Ytori Magazine
Entrepreneurs and Innovators — Lea Blackwell ’96
Breast surgical oncologist Lea Blackwell has been treating both women and men with breast cancer since 2008. Wanting to find a way to make their recovery more comfortable, she developed the Blackwell Bra.
Alumni Profile — James Grippando ’80, JD’82
Author James Grippando ’80, JD’82 won the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction in 2017 for his novel Gone Again.
Creative License
Creative work created by the faculty and alumni of the college.
The Secrets of Spanish Florida
Forget what you learned in history class and imagine, for a moment, that the founding of the United States does not begin with Jamestown Colony or the Pilgrims.
Donor Profile — John Welsh ’75
A restauranteur with a Texas-sized love for Russian gives back to Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
Kiss-met — The Levins
One big, happy Gator family.
Laurels and Kudos
Achievements of the faculty, students and alumni from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
You Are Using That Word All Wrong!
A Primer from Professor Victoria Pagan In English, we slap an “s” on nearly any noun and boom, there’s more than one. But what about those pesky nouns derived from Latin or Greek? “Alumni,” I’m looking at you. One alumnus is second declension masculine, so his plural is “alumni.” One alumna is first declension feminine, […]
From the Dean
Dean David E. Richardson introduces readers to the Fall 2017 issue of Ytori.
The Legend in the Loam
Two UF alumni archaeologists unearth the home and legend of a freed African Muslim slave who became a financier in Georgetown at the turn of the 19th century.
Ask the Expert — Rachel Dorman
Rachel Dorman ’10, MS’12 on deferred giving.
Ask the Archivist — What is the History of the F Book?
University Archivist Peggy McBride explains the origins of a UF tradition.
The Forest for the Trees
Twenty-seven professors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences serve as affiliate faculty of UF’s Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) program. Learn more about this essential initiative.
Global Issues — The Square Root of Poverty
UF researcher Calistus Ngonghala uses math to understand the spread — and prevention — of disease in sub-Saharan Africa.
Extracurricular — Russell Anderson
Russell Anderson M’17 has set a record for graduate certificates earned by one student, including four in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences that he added to his master’s in sustainable development and practice.
Civic Champion
Learn more about former Florida Governor and Senator Bob Graham and the UF center that carries on his legacy.
Politically Active, Intercollegiate, and Nonpartisan
Each spring, politically engaged students from Florida’s colleges and universities gather at the Future of Florida Summit to solve pressing issues facing the state.
Vodou and Valency
UF Haitian Creole specialist Ben Hebblethwaite unearths African and Haitian history from the mythology of Vodou songs and rituals.
Pure Imagination
The Imagining Climate Change Initiative analyzes how the threat of climate change impacts narratives.
Faculty Profile — Keith Choe, Biology
Keith Choe, associate professor of biology, studies mutations in C. elegans with the goal of understanding how cells respond to environmental stress and how this information could one day stave off aging and disease.