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Freda Zifteh earned her master’s degree in engineering from UF in 2005. In a recent address to students joining the Order of the Engineer, she reviewed key decisions in her career.

The Department of Engineering Education hosted the inaugural College of Engineering AI Days, bringing together more than 70 faculty, staff and students to explore AI’s role in engineering education and research, responsible AI use, and interdisciplinary innovation.

The University of Florida has been selected by the U.S. Department of State to lead the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for High-Value Crops — SAFE (Safeguarding Agriculture, Food and Economy).

Knowing engineering is one thing; teaching it effectively is another. The University of Florida’s Engineering Education & Excellence (E³) Fellows Program helps early-career educators bridge that gap through supervised teaching, faculty mentorship and professional development.

Eric Jing Du is examining whether state-of-the-art LLMs exhibit inherent differences in their attitude toward risk. 

Earl Grady manages ESSIE’s machine shop, located at UF’s East Campus.

University of Florida engineering students have developed an app that provides trusted intel to maximize beach fun.

With one eye on safety and the other on diverse careers, the University of Florida’s first student National Security Club, or NSC, launched earlier this year with big plans and a thirst for growth.

The device could potentially bring diagnostic testing to clinics and other settings where traditional laboratory equipment is unavailable.

What if elementary school students could learn how artificial intelligence works by moving, jumping and playing? A multidisciplinary team of University of Florida researchers is exploring that question through AI-PLAY, a new NSF-funded project that connects students’ own movements to foundational AI concepts.