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Recent News About University of Florida
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Record number of UF faculty earn National Science Foundation awards
The National Science Foundation has recognized a record nine University of Florida faculty members from a wide variety of academic disciplines with 2022 Early Career Development Awards, one of its most prestigious honors.
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College of Nursing PhD Student Joins with UF College of Medicine Researcher to Develop CTSI Project
Congratulations to Gator Nursing PhD student Jennifer Pruitt and her College of Medicine research collaborator Aditya Mahadevan for receiving project funding through the Clinical and Translational Science Institute TL1 Predoctoral Training Program and being named CTS Trainees!
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UF nursing students, researchers EMBRACE collaboration for palliative care
Through a collaboration, University of Florida College Nursing students had the opportunity to work with and learn from seasoned researchers on a successful pilot study that found potential mutual benefits of caregivers giving daily massages to patients receiving hospice and palliative care.
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UF nursing researcher gets to the ‘heart’ of cardiac health disparities
When diagnostic tests for the heart were first created, scientists at the time did not fully consider that no two bodies are the same, especially between the sexes.
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UF veterinary students gain shelter medicine skills through clerkship
Thanks to a collaboration between the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and Alachua County, students at the college have gained an opportunity for...
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College of Nursing’s first African American graduate honored at pinning ceremony
Evelyn Moore Mickle, the first African American nursing student to graduate from the University of Florida, was honored as...
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UF College of Nursing Alumnus Named to the Gator100
Recognizing his exceptional entrepreneurship and innovative spirit, UF College of Nursing alumnus, Larry Siegel was named a Gator100.
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Dog treated successfully for botulism at UF
Nearly a month after being discharged from the University of Florida’s Small Animal Hospital where he spent 30 days in the hospital’s ICU being treated for a rare case of canine botulism, a 12-year-old, liver-colored English springer spaniel named Luke has a spring in his step as he recovers at home.
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College appoints two associate deans to lead clinical operations
Thanks to its fast-growing clinical operations, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has appointed two associate deans for clinical services to oversee operations at the UF Veterinary Hospitals.
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UF researcher receives NSF grant to develop curriculum to teach computing hardware fundamentals
Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, an associate professor of educational technology and director of the NeurAL Lab, was recently awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design gamified curriculum to teach computing hardware fundamentals.
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A solution to shortages: UF nursing program aids retention, recruitment
Since spring 2020, nurses across the globe have carried the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic on their tired shoulders, facing unimaginably challenging work environments that have ended with many leaving the profession.
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UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumna and #MissAmerica candidate Leah Roddenberry
UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumna and #MissAmerica candidate Leah Roddenberry.
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Apps show promise to help heavy drinkers age 21-25 cut back
Apps show promise to help heavy drinkers age 21-25 cut back.
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'Tis the season for wrapped playlists — how much did AI affect your listening?
Music streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music rely on algorithms to choose what music to shuffle through and put in front of listeners.
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Campus art gives community space to gather, celebrate
On a recent cool Florida morning, light streamed in and broke into beams around the raised-scale texture of an iconic University of Florida holiday display.
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Miracle worker: Gator Nurse uses novel treatment to give children a second chance
To double Gator Nurse and current Doctor of Nursing Practice, or DNP, student Kara Godwin, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, patient care means more than holding a hand at the bedside.
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Final: Florida 71, Ohio State 68
A quick breakdown of Wednesday's night win in the Fort Myers Tip-Off championship game.
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Appleby Bombs Buckeyes at Buzzer
The play — its timing, its design, its execution — was an absolute thing of beauty.
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MD-PhD student awarded Fulbright fellowship to conduct research in Ghana
Katelyn Flaherty will pilot a telemedicine and medication delivery service in the African nation
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Fredric G. Levin Donates $40 Million to UF Levin College of Law
University of Florida Levin College of Law Namesake Fredric G. Levin Donates $40 Million as Part of Estate