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UF Air Force ROTC Cadet Maj. Savannah Ogletree has organized events on campus this week to celebrate military personnel, bring awareness to veterans on campus and provide resources.

The HWCOE office of Student Affairs new Center for Experiential Learning is launching this winter with inaugural director, Sarah Furtney, Ph.D.

Thanks to the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarship, First Gen student Claudia Klejc is finishing her senior year as a biomedical major in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, focusing on biomechanics.

Last week, UF Innovate | Tech Licensing announced the top six innovations of 2024 at its annual Standing InnOvation event, three of which were faculty researchers in the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.    Jamal Lewis, Ph.D, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, and his research team, including graduate student Clinton Smith, were recognized for […]

Armed with a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, University of Florida biomedical professor Ivana Parker, Ph.D., is targeting one of the most common – and dangerous – infections in women.  

UF cybersecurity professor Kevin Butler developed the framework, which spells out guidance for countries to prevent fraud and abuse on mobile cash apps. Cash apps are the prominent form of banking in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia and can leave people vulnerable to losing their life savings.

The University of Florida has selected Kati Migliaccio, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering chair, as the new College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dean. She will assume her new role Jan. 1. The college administers the educational and degree programs for UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), which works to […]

NIH New Innovator Award recipients and engineering professors Adam Khalifa and Xiao Fan are advancing medical research in groundbreaking ways. Khalifa is working with microscopic, injectable devices, while Fan is exploring DNA functionality using language models.

Khrysten Sears Spencer (B.A. ’09), one of the first Bernie Machen Opportunity Scholars, is watching her daughter Allannah Dean become a member of the class of 2028. Allanah plans to pursue an engineering degree.

University of Florida Distinguished Professor Christine Schmidt has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. This prestigious honor follows her election earlier this year to the National Academy of Engineering, making her one of the few exceptional individuals to be recognized by both academies.