A worker walks past bales of recycled plastic bottles, aluminum and paper at the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station in Gainesville. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner]

UF IGNITE program students will brainstorm recycling improvement ideas

April 11, 2024

A student-led organization at the University of Florida’s Engineering Innovation Institute will host an event Saturday to address issues and improvements with the recycling of glass and plastic in Gainesville. UF IGNITE (Innovation Gator Network for Inspiring Technological Entrepreneurship), started in September 2023, is an innovation leadership group inspired and led by students. Based out […]

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Mechanical engineering students at UF deploy a device they designed to allow soldiers to quickly camouflage military vehicles.

Engineering students solve soldiers’ problem at lightning speed

April 8, 2024

University of Florida mechanical engineering students received real-world training last year when they partnered with peers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute, or CMI2, to design and produce an easier, faster, and safer way for soldiers to camouflage their vehicles on the battlefield.

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ME Capstone students are collaborating with Dr. Antonio Faciola, an associate professor of animal sciences at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), to redesign legacy cow digestion simulators pivotal for ruminant nutrition research.

MAE students simulate cow digestion for interdisciplinary learning experience

March 15, 2024

ME Capstone students are collaborating with Dr. Antonio Faciola, an associate professor of animal sciences at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), to redesign legacy cow digestion simulators pivotal for ruminant nutrition research. This interdisciplinary partnership leverages the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department’s EML4502 course, taught by senior lecturer Dr. Matthew J. Traum.

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Divya Vellanki

Student Spotlight: Divya Vellanki

November 17, 2023

Divya Vellanki, a master’s student in computer science, came to UF from Andhra Pradesh, India and hit the ground running. Self-determined and ambitious, Divya dives into every opportunity available to her to enrich her college experience, determined to push herself out of her comfort zone and make a big impact in every endeavor she undertakes. […]

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A student group in the UF Engineering in Lille study abroad program

Broad brushstrokes: UF engineering students draw on cultural perspectives to enrich learning

November 15, 2023

The UF in Lille: Engineering and Arts Study Abroad Program, established in 2021, provides engineering students an opportunity to earn critical course credits while also taking in the culture, architecture, and history of northern France.

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From Classrooms to Careers: UF and Duke Energy Join Forces to Bring Back AI Design Competition for Area High School Students

From classrooms to careers: UF and Duke Energy join forces to bring back AI design competition for area high school students

November 13, 2023

The University of Florida’s Engaging Quality Instruction through Professional Development (EQuIPD) grant has teamed up with Duke Energy – North Central Florida to bring back an exciting opportunity for high school students in local school districts. 

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Celebrating first-generation college students

November 8, 2023

Nov. 8 marks First Generation Day, as part of the University of Florida’s First-Generation college students’ weeklong celebration.

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Malachowsky Hall

UF opens Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology

November 6, 2023

Designed to set the standard for future STEM buildings across national and international campuses and transform the artificial intelligence (AI) and data science workforce, the University of Florida Friday held a celebratory ribbon cutting for the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology.

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UF team seeks to double math learning through AI

November 1, 2023

UF’s Wanli Xing, associate professor of educational technology and faculty member in the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, will lead the project titled: AI-augmented Learning by Teaching to Enhance and Renovate Math Learning (ALTER-Math).

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Students work on an engineering project.

UF Engineer contributes to U.S. News STEM majors guide

August 31, 2023

Science, technology, engineering and math fields have many degree options and can lead to promising careers.

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