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UF welcomes students for Fall

The University of Florida campus is bustling once again, after more than a year since the pandemic forced the institution to switch to online learning and later a hybrid version of limited in-person courses and online.

Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology Jamie Ellis Commencement Speech
For Summer 2021 Commencement

Dr. Jamie Ellis is the Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology in the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). Jamie is an internationally recognized expert on honey bee biology and management. 

UF summer commencement ceremonies scheduled for Aug. 6-7

Nearly 3,000 people will receive degrees in the University of Florida’s summer commencement ceremonies, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, August 6 and 7, in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

University of Florida faculty earn $861 million in research awards in fiscal year 2021

University of Florida faculty earned $861 million in research funding in fiscal year 2021 – the second-highest amount ever – despite the ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic.

UF supercomputer No. 1 in U.S. for energy efficiency; No. 2 in U.S., No. 3 worldwide in higher ed

UF's HiPerGator AI supercomputer has been named the one of the world's most powerful, ranking second among universities nationwide and third in higher education worldwide with a No. 22 ranking overall.

Together at last
Together at last June 28, 2021

Today, the University of Florida kicks off the Summer B semester, resuming fully in-person operations for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

A year after pledge, positive steps against racism continue across university

Work has expanded and accelerated across the university’s colleges and units following a pledge last summer from President Kent Fuchs that UF would increase its focus on the Black experience, racism and inequity in the wake of a national outcry over the killing of George Floyd.

 Dana Zimmel named dean of UF's College of Veterinary Medicine

She has fulfilled this role on an interim basis since December 2019. A clinical professor in the college’s department of large animal clinical sciences in addition to her administrative role,  Zimmel is a proud alumna of the college.

Mary G. Parker named vice president for enrollment management and associate provost

Mary G. Parker, vice president of enrollment management at Kent State University, has been named the University of Florida's new vice president for enrollment management and associate provost.