iVelas students tackled a deceptively simple goal: design a low-cost rocket altimeter.

iVelas: A launchpad for transfer students

December 4, 2025

iVelas, short for Interdisciplinary Virtual Exchanges with Liberal Arts and Sciences, brings together the University of Florida’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Santa Fe College, the College of Central Florida and Sao Paulo State University in Brazil. The idea is to give ambitious students early access to research, global collaboration and the kind of real-world problem solving that builds both competence and confidence.

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Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Ana Maria Porras accepts her International Educator of the Year Award, Junior Faculty, on Monday at the University of Florida.

UF engineers make strong showing at UF International Center awards

November 20, 2025

Faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering took home some impressive hardware Monday during the University of Florida International Center’s 2025 Global Awards ceremony. 

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