Category: Engineering Education

UF Engineer contributes to U.S. News STEM majors guide
August 31, 2023Science, technology, engineering and math fields have many degree options and can lead to promising careers.
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Damon Woodard’s commencement speech for Summer 2023
August 24, 2023Damon Woodard is a UF professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of UF’s Applied Artificial Intelligence Group.
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AI foundations: Preparing Florida’s youth for ever evolving 21st century
August 9, 2023UF is expanding its successful pilot program, which aims to equip Florida youth with essential skills needed in an emerging AI-enabled workforce, to 12 school districts.
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SECME supports the changing face and future of engineering
July 13, 2023In June, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering hosted the 46th annual Southeastern Conference for Minority Engineers (SECME) competition for middle and high school students from the Southeast region of the U.S. Participants from schools in Texas, Alabama, and Florida gathered on UF’s campus for SECME’s first in-person competition since 2019.
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UF engineering students and alumni awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
June 28, 2023Eleven students from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, as well as nine alumni, were selected to receive awards from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).
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Richard Vigeant named director of Research & Engineering Education Facility
June 21, 2023Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Richard Vigeant for agreeing to serve as the next Director of the Research & Engineering Education Facility (REEF), which is a College-led educational site that has served Eglin Air Force Base for more than 50 years. Richard joined the College in 2017 as the founding Director of Florida […]
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Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering to host 46th annual SECME National Student contest
June 15, 2023The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida will host the 46th Annual SECME National Student contest on June 21-23, 2023, as part of the SECME mission to ensure all students belong in engineering.
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Clearing hurdles: SHPE program propels future leaders in engineering
May 23, 2023The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), including delegates from UF SHPE, recently visited the White House for a briefing on “Building the Next Generation of Hispanic Leaders in STEM.”
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Mindfulness matters: student-led panel emphasizes importance of mental health in academia
May 16, 2023The student-run event, hosted by the Internet of Things (IoT) Students Club, focused on prioritizing mental health in academia.
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The 4Ps of engineering education: Public, Private, Prototyping, and Pipeline
May 8, 2023For the last 28 years, the Integrated Product & Process Design (IPPD) program at the University of Florida has provided engineering students the opportunity to gain real-world, industry experience, and acts as a talent pipeline for industry sponsors.
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