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Farahmandi to lead state cybersecurity institute, expanding research and workforce developmentJuly 2, 2026
Farimah Farahmandi, Ph.D., has been named the director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research, known as FICS.

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As a UF student and NVIDIA intern, I’m using agricultural AI to help transform global food productionAugust 18, 2026
Applying advanced AI to agriculture requires solving some of the most complex computing challenges in existence — challenges that directly impact how technology interacts with the real world.

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2026 CAREER Awardees

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is proud to share that several of our faculty members have received the prestigious 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) Early CAREER Awards.

The friends are shown here whitewater rafting in 1986 on the Trinity River in California. Front of the raft, left to right: Robert Thieke and Michael Drews; back of raft, left to right: rafting guide and Frederick Rozner.

‘An opportunity to honor’: How a lifelong friendship sealed an ESSIE endowed professorship

The Robert Thieke Endowed Professorship was established in 2025 to honor Thieke upon his retirement after 35 years at UF.

Assistant professor Xiang Jacob Yan, Ph.D. poses on bike with bike helmet with UF campus in background

Engineer develops innovative approach to designing safer streets for cyclists

Xiang Jacob Yan, Ph.D., is developing a tool to help designers incorporate cyclists’ perspectives with the help of LLMs.

UF’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge Team assembles its bridge earlier this year during competition. Photo by Sergio Mendez, ASCE

Inside The Pit: How UF engineers turn concrete, steel and sweat into championships

UF’s Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering is home to two national champion design teams: Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge.

ECE Chair Mark Tehranipoor selected as College of Engineering dean

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has a new dean, and he is a familiar face on the University of Florida campus.

Farahmandi to lead state cybersecurity institute, expanding research and workforce development

Farimah Farahmandi, Ph.D., has been named the director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research, known as FICS.

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In Gainesville, bikes are part of how our community moves. 🚲

At @UF, @essie_uf researcher Xiang Jacob Yan, Ph.D. is using AI to bring cyclists’ perspectives into street design and help create safer roads.

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