On Tuesday, October 17th, the Exchange Visitor Services unit within the UF International Center hosted a pumpkin carving event open for all J-1 visa holders and their families. The event introduced students and scholars to American Halloween traditions as well as tips and tricks for carving Jack-O-Lanterns. This event is part of the on-going EVS mission to further cultural education and facilitate cultural exchange.
10/23/23
Source: UF|IFAS Blogs
By Jennifer Johnson
In accordance with UF’s strategic goal for internationalizing the campus across all mission areas, the UF|IFAS Administration has established six annual international awards for UF|IFAS faculty and staff. The 2023 UF|IFAS international awards were given by the Global Food Systems Institute (GFSI) on March 20, 2023 at the Future of Food Forum in the University of Florida Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. Dr. Greg MacDonald, Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Weed Science and International Agronomy...
10/23/23
Pictured here (left to right) are Taylor Simpson, Dr. Marina Klimenko, Christine Richmond and Dr. Cyntrice Thomas
Taylor Simpson, Coordinator of the International Scholars Program and faculty members from the Global Learning Community of Practice, Dr. Marina Klimenko, Christine Richmond and Dr. Cyntrice Thomas recently attended the Conference on Global Learning in Washington D.C.
The conference, hosted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC & U), provided a platform for faculty and staff to explore innovative approaches to global learning and an opportunity to develop intentional and ethical collaborations with colleagues around the world...
10/23/23
Source: University of Florida News
By Halle Burton
There is now a study abroad program specially tailored for students with disabilities.
University of Florida students now have an opportunity to study abroad in London as part of a special program that teaches about accommodations for people with disabilities — and is itself disability friendly. Spearheaded by the UF in London Smart Cities and Disability Access program, 18 students participated for the first time in May, learning about disability access in London and the role of smart technology in facilitating access for all people. The program is expected to return...
10/23/23
Senior Anton Sviskrkyi dives during the SEC Championship on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Photo by Courtesy to The Alligator | The Independent Florida Alligator
The diver plans to bring home a gold medal
Source: The Independent Florida Alligator
By Krisha Sanghavi
As a wide-eyed 5-year-old boy, Anton Svirskyi didn’t wish for mere toys or games when he blew out his birthday candles. Instead, he hoped for something extraordinary — a gleaming gold medal.
Now, the determined 22-year-old diver is on a relentless...
With less than a month to go before celebrating International Education Week, the University of Florida is proud to announce that 10 scholars received the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award.
Our 2023/2024 U.S. Fulbright Scholar awardees are:
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Dr. Steven Brandt – Anthropology – Dr. Brandt will be going to...
10/16/23
Photo Credit: Kumudu Wijesooriya for Nature
Below is Manasee Weerathunga published by Nature. Congrats, Manasee!
Source: Nature
My workspace at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, includes shelves stacked with rare, preserved plant specimens. But I also work in the country’s lush forests, a tropical biodiversity hotspot filled with a trove of indigenous plants. My passion for scouting the forests for herbs escalated in 2016, when I joined the National Herbarium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, as a project assistant for the national botanical survey.
I realized that, on my island nation, there are many...
10/16/23
The University of Florida Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship has appointed Porchia Moore, Ph.D as the center’s new associate director.
Source: UF College of Art - In the Loop
By Jessi Smith
The University of Florida Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME) has appointed library sciences and museum scholar, Porchia Moore, Ph.D as the center’s new associate director.
Moore joined UF College of the Arts in 2019 as an assistant professor in the School of Art + Art History and rotating program head of the Museum Studies department. She will retain her professorship...
10/09/23
Dr. Karen Reed
Dr. Karen Reed, MSN, DHSc, RN, CNE, CNL, CRRN, Clinical Associate Professor, College of Nursing was selected as one of 31 nurses representing 5 countries, to attend the Global Advocacy Virtual Academy coordinated by Sigma, the international honor society of nursing. The six-week academy is designed to advance one's advocacy skill set for application in healthcare and policy development at the UN and globally.
Congrats, Dr. Reed!
10/09/23
Invited to the United States under the auspices of the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the five agricultural researchers came to UF as part of this premier professional exchange program.
- Dr. Beelal Ali Abdelhameed ALI, Chief Assistant, Climate Change Information Center
- Dr. Dina Atwa Hussein Ahmed ATWA, Researcher
- Mr. Ahmed Hamed Said Hussein ELKENAWY, Researcher, ARC
- Ms. Walaa Nabil Ahmed IBRAHIM, Member of the Technical Bureau, Climate Change Information Center
- Mr. Alaa...