Robert Walker and Joel Correia Among Team to Receive Four-Year NSF Grant
08/03/21

Source: Center for Latin American Studies

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of nearly $1 million to a multi-disciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Robert Walker and including Dr. Joel Correia, both core faculty members of the Center for Latin American Studies. Other team members, all affiliated with the Center, include Dr. Miguel Acevedo, Dr. Michael Esbach, and Dr. Cynthia Simmons. The four-year project will study the sustainable practices of socio-environmental systems in Indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian...

A Renewed U.S. Commitment to International Education
08/03/21

Source: Education USA

The United States cannot afford to be absent from the world stage: U.S. leadership and engagement make an essential difference abroad, as well as at home. Indeed, in today’s interconnected world, our foreign and domestic policies are inextricably intertwined in pursuit of a preeminent goal – improving the lives of the American people.

Many of our most pressing challenges are inherently global in scope and impact and can only be addressed by nations and individuals working together. From tackling pandemics and the climate crisis to reducing...

UF Announces U.S. Student Fulbright Awards for 2021-2022
07/21/21

Source: UF Honors Programs

Congratulations to these 13 Global Gators who were selected from a pool of 11,728 applicants—a record high for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and an 11.9% increase over the previous Fulbright application cycle!

Fulbright finalists study, conduct research and teach abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Selected in an open, merit-based competition, these scholars work in service of Fulbright’s mission to build mutual understanding between the United States and partner nations, share knowledge across...

Embrace and celebrate diverse names in science
07/14/21

Source: Nature

When my first-grade teacher paused, I knew my name was next on the attendance list: the silence said it all. Since then, I have had many similar experiences. My given name is Romanian, with biblical origins and derived from the male ‘Ilie’. My middle name is quite common in Romania, and my family name ends in the traditional ‘u’. All remain unpronounceable to many who did not grow up in the same environment as I did.

I was three years old when my parents...

Untangling the Drivers of Dengue in Thailand
07/01/21

Source: UF Emerging Pathogens Institute 

Dengue virus has circulated in Thailand for decades, and researchers are starting to understand some of the factors that move its four different variations, or serotypes, around the country. Dengue, like malaria, is spread by mosquitoes that acquire the virus when they bite an infected person or wild primate. They then transfer it into a new host when they bite again.

But the secret to how dengue moves around human populations may not be as closely tied to its winged vector as one may think, says UF biologist Derek Cummings. 

“We...

Dr. Pedro A. Sanchez Recognized As A Great Americans, Great Immigrants Honoree
07/01/21

Pedro A. Sanchez, M.S., Ph.D., Soil and Water Sciences Department professor has received the 2021 Great Immigrants honor from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Every Fourth of July, Carnegie Corporation of New York celebrates the exemplary contributions of immigrants to American life. In 2021, the Corporation honors 34 naturalized citizens who have enriched and strengthened our nation and our democracy through their contributions and actions.

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In Limbo: Syrian Man In Gainesville Has Waited Eight Years To Plead His Case For Asylum
07/01/21

To read this full article, visit the WUFT News website.

Jehad Al-Issa waved his cigarette around the night air.

“You may not believe it, but I was a big man in Syria. Now look at me. Driving Uber in Gainesville, Florida.”

He, who in Syria once had two drivers of his own, had become the driver.

In Syria, he also had two maids, two bodyguards, and a six-bedroom house. He had a tribe, for whom he was once in line to be sheikh, the leader. A tribe that would send hundreds of its members to back him in a dispute...

Dr. Fiona McLaughlin Receives 2022 Fulbright Research Fellowship
07/01/21

Dr. Fiona McLaughlin (she/her) Professor of Linguistics & African Languages, been awarded a Spring 2022 Fulbright research scholar award for Algeria to work on her project "Vernacular Literacies in Algeria". 

Fiona McLaughlin is a faculty member in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Department of Linguistics. She is an affiliate faculty member of the Center for African Studies and the Center for Global Islamic Studies, and a research affiliate...

Students’ Problem-Solving Recognized in International Math Modeling Contest
06/23/21

Source: UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences News

Eleven students from the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences put their problem-solving skills — and their teamwork — to the test in an international math modeling competition.

Hosted by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP), the contest challenged students to devise solutions to real-world problems in 96 hours. Two UF teams faced more than 10,000 other groups in the 37th annual Mathematics Contest in Modeling (MCM), while another two teams were...

Patricia Pereira Inducted as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists
06/23/21

Patricia Pereira, D.D.S., Ph.D. (she/her), College of Dentistry associate dean of academic affairs was inducted as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists. The International College of Dentists is a leading honorary dental organization dedicated to the recognition of outstanding professional achievement, meritorious service, and the continued progress of the profession of dentistry for the benefit of all.

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