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Virtual summer commencement ceremonies scheduled for Aug. 14-15
Virtual summer commencement ceremonies scheduled for Aug. 14-15
August 12, 2020

Nearly 3,000 students will complete their UF degrees and celebrate commencement in virtual ceremonies around the country and globe on Friday and Saturday.

University of Florida hits record $900 million in research awards
University of Florida hits record $900 million in research awards
August 11, 2020

University of Florida faculty earned a record $900.7 million in research funding in fiscal year 2020, despite many activities being paused for more than two months by the pandemic.

Bank of America executive named University of Florida Chief Financial Officer
Bank of America executive named University of Florida Chief Financial Officer
July 31, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Florida -- A Bank of America executive with 30 years of experience at some of the nation’s most vaunted financial institutions has been named the University of Florida’s senior vice president and chief financial officer.

UF Health Shands Hospital ranked best in Florida, among nation’s elite in wide range of specialties
UF Health Shands Hospital ranked best in Florida, among nation’s elite in wide range of specialties
July 28, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Health Shands Hospital emerged as Florida’s top health center and one of the nation’s elite today in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 Best Hospitals survey, with a remarkable nine medical specialties placing in the nation’s Top 50 — more than any other hospital in the Sunshine State.

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Meet the UF students behind the reply-all reaction masterpiece “Dear James Martin”
Meet the UF students behind the reply-all reaction masterpiece “Dear James Martin” August 11, 2020

As their inboxes filled up with replies to an accidental mass email, University of Florida students Elizabeth Gerace and Jessica Bailes got an idea: Turn the situation into a song.

During COVID, understanding why teachers quit matters more than ever. Here’s what schools can do. August 6, 2020
Measuring, communicating and mitigating negative coastal impacts July 30, 2020
UF Lastinger Center for Learning Receives funding from Microsoft U.S. to expand Math Nation July 23, 2020
June consumer sentiment ticks upward though likely temporary
June consumer sentiment ticks upward though likely temporary July 1, 2020

After a marginal gain in May, consumer sentiment among Floridians soared 6.1 points in June to 82.7 from May’s revised figure of 76.6. Similarly, national consumer sentiment increased 5.8 points. 

Three new members join UF Board of Trustees, one member re-appointed June 26, 2020
Two-month consumer sentiment collapse stabilizes in May
Two-month consumer sentiment collapse stabilizes in May June 2, 2020

After two months of unprecedented declines, consumer confidence among Floridians inched up one-tenth of a point in May to 76.4 from April’s revised figure of 76.3. Similarly, consumer sentiment at the national level increased slightly.

Learning the Concept of OneDCP
Learning the Concept of OneDCP May 27, 2020

When Dean Chimay Anumba arrived in 2016, he touted his vision for the College of Design, Construction and Planning as OneDCP, meaning all disciplines would come together as one. 

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