International Education Week 2021
08/05/21

International Education Week 2021: “Celebrating 30 Years of Supporting International Education on UF Campus”

November 15 – 19 will mark the celebration of International Education Week

The University of Florida is pleased to once again celebrate International Education Week (IEW).  International Education Week is a joint annual initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the U.S. Department of Education. It provides an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the...

Global Culture Photography Contest Update
08/03/21

 

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its effect on travel, we’ve made the difficult decision to suspend our annual Global Culture Photo Contest this year.

The good news is that in celebration of UFIC’s 30th Anniversary, we invite our friends, colleagues, faculty, students, and international audiences to upload their UF International Center's memories and photos from the past 30 years.

Whether you have memories of an international past event or program, a global collaboration, or a UFIC related trip, we would love to hear from you via our 30th Anniversary commemorative website! [Please upload your photos and messages here](...

UF Gators Represent 14 Foreign Countries in Tokyo Olympics
08/03/21

Source: Olympic Gators website

The Tokyo Olympics are finally underway and a total of 31 former and current University of Florida athletes are competing in eight different sports. The 2021 games mark the Gators’ third-most participated Olympics. Fifteen of this year's Gators will be representing their home countries, once again demonstrating that the Gator Nation is global.

Gators are representing 15 different countries in Tokyo: Australia (1), Bahamas (1), Canada (2), France (1), Germany (1), Jamaica (1), Japan (1), Jordan (1), Liberia (1), Puerto Rico (2), Serbia (1), United States (15), U.S. Virgin...

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.

Read more about Dr. Sanchez's award...

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...

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