Category: Stories

Angela Lindner, Ph.D., is retiring after almost 30 years at UF.  Her journey was defined by resilience amid personal loss and institutional hurdles, culminating in tenure, prolific student‑support programs and a reputation for student‑centric, visionary leadership.   

UF engineering professor Patrick Traynor, Ph.D. says commercially available tools used to detect AI-generated text in scientific literature are ineffective.

The prestigious University of Florida Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars (ADTS) has a notable new member: Douglas E. Spearot, Ph.D., the interim chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 

After a national search, Michael Tonks, Ph.D., will shed his “interim” title to become the next chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, known as MSE, and home to the Nuclear Engineering Program. 

As the spring commencement speaker for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Ron Antevy (BSCE ’91) shared his journey from civil engineering graduate to successful entrepreneur with a few thousand of his colleagues.  

A team of engineers at the University of Florida has developed a new form of CRISPR technology that could make diagnostics and treatments safer, more precise and more affordable, while opening the door to entirely new ways of controlling disease.

UF engineers are sending photonic semiconductor chips to the International Space Station to test performance in harsh space conditions. 

The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) recently named 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2026. 

Chris Malachowsky, one of the — if not the — most famous University of Florida engineering graduates, returned to his home Swamp as a keynote university-wide commencement speaker on May 1.

While access has improved for people with disabilities, small inconveniences still exist everywhere. To solve that — piece by piece — students from the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering are helping design 3D-printed assistive devices for locals with unique needs.