Archive for “Month: April 2022 – Page 3 – New Employees”

After 15 months of collaboration between the City of Gainesville and various organizations and community members, Gainesville recently became the first community in Florida to publicly launch a welcoming blueprint — a strategy to guide city and county leaders in making the community more inclusive of immigrants. Learn more in this WUFT article.

The Florida campus of Scripps Research was recently integrated with and will now be part of UF’s academic health center as UF Scripps Biomedical Research . Those joining us as part of this exciting new addition to our UF community bring the ability to translate biomedical discoveries into improved patient outcomes in Florida and around the world. We’re pleased […]

Under a new $1.1 million grant awarded by the NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a team of UF researchers will launch a study to determine the impact COVID-19 stressors have on people’s use of various substances, including alcohol, as well as their impact on cognitive abilities among older adults. Learn more in this […]

Cyber, ransomware and hack attacks are, unfortunately, commonplace today. In a recent From Florida episode, Charles Carmakal, UF alumnus and senior vice president and chief technology officer at Mandiant, shared what organizations and individuals can do to protect themselves against cyberattacks. Faculty and staff can also explore security resources on the UFIT website. Visit the UF News website to learn more […]

Improving your financial literacy can help create a sense of stability that ultimately leads to a healthier lifestyle. Read our UF at Work article for tips on setting up an emergency fund, paying off debt, saving for retirement and much more. Learn more in our UF at Work article.

UF’s Employee Education Program, or EEP, is a UF-funded benefit designed to provide full-time TEAMS, Academic Personnel and USPS employees with tuition assistance. Visit the EEP website to find summer application, approval and registration deadlines. You can also register to attend an EEP info session on April 14 to learn more. Learn more in this UF at Work article.

Both the State of Florida and the University of Florida offer investment opportunities for faculty and staff. Interested in learning more about how to maximize your savings? Check out the following opportunities: Faculty and staff can explore retirement benefits, shared savings plans and more through a series of three monthly webinars offered by the State of Florida’s […]

Join UFHR Wellness for three workshops designed to improve your financial literacy and equip you with the tools needed to develop healthier financial habits. All webinars are free and will be led by a financial expert. Visit the UFHR Wellness website to learn more and register.

Following the updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least four months ago are eligible for another mRNA booster to increase their protection against severe disease from COVID-19. Faculty, staff and students can schedule their vaccine […]

As a child, Amy Williams, Ph.D., gazed at the skies and had the same thought many of us do: Is there life out there? Now, as an astrobiologist and assistant professor of geology at UF, Williams and her students are actively working on NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance missions to find out if ancient life forms ever […]