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Find fresh local produce, handmade crafts and more at your local farmers market
This week is Farmers Market Week, a great time to stop by your local farmers market for fresh, locally grown produce, baked goods and more! Visit our Worklife at UF website to explore farmers markets in Gainesville and the surrounding area. Not in Gainesville? Search for a farmers market near you on the LocalHarvest website. Visit the Farmers Market Directory to […]
APA recognized with a CUPA-HR award
UF’s Academic and Professional Assembly was recently recognized with an HR Innovation Award by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, or CUPA-HR, for its Warm Welcome project. As part of the award, CUPA-HR made a $5,000 contribution to UF. Read this CUPA-HR press release to learn more.
Enjoy a fun and safe summer with these tips
With the fall semester just around the corner, many of us are enjoying the final days of summer with a cookout or picnic in the park. To ensure you and your loved ones are staying safe in the summer heat, check out these articles: From fun in the sun to food 101, explore GatorCare’s summer safety […]
New UF Core Values Presidential Advisory Council seeks members
Council will be announced during Core Values Week later this month A new presidential advisory council dedicated to sustaining and nurturing the University of Florida’s efforts to ensure its core values continue to shape and influence the university community in the years ahead is seeking dedicated and engaged faculty, staff and students to participate as […]
Congrats to our latest UF at Play photo contest winners!
We’ve received more than 480 amazing photos for our UF at Play summer photography contest! Thank you to everyone who has participated in the contest, which remains open through Aug. 18. You can check out the images submitted thus far in our photo album. Please join us in congratulating our July winners: UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center […]
Sign up to serve as a UMMP mentor by Aug. 10
The University Multicultural Mentor Program, or UMMP, provides an opportunity for faculty and staff members to mentor incoming first-year students from diverse backgrounds to help support and guide their transition to UF. Applications to serve as a mentor during the 2022-2023 academic year are being accepted now through Aug. 10. Visit The Center for Inclusion […]
Cultivating better mental health through gardening
The idea of using gardening as a method to promote better health and well-being has been around since the 19th century. A recent article written by UF scientists suggests that many people may indeed reap mental health benefits from working with plants — even if they’ve never gardened before. New to gardening and want to […]