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...

UF Faculty Enjoyed Learning About International Collaborations
03/27/23

UF faculty enjoyed learning about international collaborations as speakers Dr. Tara Mathien (University of Florida) and Dr. Renata Castillo (Universidad San Fransisco De Quito-Ecuador) discussed their joint projects, which included study abroad, research, and virtual exchange.

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From Her Roots in Colombia, UF/IFAS Extension Agent Aims to Help The “Have-nots”
03/27/23

Source: Morning AgClips

Source: Morning AgClips

Nelly Nelson family and consumer sciences agent for UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Growing up poor in Bogotá, Colombia, Nelly Nelson knows firsthand about the “haves” and “have-nots.” That’s a driving force behind her desire to help the less fortunate as the family and consumer sciences agent for UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County. As we celebrate National Women’s History Month, we talked to Nelson about her background and what led her to work in Extension....

50 Years Later, Reflecting On The Treaty That Controls Wildlife Trade
03/27/23

Image courtesy of CITES media package

Source: Science Friday

50 years ago this month, a collection of nations met in Washington and reached agreement on a way to regulate international trade in certain wildlife species—from orchids to gorillas. That agreement came to be known as CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The treaty has come to cover over 30,000 different plants and animals. Some, listed in Appendix 1 of the treaty, are under a complete ban on...

Prof. Kumaran (FYCS) Trains NGO Leaders Across South Korea
03/27/23

Dr. Muthusami Kumaran, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, Department of Family, Youth & Community Sciences, CALS, has been travelling across South Korea since March 11 for his grant project ‘Strengthening organizational management capacities of NGOs in South Korea’ funded by the U.S. Embassy - Seoul. He has already completed his two-day intensive training workshops for 25 selected NGO leaders in the cities of Jeju, Busan and Daegu. He will continue with the workshops in Gwangju and Suwon in the upcoming days and return home on April 2. This project is expected to have high impacts on organizational effectiveness and operational efficiencies of the NGO sector of S. Korea. It...

Virtual Session on Immigration 101 Hosted by UFIC's ISS
03/14/23

UFIC's International Student Services office provided training regarding F-1 student visa regulations for UF Faculty and Staff.

Attendees gained practical knowledge of immigration requirements and terminology related to assisting international students in attaining and maintaining legal status in the U.S. They also developed working knowledge of the assistance and guidance available through the UF International Center, such as I-20 requests for newly admitted international students who will attend UF in F-1 visa status, maintaining F-1 status, registration requirements, and employment eligibility and restrictions.

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