UF Online Ranked No. 4 Among Nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs

In Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Engineering Education, Honors & Awards, News

The University of Florida sets a new standard as a modern research university with national recognition for both traditional classroom programs and online pathways. UF Online, UF’s online undergraduate experience, has now risen to No. 4 in the country for best online bachelor’s programs according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 rankings. With foresight and investment from the State …

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31 Faculty Awarded University Term Professorships

In Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, Honors & Awards, ICYMI, J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, News, Research & Innovation

The University Term Professorship was established in 2016 and is presented to 250 eligible faculty members annually. Selection of University Term Professorships is based on an assessment of academic accomplishment by either a faculty advisory committee and/or the department chair and approved by the dean. Each award runs for 3 years and provides a $5,000/year salary supplement to the awardee.

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UF Engineer Explores Virtual Interactions to Manage Mental Health Recovery

In Carousel, Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, News, Research & Innovation

This article is written by Zack Savitsky and originally published on University of Florida News. CISE professor Benjamin Lok has grants from the National Institute of Health and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to study the applications of Virtual humans. Humans are social creatures, but some things are just hard to talk about. For many people, mental health is …

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Alumni Spotlight: Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D.

In Alumni Spotlight, Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering

  Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., served as the student speaker for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s Master’s, Specialist’s and Doctoral recognition ceremony on May 6, 2019. Sanethia Thomas earned a Ph.D. in human-centered computing from the University of Florida’s Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), and was advised by Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., the Banks Family Preeminence …