For many African states, reports of diminishing fisheries are increasingly common particularly for fish species that are highly targeted in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing sectors. The challenge is further exacerbated by the presence of limited data and information on the stock status for majority of...
09/17/18
For more than 25 years, Dr. Mark Brenner has collaborated with la Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan with research and the summer course that UF coordinates with la Maxima Casa de Estudios.
In an interview, Dr. Brenner commented that he has been in charge of the course since 1993, bringing students from Florida to...
09/17/18
Mo ki yin oo, inú mi dùn láti rí gbogbo yin. Oruko mi ni Amanda Baret. In the preceding sentence I said "Hello everyone it is nice to meet you all. My name is Amanda Baret" in Yoruba. Or you can call me Arike which means one to take care of.
I had the greatest opportunity to travel to Ibadan, Nigeria...
09/12/18
Reaffirming Support to International Students
GAINESVILLE, FL (9/11/2018) -The UF International Center (UFIC) announced the launch of its video #YouAreWelcomeHere – University of Florida.
The #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign is a welcome message from U.S. higher education institutions to...
09/05/18
Source: UF News
Somewhere in the middle of the South Pacific, the search is on for a rare butterfly. Armed with an oversized net and a machete, Emmanuel Toussaint has just two weeks in February to locate the species from deep within the Marquesas...
09/05/18
Source: Gainesville Sun
University of Florida enrollment for the fall 2018 semester is up slightly compared to a year ago, but there are fewer students on campus. Graduate enrollment,...
08/27/18
Source: UF News
On a sunny day on the Plaza of the Americas, Professor Kole Odutola walks between groups of students handing out slips of paper inviting them to take YOR 1130, his beginning Yorùbá class. The...
Rori Bloom, Ingrid Kleespies, Eric Kligerman, Galina Rylkova, and Gayle Zachmann have been selected to receive the University of Florida Term Professorship award for 2018-2021.
These three-year professorships were created by UF to recognize faculty who have established a distinguished record of research and...
GAINESVILLE, FL – The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) is pleased to announce that the Centers for African Studies (CAS), European Studies (CES), and ...
08/27/18
The University of Florida International Center recently released the 2018 Global Engagement Report. Inside the report is a message from Dean Leonardo A. Villalón, as well as statistics and highlights about our services to international and exchange students, study abroad, international visitors and faculty. You will...