UF College of Engineering International Ambassadors Visited Kennedy Space Center
04/24/23

On April 08, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering International Engineering Ambassadors (IEA) organized a trip for 18 international students to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Clara Summerford, a 3rd-year mechanical engineering student, spearheaded the efforts and arrangement for the visit based on her fond childhood memories of space.

“Visiting the Kennedy Space Center years ago with my family was such an incredible and surreal experience that I knew would have a tremendous impact on international engineering students,” she explains.

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Available in Zoom: Translated Captions and Live Transcription
04/17/23

Source: UF - Information Technology

The Zoom translated caption and its live transcription service have been enabled for UF. Both the translated captioning and transcription features can be utilized for administrative and research meetings as well as classroom activities in Zoom.

As a global research university, UF currently has faculty, staff, and students from more than 60 countries. These Zoom features can help many in our community to review content in their native language. As of February 2023, the languages currently supported are: Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and...

Using Art to Improve Health Outcomes
04/17/23

Photo by Austin Queen.

Source: Explore - Research at The University of Florida

In the United States, you won’t find many doctors sending patients to choir practice or insurance companies covering painting class. But in the United Kingdom, the National Health Service’s Arts on Prescription connects patients to cultural activities that match their interests — and funds their participation.

Researchers there have linked community arts and cultural engagement with better mental health and overall well-being, lower risk of depression and fewer childhood adjustment problems. That led UF’s EpiArts...

Global Learning Institute Faculty Visits Smathers Libraries
04/10/23

The Global Learning Institute faculty visited the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries for a breathtaking tour of the collections. Special thanks to Neil Weijer, Carol McAuliffe and Melissa Jerome for guiding us through marvelous international books and artifacts in the Rare Books, Maps, Judaica, Children's and Latin American Collections.

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International Applicants Using The Common App Increased by Over a Third
04/10/23

Tero Vesalainen via Getty Images

Source: Higher ED Dive
by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

From Higher Ed Dive - The number of international students seeking admission to colleges through the Common Application rose by 63% over a nearly decade-long period, according to new data from the organization.

The data shows 31,456 international applicants used the Common App in the 2014-15 academic year, jumping to 51,426 applicants in 2020-21. A similar rise, 61%, came in domestic applicants using the Common App — an online portal enabling...

From Florida to Ireland: Gator Band's Historic Trip
04/10/23

Source: University of Florida News
By Blake Trauschke

What does it take to get a 342-piece marching band to Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day? For starters, 11 flights from six different airports, eight charter buses for the student performers and 20 staff members, nine hotels and 139 instruments and color guard flag bags that needed to be checked baggage at the airports alongside the 203 carried-on instruments and twirling batons.

The University of Florida Fightin’ Gator Marching Band performed at three events across Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day: a parade in Cork, an international band competition in Limerick...

Outstanding Achievements for Thaddaeus Bourne, Derris Lee, & José Valentino Ruiz at the 2023 Global Music® Awards
04/10/23

On March 31st, the Global Music® Awards announced their winners highlighting the some of the world's top albums, musicians, composers, and producers through an international peer reviewed process. Thaddaeus Bourne, D.M.A. (Visiting Professor of Voice) received the Outstanding Achievement Award for the Vocalist category. Bourne also earned the Outstanding Achievement Award for Christmas Music for the single, "I Surrender All-O Come All Ye Faithful-Silent Night", which the arrangement was world-premiered at the 2022 Sounds of the...

Prof. Leonardo Villalón Awarded at University of Bamako
04/03/23
 

Professor Leonardo Villalón (Political Science and African Studies) was invited to receive an award on Recognition Day for senior academic researchers and professors at the University of Bamako. Dr. Villalón was in Mali for the MINERVA project focusing on climate change and resilience in the Sahel.

Prof. Elaine Seaver Participates in International Workshop in Copenhagen
04/03/23

Elaine C. Seaver, Ph.D.

Last month, Professor Elaine Seaver from the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and the Department of Biology participated in a five day international workshop in Copenhagen Denmark. The workshop featured both formal talks and discussion-based sessions on a variety of topics. The workshop focused on utilizing differential gene expression, comparative and functional genomics for studies of the evolution and development of non-model marine invertebrates. Seaver gave the lead formal presentation and lead a second discussion session with an opening short talk. Participants were by invitation and represented eight different countries. “It was very...

Bahar Armaghani Receives International WELL Building Institute Faculty Changemaker Award
04/03/23

Bahar Armaghani, M.S. Photo Taken by Kyle Niblett

Source: UF College of Design, Construction and Planning

University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning Instructional Associate Professor Bahar Armaghani has been selected by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) as a recipient of a 2022 IWBI WELL Faculty Changemaker Award, recognizing outstanding members of the WELL Faculty and WELL Accredited Professional (AP) community. As the director of Sustainability and the Built Environment (SBE) and UF’s Green Building Learning Collaborative (GBLC), Armaghani joins a cohort of honorees from...

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