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A red flag flies on a pole in the sand of a beach, with white waves crashing in the blue ocean behind it.

UF students develop app to help beachgoers make the most of their day

October 1, 2026

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

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A woman stands and speaks to a group of people seated in a row of chairs in a bright, modern room with a screen on the wall.

New National Security Club stresses learning, careers and community

October 1, 2026

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.

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UF FES members are shown this year at Legislative Days in Tallahassee. From left: Hugo Resendez, Jessica Guerra, Ashlyn Young, Amil Abdula, Jovon Alexis, Carlie Phelps, Scott Jarman, Maganda Holmes and Trevor Gross.

‘Most Active’ Florida Engineering Society chapter brings home the bling

September 22, 2026

UF’s Florida Engineering Society chapter won Most Active Student Chapter recently at a conference in Cape Coral. 

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Teresa Myrthil, a doctoral student in engineering education, stands on the University of Florida campus.

Meet line dancer, mentor and EEd doctoral superstar Teresa Myrthil

September 18, 2026

Teresa Myrthil, a doctoral student in engineering education, draws on her experiences in engineering to support and mentor the next generation of engineers.

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A student navigates a course of cones while blindfolded as part of the Engineering Leadership Institute.

First-year engineering students learn about the power of communication

September 14, 2026

With blindfolds, colorful cones and bursts of nervous laughter, undergraduate engineering students learned what leadership at the University of Florida looks like.  

As part of the required Introduction to Engineering course, first-year engineering students rotate through the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s 11 constituent departments to explore majors and potential career opportunities.

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Sindia Jimenez-Rivera, bottom right, and Malisa Sarntinoranont, bottom left, pose with the PRIME Summer 2026 cohort. Photo courtesy of Sindia Jiménez-Rivera.

Ph.D. students mentoring the next generation through PRIME

August 31, 2026

Over the summer, the inaugural cohort of the Ph.D. Research and Interdisciplinary Mentoring Experience, known as PRIME, celebrated its graduation.

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Students perform a Gator Chomp during their visit to the Amazon AWS Skills Centre in Cape Town, South Africa

South African study-abroad program sparks tears, tech solutions and Amazon partnership

August 28, 2026

Each summer, Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., brings UF students to South Africa to create tech solutions for community problems. 

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Jing (Zijing) Huang

As a UF student and NVIDIA intern, I’m using agricultural AI to help transform global food production

August 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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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

July 30, 2026

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

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Thomas Corbin, Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student

Meet ‘Mr. Microgravity’: ChE doctoral student Thomas Corbin loves connecting with Gators — and space 

July 27, 2026

Thomas Corbin first fell for the Gator Nation when he was a visiting chemical engineering undergraduate from North Carolina State. He declared UF was where he wanted to be, and he returned to pursue his doctoral studies.

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