022

The professor was recognized for fostering a greater understanding of Latin American geography.

Field site in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

UF-led Study Explores Differences in COVID-19 Severity Internationally

September 7, 2021

Sadie Ryan, associate professor of medical geography, participated in a study evaluating why some countries are hit harder than others by the virus.

Michelle Phillips, Economics

2021 College Teaching/Advising Award Winners Revealed

February 8, 2021

The annual Teaching/Advising Awards recognize outstanding teachers and advisors in each college for the difference they make in students’ lives. 

Katy Serafin

Geography Professor Analyzes Impact of San Francisco Bay Area Coastal Flooding on Commutes

August 5, 2020

Geography professor Katy Serafin projects how coastal flooding will impact commutes in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next 20 years.

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.