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![How managers can help employees feel secure in their jobs when crises arise](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/UF-News_Job-insecurity_.jpg)
Research from UF Warrington looked specifically at how the COVID-19 pandemic affected employee feelings of job insecurity and highlights what managers can do to help mitigate those feelings among their employees.
![UF ISE alumna breaks down career barriers with motivation from those closest to her](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/IMG_0188_Facetune_15-03-2021-21-40-08-768x751.jpeg)
The road to success isn’t always easy, but Consuela Smith finds inspiration in the little things to continue to strive for greatness. Whether it’s comforting words from family or finding ways to give back to her community, she continues to accomplish her goals while motivating others around her to accomplish theirs.
![Vaccinations and stimulus checks lift consumer sentiment in March](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/03/Chart-for-Release-March-2021-resized.png)
After tumbling in February, consumer sentiment among Floridians increased in March 3.7 points from February’s revised figure of 77.2. Similarly, national consumer sentiment surged 8.1 points.
![How overhauling patient records can curb physician burnout](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/03/Doctors_EHR_Burnout_SquareHeader.jpg)
As the pandemic stretches health care workers ever thinner, an IT practitioner and a physician wellness expert team up on ways to reduce the burden of recordkeeping.
![Community banks a key resource for small businesses when crises arise](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/03/UF-News_Community-banks.jpg)
New research from the UF Warrington College of Business finds that relationship lending and a simplified organizational structure allow community banks to be a better source for Paycheck Protection Program funding to small businesses.
![Is user-generated content better off when user identity is revealed?](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/03/UF-News_Identity.jpg)
Is user-generated content better off when user identity is revealed?
![With great power comes…benefits and costs?](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/03/UF-News_Warringtown-study.jpg)
New research finds that feeling psychologically powerful makes leaders feel that their job is more demanding. This feeling can both benefit and harm powerful leaders.
![Why we’re so bad at daydreaming, and how to fix it](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/03/IMG_8099.png)
The ability to think for pleasure is important, and you can get better at it.
![February Consumer confidence plummets to early days of COVID-19 era](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/03/Chart-for-Release-February-2021-resized-(002).png)
Consumer confidence among Floridians plummeted 5.4 points in February to 77.2 from a revised figure of 82.6 in January. Similarly, consumer sentiment at the national level experienced a decline of 2.2 points.
![University of Florida is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars](/media/newsufledu/images/generic/UF-News-Crop_Morning-tower-generic-.jpg)
The University of Florida is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Scholars.
![Doing it for the dads](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/02/UF-News_dads.jpg)
In a profession that seems to celebrate the sacrifice of family time, an attorney pushes for parental leave without apology.
![Finding his spark: Jon Renthrope and Cajun Fire Brewery](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/02/UF-News_Renthrope.jpg)
Alum makes history as the founder of the fifth Black-owned brewery in the U.S.
![The new extended family: Pet ownership during the pandemic](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/02/UF-News_Pet-story-.jpg)
An ongoing study highlights one PhD student’s work to address inequality in pet ownership
![UF to receive funding for Native American oral history collections](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/02/UF-Libraries-NA-collection.jpg)
The University of Florida received funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) as part of its Doris Duke Native Oral History Revitalization Project, an initiative to increase access to, use of, and visibility of the Doris Duke Native American Oral History Collections.
![Do school police make students feel safer?](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/02/School-Officers-Lead-Story-549x537.jpg)
Nationally, armed school resource officers (SROs) are part of many students’ daily experience. In Florida, state law even requires armed personnel in schools for the protection of students. Amid a national conversation on policing following the killing of George Floyd, though, how can policymakers also ensure students feel safe at school?