Campus Articles

UF research spending at record $1.26 billion for FY2024

UF faculty conducted a record $1.26 billion in research in fiscal year 2024, thanks in part to a nearly 10% increase in federally funded research, compared to FY2023.

Kent Fuchs named interim UF president

Kent Fuchs will serve as interim president of the University of Florida effective August 1, UF’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously.

UF trustees to vote on naming Kent Fuchs interim president

Kent Fuchs has agreed to serve as interim president, and the UF Board of Trustees will take up the matter during a special meeting this afternoon.

In a world of bystanders and upstanders, Zachary Kaufman promotes — and is — the latter

Zachary Kaufman was only in the second grade – a young Jewish boy growing up in Morgantown, West Virginia – when his calling came to him, loudly. 

University of Florida President Ben Sasse Announces Resignation

University of Florida President Ben Sasse announced today that he will resign from his current position as President effective July 31, 2024 and has asked the Board to initiate a search for a new president. Sasse has served nearly two years as president after becoming the university’s 13th president appointed in November 2022.

University of Florida business students make waves in summer internships

Real-world experience prepares Warrington students for future careers

UF AI innovations we appreciate

A look at some of the AI innovations UF has ushered in

Seven UF Health specialties among nation’s best in new U.S. News hospital rankings

UF Health among a select group of hospitals with multiple top-ranked specialties 

AI certificate gives UF graduates a competitive edge in the workforce.

The University of Florida's AI certificate in AI fundamentals and applications gives UF graduates a competitive edge in the workforce and higher education.

Carnegie Mellon professor tapped as Whitney Lab’s next director

Veronica Hinman will take the reins at the laboratory near St. Augustine on Florida’s northeast coast on January 1, 2025.

UFCJC appoints veteran journalist Rick Hirsch as inaugural director of the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability

UF's College of Journalism and Communications announced the appointment of Rick Hirsch as the inaugural director of the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability. Hirsch, a veteran journalist with more than four decades of experience, will lead efforts to expand the scope and elevate the reputation of one of the largest prizes in American journalism.

From Spain to schnitzel, UF Engineering’s study-abroad program reaches new heights

Last summer, 15 University of Florida engineering students spent six weeks in Berlin eating currywurst and tackling pressing world problems. 

UF student athletes visit Washington

Students from the Black Student Athlete Council from the University of Florida traveled to Washington, D.C. for a chance to interact with policy professionals and participate in an experiential learning event. 

GenAI is transforming higher education, and Florida is leading the way

In the past 18 months, one of the most pressing conversations in higher education — throughout the U.S. and everywhere else in the world — has been about the emergence and implications of a technology called generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI.

Tambellini Group awards University of Florida grand prize for inaugural Future Campus Award

The award recognizes UF's pioneering work in integrating AI across its curriculum.