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A.R. Ravishankara PhD’75

UF chemistry alumnus A.R. Ravishankara played an instrumental role in helping mitigate the greenhouse effect with one discovery.

Nancy Crews ’70

Nancy P. Crews ’70 was a psychology major who discovered chemistry through a core curriculum introductory class at UF.

two bison stand in steamy, snowy landscape

Right Place Right Time

Howard Sheridan ’65 donated 17 photos to the new Chemistry/Chemical Biology Building, where they are on permanent display.

small boat on river with sunrise behind

Personal Essay — Rivers, Roads, and Gunmen

Two researchers search for the elusive logging frontier in the Amazonian wilds.

John and Christine standing in front of row of taps

Entrepreneurs and Innovators — The Dennys

We talked to Christine Denny about their craft brewery and event space, First Magnitude Brewing Company.

Aaron Broadwell sits in study with large artifact on table in front of him

Native Tongue

This magazine’s name, Ytori, a Spanish variant of the word itori, has a long and Gatored Florida history.

The Wards stand in front of foliage

A Thousand Words

The love story of Charlotte ’59 and Fred Ward ’57, M’59 covers six decades of discovery and curiosity.

Cindy standing with painting of chameleon

Shifting Gears

A physician’s traumatic brain injury ends her career as a doctor but not as a healer.

Gator Good logo, laid on top of a picture of people on the beach

Gator Good — David Hunter

Alumni David Hunter puts his extensive managerial background to work as an advisor and advocate for several philanthropic organizations.

International Friendship

A story of giving.

"Industry of the Floridians in Depositing Their Crops in the Public Granary" is an illustration by the Flemish engraver Theodore de Bry (1591) of the Timucua people of Florida. The origin and accuracy of the de Bry engravings is a subject of considerable academic controversy.

From the Dean

Dean David E. Richardson introduces the first issue of Ytori.

wide view of Alaskan tundra

Above and Below

Geologist Stephanie James applies a novel technique to understand permafrost thaw.

zoomed in part of the cover of Debating the Truth

Settling a 13th-century Theological Debate?

Nina Caputo, an associate professor in history, collaborated with illustrator Liz Clarke to create the first medieval graphic history.

Kevin Knudson points to math equation written on chalkboard

Pop Quiz

It's pop quiz time!

Century Tower

Laurels

Awards and honors from the alumni, students and professors at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Rosetta Stone

Does Rosetta Stone Work?

UF’s Gillian Lord conducts the first study comparing learning Spanish in the classroom and from the popular language program.

Zika virus

Global Issues — Ten Things to Know about Zika

UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) is on the front lines of defense against Zika, which has traveled through Central America into the United States, with the first Florida cases in July 2016.

cast of "Bloodline" sits on lawn

Extracurricular — Taylor Rouviere

Actor and student Taylor Rouviere hits the books on the film set.

rendering of matter sucked into black hole

The Big Chirp

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, has detected two “chirps” of gravitational waves — a cute phrase for an epic cosmic event, the merger and collapse of two black holes.

UF physics researchers continue to improve optics for future detectors in the department's clean room.

UF’s History with LIGO

Get to know the LIGO Laboratory at UF.