Students’ Problem-Solving Recognized in International Math Modeling Contest
06/23/21

Source: UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences News

Eleven students from the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences put their problem-solving skills — and their teamwork — to the test in an international math modeling competition.

Hosted by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP), the contest challenged students to devise solutions to real-world problems in 96 hours. Two UF teams faced more than 10,000 other groups in the 37th annual Mathematics Contest in Modeling (MCM), while another two teams were...

Patricia Pereira Inducted as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists
06/23/21

Patricia Pereira, D.D.S., Ph.D. (she/her), College of Dentistry associate dean of academic affairs was inducted as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists. The International College of Dentists is a leading honorary dental organization dedicated to the recognition of outstanding professional achievement, meritorious service, and the continued progress of the profession of dentistry for the benefit of all.

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Dr. Ilaria Capua Awarded Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize
06/23/21

Center Director Dr. Ilaria Capua (she/her) was awarded the Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize on June 2nd. The prize is awarded by the Barcelona City Council in collaboration with Academia Europaea. This award recognizes an outstanding researcher who has worked at the highest international level, with...

Joel Correia Receives 2021 Fulbright Scholar Flex Award
06/23/21

Dr. Joel E. Correia (he/him), Assistant Professor in the Center for Latin American Studies, has received a 2021 Fulbright Scholar Flex award in support of his project “Building the future: Infrastructure and environmental justice in Paraguay’s Chaco.” As a Fulbright Scholar, he will collaborate with two leading human rights organizations to help launch local environment justice research groups, teach two short courses in the country’s premier anthropology program, and conduct field research. The Scholar “Flex” award will support project...

UF in Pavia
06/23/21

The UF in Pavia Engineering and Arts in Italy program has started and will run through August 8, 2021. The group of ten students from the University of Florida who arrived in Pavia are attending an Intensive program in Physics organized by the University of Pavia with the Globec Center, the Alma Mater Ticinensis Foundation and Learn International. Students will reside in Palazzo Vistarino, the seat of the international courses that the Foundation co-organizes and manages with the University.

The Intensive Program in Physics is the first international residential program to be launched by the University after the shutdown imposed by the pandemic. And it is also the first course...

Fulbright News
06/09/21

Dr. Kathleen Colverson Receives Fulbright Award for Ecuador

Congratulations to Dr. Kathleen Colverson, Associate Research Scientist at IFAS UF, for receiving the Fulbright Scholar Award for research in Ecuador for the Spring of 2022. She will be working with Drs. Myriam Paredes and Steven Sherwood of FLACSO University to study ways to better integrate men and boys into rural household nutrition. This is an area she has been working on in other countries with both the USAID Livestock and Food Safety Labs, and is of interest in South America as well.

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Vexing Visa Challenges
06/09/21

Source: Inside Higher Ed

The State Department is continuing to prioritize applications for student visas, but department officials do not expect to return to full capacity quickly.

Kathryn Strong, a visa policy analyst for the department, provided this information to international educators gathered virtually for the NAFSA: Association of International Educators annual meeting Thursday.

Higher education leaders have been worried for months about whether pandemic-related disruptions to visa processing will prevent...

Even Mists Have Silver Linings: Promoting LGBTQ+ Acceptance and Solidarity through Community-Based Theatre in India
05/27/21

In early 2020, Research Assistant Professor in the Center for Arts in Medicine (and recent Global Learning Institute fellow), Jeffrey Pufahl, conducted an international collaboration between UF and a local theatre company in Mumbai, India. Funded by the US Department of State, the project goal was to create an original play that would shift Indian audiences towards greater acceptance of the LGBTQ+ population. Even Mists Have Silver Linings ran for a week in Mumbai before being shut down by Covid-19 restrictions. In partnership with a local LGBTQ+ health advocacy organization, The Humsafar Trust, Pufahl researched...

Indonesian Community in Gainesville Celebrated Eid al-Fitr
05/27/21

Despite the fact that the coronavirus pandemic still brings uncertain situations for a lot of people, adaptation to these new circumstances is the best solution to manage and adapt to the current condition to keep moving forward, where now more than one third people in Florida have got fully vaccinated for coronavirus.

This week, all Muslims in the United States of America, including Muslim communities in Gainesville, happily celebrated Eid al Fitr, also called the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", on May 13 after completing fully 30 days of fasting beforehand. Indonesian community also did not miss to celebrate this special day commonly called “The Day of Victory” for Muslims....

Gainesville’s Islamic Community reflects on Ramadan and Eid celebrations during second year of pandemic
05/27/21

Source: The Alligator

When city mosques like the Hoda Center closed at the pandemic’s start, plans for Eid were uncertain for weeks. A year later, the center is excited to attempt a return to normalcy.

The communal prayers first-year UF medical student Yusuf Mehkri led on Eid had to be in person. Last year, the community prayed at home and the celebration, along with events worldwide, was canceled for their safety.

But this year, the center rented out the Legacy Park Recreation Complex in the city of Alachua that could fit up to a few thousand socially distanced...

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