Renewing connections with the UF Asian Faculty and Staff Association
05/23/22

Source: UF at Work

While the Asian Faculty and Staff Association, or AFSA, is not new to the University of Florida, engagement within the association has waned over the years. By the time the pandemic started in 2020, the AFSA was no longer active. The pandemic, however, reminded former members why an association like the AFSA is important for the UF community.

The number of anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States increased by 77% from 2019 to 2020, and more than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents were reported between March 2020 and June 2021....

UF and UAMI Sign New Memorandum of Understanding
05/23/22

The University of Florida and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa (UAMI) signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU). 

The agreement is good for five years and is with the College of Medicine, Department of Radiology. The interaction between the University of Florida Division of Radiological Physics (UF DRP) and the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa (UAMI) began in December 2019 when Dr. Manuel Arreola was invited to participate in the 1st Symposium on Clinical Medical Physics held at UAMI in Mexico City. This was further strengthened as the two institutions had two virtual Medical Physics Review courses; one in May 2020 and the second in...

UF Faculty Discuss Interdisciplinary Approach to Combating Climate Change
05/22/22

OHSA and the One Health Center hosted an interdisciplinary panel discussion to discuss combating climate change. The panelists were from ecology and environmental engineering to psychology and economics. The objective was to learn about the causes and impacts of climate change through the lens of a variety of fields. It was possible to discover potentially collaborative solutions for this urgent, global phenomenon in a pandemic-driven environment. The idea of a sustainable future may not be that clear but we are sure that all minds must be part of the solution. Taking a plastic fork home after the event was to demonstrate how convenient changes to lifestyles may be. The change we seek...

Gator Citrus Club in Spain
04/18/22

In March, the Gator Citrus Club, a student organization at the Horticultural Sciences Department (HOS), visited the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) as well as research institutes, and agribusinesses in the area of Valencia, Spain. Faculty and students from the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) participated in this international academic trip. Dr. Davie Kadyampakeni (Soil and Water Department) gave a seminar and Ph.D. student Neus Alcon (HOS...

Two UF Faculty Named US Fulbright Specialists
04/18/22

Dr. Karen Reed, RN, CNE, CNL, CRRN, University of Florida College of Nursing, has been accepted for placement on the US Fulbright Specialist Roster for a tenure of four years. During that 4-year period, she can participate in up to two projects of 2-6 weeks in length. There are 150 countries that participate in the program. The US Fulbright Specialist Program brings together the expertise of a US Scholar or professional to an international institution requesting assistance for a specific academic project. Typically, Specialists serve as...

Prominent colleges see international applications surging
04/11/22

Source: Washington Post

Prominent U.S. colleges and universities are reporting a surge in international applications over the past two years, fueled by the easing of pandemic travel restrictions and new policies that allow potential students to apply without SAT or ACT scores.

The Common Application, an online platform for hundreds of schools, found that as of March 15 the number of international applicants had grown 34 percent since 2020. That far exceeded the 12 percent rate of growth for U.S. applicants.

The data reveals a...

Srinivasan Improves Lives Around the World with Global Partnerships in Indonesia, South Africa, and China
04/04/22

Source: UF College of Design, Construction, and Planning

As a member of Cool Roofs Indonesia, University of Florida M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management UrbSys Lab Director Dr. Ravi Srinivasan has made it his life’s work to make climate-friendly cooling accessible to all.

“Hailing from a developing country, I have seen first-hand the impact of heat on building occupants owing to the lack of thermal comfort,” Srinivasan said. “...

Puerto Rico Re_Start Spring 2022 Program Updates
03/28/22

Puerto Rico Re_Start started in the wake of the 2017 devastating storms Irma and Maria, when the UF Office of Research and the Center for Hydro-generated Urbanism at the College of Design, Construction and Planning (CHU-DCP) opened the opportunity for providing support for the Island academics and joint research activities with our University. They conducted an initial joint workshop in the UF Campus, and then PRRS 1 (2018) and PRRS 2(2019) in the Island.

Finally, after performing the Puerto Rico Restart 3 (PRRS3) suddenly completely online in March 2020, and having postponed PRRS 4 twice along 2021, they were able to reengage this Spring 2022 our presential programs in the Island...

Debra Lyon Named Into International Research Hall of Fame
03/28/22

Debra Lyon, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, Executive Associate Dean and Kirbo Endowed Chair, College of of Nursing has been named a Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame inductee. Lyon joins a select cohort of 32 world-renowned nurse researchers who will be formally inducted during the organization’s 33rd International Nursing Research Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, in July.

Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Washington on Receiving a Fulbright Award!
03/21/22

Prof. Elizabeth Washington is the most recent awardee who will represent the University of Florida under a Fulbright Award 2022-2023.

Elizabeth Yeager Washington is Professor and Coordinator of Secondary Education and Social Studies Education at the UF College of Education. She is also an Affiliate Faculty Member of the Teachers, Schools, and Society EdD Program, and an Affiliate Faculty Member of the UF Bob Graham Center for Public Service. She teaches courses in secondary social studies methods, critical democratic citizenship education, and effective teaching and classroom management. Her research interests include civic education, critical democratic citizenship education, the...

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