Hana Elkady: A Global Gator Applying Meaningful Solutions to Water Issues in Cairo
09/18/23

This past summer, Hana Elkady spent her time in Egypt completing her undergraduate studies through her Sustainability in The Built Environment Senior Capstone project. Egypt is a developing country located in Northeast Africa that connects Africa to the Middle East. It is also Hana Elkady home country in which she lived in until the age of seven and have returned to each summer. "No one has knowledge of the tap water quality in Egypt nor does anyone trust it enough to drink it" Elkady said.

The rapid growth of the country has put immense pressure on its sole water resource, The Nile River. Hana wanted to give back to her people by evaluating the water quality of my country by...

AI Expert Panel Through an International Lens
09/11/23

Introduced by Dean Marta L. Wayne on potential international implications, a panel of AI ethics experts discussed the many considerations and ethical challenges of Artificial Intelligence such as lack of transparency of AI tools, AI decisions not always intelligible to humans or not being neutral, AI-based decisions susceptible to inaccuracies, and sometimes inserted bias. Surveillance practices for data gathering and privacy were also discussed.

These provocative workshop opened with remarks by Anne-Elisabeth Courrier who questioned if current Law and Ethics are strong enough to tackle challenges of AI technology. Courrier also discussed Health disparities in AI. Anne-Elisabeth...

Highlights from UF in Sorrento, Italy - Mediterranean Culture
09/11/23

This successful study abroad program hosted in the Summer, allowed students to further their knowledge of European life, economy, history, & politics in a highly immersive environment.

Through coursework and site visits, students became more knowledgeable about global problems affecting the Mediterranean - Southern Italy in particular. Students also analyzed issues such as migration, economic trends and challenges in the European Union, religion and identity in the Mediterranean, international criminal organizations, the global causes affecting the destruction of marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean, and the impact of international tourism on small Italian communities. The...

Multiple Faculty from the School of Music Receive Global Awards
09/11/23

José Valentino Ruiz, Thaddaeus Bourne, and Silviu Ciulei Received Five 2023 Summer Season Global Music® Awards

These awards are shared with their students, Chris Shelton and Derris Lee, as part of experiential learning assignments.

José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D., Program Coordinator of Music Business & Entrepreneurship; Thaddaeus Bourne, D.M.A., Visiting Professor of Voice; and Silviu Ciulei, D.M., Director of Guitar Studies, School of Music were awarded four Global Music® Outstanding Achievement Awards for their interdisciplinary work in STEM + Arts Production as artists, producers, composer, audio engineers, record label executives, and album marketing...

New Virtual Exchange Projects Launched Spring 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Luis Mejia Puig from the College of Design, Construction & Planning and Dr. Hind from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences on the new virtual exchange (VE) projects that they each implemented this past spring semester! Dr. Mejia Puig collaborated with faculty from Universidad Autonoma de Occidente and Universidad Icesi, both in Colombia, and Dr. Hindwith a faculty member from...

Harz University of Applied Sciences Visits UF from Germany
09/04/23

On August 18, Dr. Louisa Klemmer, UF alumna and current Vice President for Academic and International Affairs at Harz University of Applied Sciences in Germany, visited UFIC to discuss opportunities for collaboration between our institutions. While meeting with Paloma Rodriguez and Carrie Martins from the Office of Global Learning and Michael Kung from the Office of Global Research Engagement, the group shared about each institution's existing international education and research initiatives, as well as academic areas that could work well for potential collaboration. Harz University of Applied Sciences has experience implementing virtual exchange projects, hosting study abroad students,...

Prof. Martindale Visits the Academia Sinica in Taipei
09/04/23

Mark Q. Martindale, UF Professor of Biology and Director of the Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience in St. Augustine recently returned from a site visit of the Academia Sinica in Taipei (Taiwan). The Academia is the national PhD training research institute that consistently ranks in the Reuters top 20 “Most Innovative International Research Institutions” in life and physical sciences. Martindale was invited by President of the Academia Dr. James C. Liao, the Parsons Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, to be a member of the Academic Advisory Committee (ACC) for the Institute of Cellular and...

Ethics and Governance of AI (Hybrid event)
08/29/23

Join us for an expert panel about AI issues related to Ethics, Health Disparities, Data Privacy and Governance through an international lens!

This is a hybrid event! For more information and a Zoom link, please contact Terrence Funke at tfunke@ufic.ufl.edu

Panelists:

 ANNE-ELISABETH COURRIER

Associate Professor in Public Law at the French University of Nantes will offer opening remarks. 

Anne-Elisabeth Courrier is an Associate Professor in Public Law at the French University of Nantes. She joined the Center for Ethics, Emory University in April 2019 as a Visiting Fellow. From her PhD in Law on...

F-1 Undergraduate and J-1 Exchange Students Orientation
08/28/23

International Student Services and Exchange Student Services hosted the F-1 Undergraduate and J-1 Exchange Students Orientation at the Reitz Union. Students attended campus tours guided by the UF Cicerones as well as presentations by campus partners, after a warm welcome by Dean Marta L. Wayne. F-1 and J-1 regulations were covered. This busy and eventful day included tabling by campus partners such as the Social Security Administration, and the Florida Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles.

Welcome to UF, Global Gators!

Prof. Colverson Continues Research on Gender and Smallholder Livestock Value Chains in Rwanda and Ethiopia
08/28/23

Dr. Kathleen Colverson was recently in Rwanda and Ethiopia to facilitate workshops and undertake research with graduate students at the University of Rwanda and Addis Ababa University. The research was part of planned work with the USAID funded Livestock Systems Innovation Lab (https://livestocklab.ifas.ufl.edu/) and involved examining the roles of smallholder male and female farmers in both the pork and poultry value chains. Of particular interest are income generating activities for women and approaches that will allow women to retain greater decision making with the sale of pigs and poultry. Previous research has...

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