University of Florida Moves Up to Fourth In Top Producer Ranking of Fulbright U.S. Scholars
03/09/22

GAINESVILLE, FL, 3/2/2022 – The University of Florida is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the largest number of 2021-2022 Fulbright U.S. Scholars. Each year the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces the top-producing institutions for the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program. The Chronicle of Higher Education publishes the lists in its online and print editions.

Seven UF scholars were awarded Fulbright awards for 2021-2022, ranking the University of Florida in a tie for 4th place, more than any other university of its type in the...

Immigration 101 Workshop Success!
03/09/22

Last week, the UFIC ISS team held an Immigration 101 Workshop that discussed F-1 student regulations. 49 registrants attended the workshop, numbers that had not been seen since before the pandemic. Kudos to UFIC facilitators: Martine Angrand and Candice DeBose-Tyson! And thank you to everyone that came out and for your dedication to our Global Gators!

weTree Celebrates International Women's Day
03/09/22

weTree is one of the initiatives that emerged from the Circular Health Program, and seeks to combine recognition of women, awareness on the importance of green areas in cities and towns, and engagement between municipalities and citizens on improving the urban environment through dedicated projects.

This initiative has three goals:

▪ developing green areas dedicated to women who have distinguished themselves actively working for a better society,
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UF Faculty Team Receives $1.6M Grant to Study the Effects of Climate Change in West Africa
02/28/22

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A team of University of Florida (UF) faculty members has been awarded a grant of $1.6 million to study the impact of climate change in West Africa, the Minerva Research Initiative announced on Friday 24 February 2022. The...

NAFSA Stands With Ukraine
02/28/22

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NAFSA Stands with Ukraine
Source: Nafsa.org

"As you know, our worst fears have been realized and Ukraine is now under siege. As NAFSA executive director and CEO Esther Brimmer, DPhil. conveyed in a statement, “We share the world’s outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and feel deeply for all who are caught in the crossfire and those with ties to the region. This is a shameful act of aggression, and our thoughts are with all who will...

International Gator Highlight: Ayobami Edun
02/28/22

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The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) would like to congratulate Ayobami S. Edun for being inducted into the UF Hall of Fame and the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Ayobami is a Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UF and has made a great impact in the fields of Data Science, Machine Learning, Renewable energy, and Digital signal processing.

Ayobami was also selected for two UFIC prestigious awards in 2021: the Scarborough-Maud Fraser Scholarship and the Courtelis Award!

Congratulations,...

International Scholars Program Instructors Receive Teaching and Mentoring Award
02/28/22

Image description: on a light blue background, there is a circular image of Manoucheka Celeste smiling in the top left corner with text in the top right corner and a circular image of Ingrid Kleespies smiling in the bottom right corner with text in the bottom left corner. Top right text reads: Manoucheka Celeste, Center for Gender, Sexualities and Women's Studies Research. Bottom left text reads: Ingrid Kleespies, Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Dr. Manoucheka Celeste and Dr. Ingrid Kleespies have received the...

Yao-Chin Wang Recognized Among Global 25 Most Influential Educators in Hospitality
02/28/22

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Yao-Chin Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, College of Health and Human Performance has been recognized by International Hospitality Institute as the Global 25 Most Influential Educators in Hospitality for 2021. Dr. Wang’s research is in mindfulness in tourism, hospitality, and event settings.

2022 Fulbright Awareness Week
02/16/22
Office for Global Research Engagement Features CAS Faculty Rujeko Dumbutshena
02/14/22

Rujeko Dumbutshena is an MFA and Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance, and 2022 Global Fellow. Dumbutshena’s research is focused on the “intersection of gender, power and ritual performance and how these are reflected in contemporary performances of Black women in Africa and the Diaspora.” Dumbutshena intends to use her Global Fellow sponsorship to travel to West Africa
to enrich the resources accessible to teachers of African dance. She wishes to develop curriculum and inform conference presentations and written articles, as well as source document materials supported by the communities of West Africa her research represents. Dumbutshena wishes to use her research to...

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