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UF looks back on one of its first Black undergraduate students, Johncyna Williams McRae. Williams McRae was one of the original seven Black students to integrate undergraduate studies in 1962. 

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected 19 faculty from the University of Florida to its newest class, breaking previous records for the number of faculty awarded in a single year. 

Artificial intelligence has lurked behind the scenes in technologies people use every day, but UF is integrating AI into curriculum across disciplines to make it a core competency for students.

Following a UF-record 15 years as provost, Joe Glover has decided to relinquish that position at the end of July.

For the second year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked UF as the top institution in the country to offer an online bachelor’s degree, as well as the country’s No. 1 university for veterans and active-duty service members to earn an online bachelor’s degree.

UF’s record-setting Go Greater campaign topped $4.6 billion when it concluded on Dec. 31, 2022, making it one of the most successful campaigns in all of academia, the university announced this week.

UF recently completed a series of security enhancements to the campus, which include the addition of surveillance cameras, as part of the institution’s commitment to making the areas on and surrounding campus safe for all.

Sections of the University of Florida Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be closed when the spring semester resumes as crews work to repair damage caused by a burst water line that froze during the holiday break.

The University of Florida has appointed Chris Emmanuel as its new director of Government Relations.

University of Florida Provost Joe Glover recently sat down with NVIDIA’s AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz to discuss the university’s efforts to build the first AI University in the country.

As 2022 winds down and UF prepares for a new semester and new year, writers in the UF newsroom selected a handful of their favorite—and some of the most popular—stories from across the UF campus over the last 12 months.

Thirty performers sang and dance as a surprise to the UF graduates at the Fall 2022 commencement ceremonies. To celebrate President Fuchs' last commencement, Lecturer Andrew Cao with UF's School of Theatre and Dance choreographed this performance to Jason Mraz’s “Have It All.”

New graduate Eric Shear is on a mission to break barriers to space travel for people with disabilities