Archive for “Month: March 2022 – Page 2 – New Employees”

Recently, a section of Museum Road — from Gale Lemerand Drive to Woodlawn Drive — was closed to normal traffic to facilitate installation of underground utilities. Access to the service drive on the west side of Hume Hall remains open to vehicular traffic as well as a pedestrian entrance to Hume Hall. Visit the Transportation and […]

Spurning the traditional boys’ afterschool role of safety patrol officer, Carl Van Ness instead rooted himself among shelves of history books, embarking on a path that would continually lead to his favorite destination – getting lost in the stacks. In 1984, he joined UF’s library staff, later becoming the university archivist. Van Ness will retire this June after […]

The Harn Museum of Art and the UF Mindfulness team have created an Art & Mindfulness program that offers a series of guided meditations inspired by art in the Harn collections and held at the museum. The sessions are free and open to the public, with the next session scheduled for March 28 at 3:30 […]

The UF Board of Trustees voted unanimously to select executive search firm SP&A Executive Search to lead the nationwide search for UF’s next president. The firm will not be retained until after the presidential search committee is announced, which is expected within the next week. SP&A — a woman- and minority-owned firm — recently led successful presidential […]

In its latest step to promote artificial intelligence (AI) and data science — and in an effort to integrate AI across the curriculum — UF recently announced it will create an Artificial Intelligence Academic Initiative Center. Led by Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives David Reed, Ph.D., the center will be the focal point for academic activity […]

With the goal of recruiting more students to STEM and computer science careers, a team from the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute, the College of Education and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering will partner with the Calvert Marine Museum on a three-year, $1.3 million project funded by the National Science Foundation to teach Florida […]

In a recent Teaching Beyond the Podium episode, Diba Mani, Ph.D., instructional assistant professor in the College of Health & Human Performance, shared how she developed a research-based virtual exchange experience that offered her undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in scholarly conversations with international researchers. Listen to the podcast on Spotify.

Throughout this week, join the UF International Center for events including an application workshop, lecture panels and more. Faculty can also learn more about the UF Fulbright Faculty Support Program, which both rewards Fulbright awardees and eases the process of accepting a Fulbright award by protecting faculty salary and benefits during the award period. Learn more […]

Did you know UF Health offers support groups for individuals experiencing or recovering from a range of medical and health conditions? Several groups are open to the public and welcome caregivers. Health classes available to the public are also offered on topics such as childbirth education and smoking cessation. Visit the UF Health Support Group & […]

“There was a wonderful article printed in the old Ms. magazine by a woman who said, ‘what I need is a good wife, because when I get home, I still have to cook and clean and take care of the kids,’” recalled Irene Thompson, the first director of the UF Women’s Studies Program, in a […]