Race and History at the University of Florida Workshop Now Available on YouTube
02/16/21

On Friday, February 5, 2021, the IDEA Task Force, along with the UF International Center and the UF Libraries, hosted a webinar to discuss the history of race at the University of Florida through images from the UF Archives Photograph Collection.

The webinar was presented by Carl Van Ness and moderated by Twanna Hodge. Van Ness is a UF Historian, Florida Political Papers archivist in the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections in the George A. Smathers libraries. He has served as the university's official historian since 2006 and had previously served as the university's archivist from 1997 to 2003. Twanna Hodge is the UF Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Librarian....

Whose Global Modernism?
02/16/21

Kaira Cabañas’s (Art History) guest post “Whose Global Modernism?” and new book is featured by the University of California Press as part of the 2021 College Art Association Conference (#CAA2021) virtual exhibit. In the post, Cabañas speaks to the book’s origins, her intellectual refusals, and describes the work as an instance of “epistemic disobedience” (following Walter Mignolo) within modernist art history. Cabañas’s book, Immanent Vitalities: Matters of Modern and Contemporary Art, was published this month as part of the press’s “Studies in Latin American Art” series. Immanent Vitalities reflects the author’s dual expertise in twentieth- and twenty-first-century European and Latin...

Prof. Muthusami Kumaran Helps NGO Sector in Belize
02/16/21

Dr. Muthusami Kumaran, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management & Community Organizations, Department of Family, Youth & Community Sciences, CALS/IFAS, has been assisting the NGO sector in Belize during the past two years through a grant funded by the U.S. Embassy - Belize. Entitled “Strengthening Civil Society and Civil Servant Capacity in Belize through Partnership,” this grant project’s primary purpose is to train 100 NGO leaders and 60 civil servants through technical workshops and various hands-on activities for organizational management capacity building and collaborative partnerships.

This project’s innovative approaches include: providing basic & advanced-...

Anti-racism repository amplifies voices and promotes collaboration
02/02/21

Source: UF College of the Arts

Researchers, staff, and students from the UF Center for Arts in Medicine launched an online repository to elevate arts-based responses to racism.

The searchable, open-access database allows anyone to explore or submit artwork, articles, projects, organizations, and individuals who are using arts practices to raise awareness, amplify marginalized voices, facilitate dialogue, or promote action and change related to anti-racism.

Natalie Rella, communications coordinator, said the idea stemmed from the...

Global Photo Exhibit Extended Through February 26th!
01/26/21

The University Galleries announced the extension of the Global Culture Photo 2020 exhibition through February 26th, 2021. If you have not had the chance to enjoy this outstanding photographic display, please make sure to stop by Grinter Hall. The winning photographs from UF International Center's Global Culture Photo Contest will be on display in the Constance and Linton Grinter Gallery of International Art at the University of Florida. For more information please visit here.

CAS Graduate Student Nick Dowhaniuk Publishes in International Journal for Equity in Health
01/26/21

Nick Dowhaniuk (PhD Candidate, Dept. of Geography) published a new article in the International Journal for Equity in Health, titled “Exploring country-wide equitable government health care facility access in Uganda.”

Abstract:
Rural access to health care remains a challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa due to urban bias, social determinants of health, and transportation-related barriers. Health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa often lack equity, leaving disproportionately less health center access for the...

Licínio Nunes de Miranda (UFIC's RAD program participant) Makes Important Historic Discovery in Brazil
01/12/21

Licínio Nunes de Miranda, Brazilian PhD candidate at the Department of History and participant of UFIC's Research Abroad for Doctoral Students (RAD) program awardee was very productive this past year! Licínio was able to discover the forgotten tomb of one of the most important abolitionists in Brazil, an Afro-Brazilian fisherman who was essential to the movement against slavery. The discovery was widely reported by Brazilian media, including the two main newspapers in...

Eric Esterline and Roxane Coche are Recognized for Innovative Virtual Partnership with University of Brighton
01/12/21

Source: College of Journalism and Communications News

A virtual exchange project between the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and the University of Brighton is a finalist for Innovation of the Year in the 2020 National Council for the...

Season of Gratitude: Debra Anderson
01/12/21

Source: UF News

It goes without saying that the past year has been like no other. Our faculty and staff have shown tremendous resolve and resilience through unprecedented challenges, and many have taken on extra work or applied their creativity in extraordinary ways to ensure the success of our departments, colleges and the university. Thank you to all of these exceptional individuals and teams who have shared their gifts and made a difference at the University of Florida this year.

Debra Anderson
Director, International Student Support Services, UF International Center

As...

Honors Student Named UF’s Second-Ever Schwarzman Scholar
01/12/21

Source: UF Honors Program

Matt Barocas will study for a Master’s degree in Global Affairs at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in China.

The University of Florida Honors Program is thrilled to announce that R. Matthew Barocas ’21 is named the second-ever Schwarzman Scholar from the University of Florida. A history and political science double major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Barocas is one of the 4% of applicants admitted into the prestigious program’s Class of 2022.

The award will position Barocas for a career as a Foreign...

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