Ethics and Governance of AI (Hybrid event)
08/29/23

Join us for an expert panel about AI issues related to Ethics, Health Disparities, Data Privacy and Governance through an international lens!

This is a hybrid event! For more information and a Zoom link, please contact Terrence Funke at tfunke@ufic.ufl.edu

Panelists:

 ANNE-ELISABETH COURRIER

Associate Professor in Public Law at the French University of Nantes will offer opening remarks. 

Anne-Elisabeth Courrier is an Associate Professor in Public Law at the French University of Nantes. She joined the Center for Ethics, Emory University in April 2019 as a Visiting Fellow. From her PhD in Law on...

F-1 Undergraduate and J-1 Exchange Students Orientation
08/28/23

International Student Services and Exchange Student Services hosted the F-1 Undergraduate and J-1 Exchange Students Orientation at the Reitz Union. Students attended campus tours guided by the UF Cicerones as well as presentations by campus partners, after a warm welcome by Dean Marta L. Wayne. F-1 and J-1 regulations were covered. This busy and eventful day included tabling by campus partners such as the Social Security Administration, and the Florida Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles.

Welcome to UF, Global Gators!

Prof. Colverson Continues Research on Gender and Smallholder Livestock Value Chains in Rwanda and Ethiopia
08/28/23

Dr. Kathleen Colverson was recently in Rwanda and Ethiopia to facilitate workshops and undertake research with graduate students at the University of Rwanda and Addis Ababa University. The research was part of planned work with the USAID funded Livestock Systems Innovation Lab (https://livestocklab.ifas.ufl.edu/) and involved examining the roles of smallholder male and female farmers in both the pork and poultry value chains. Of particular interest are income generating activities for women and approaches that will allow women to retain greater decision making with the sale of pigs and poultry. Previous research has...

Geodesign Specialization Students Spend Summer Researching Churches in Germany
08/28/23

Source: UF College of Design, Construction and Planning

By: Kyle Niblett

In her years of researching gas emissions and climate change, Dr. Azza Kamal has seen a rapid increase in loss of life, biodiversity, and infrastructure. Knowing the need for addressing circularity and the protection of cultural and built heritage, the University of Florida Sustainability and the Built Environment(SBE) professor took a pair of students halfway across the world this summer in an attempt to ensure the...

Welcoming Week International Festival
08/21/23

This festival is the kick-off event for Welcoming Week 2023, a national celebration of culture, heritage and inclusivity in our community.  Welcoming Week is an annual campaign that celebrates the work in communities to become welcoming places for all, including immigrants. Launched in 2012 by ...

Flavor focus of UF International Flavor Summit
08/21/23

Source: FGN Fruit Growers News

Industry professionals and leading researchers in flavor science are planning to discuss how to make foods more flavorful during the International Flavor Summit in Orlando, Florida.

Scheduled for March 4-5, the summit is designed to offer those interested in learning more about the latest science and industry trends in flavor science from experts and practitioners leading the industry, according to a news release.

The University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ (IFAS) Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) and the UF Center for Smell and Taste...

UFIC Staff Attends NAFSA 2023 Annual Conference & Expo
08/14/23

A team from the International Center attended the 75th NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo was held May 30–June 2 in Washington, DC to learn and connect with peers and experts dedicated to "Inspiring an Inclusive Future." We are proud of our staff for being a part of the most diverse, comprehensive, and exciting international education conference and exposition.

NAFSA, Association of International Educators is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange. NAFSA serves the needs of more than 10,000 members and international educators worldwide at more than 3,500 institutions, in more than 160 countries.

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Summer Berlin Study Abroad Provided Field Research Ops to Photography Students
08/14/23

Professor John Freeman and Adjunct Professor Daron Dean, led this study-abroad course to Berlin from May 12 to May 25, 2023. It was the 17th summer students conducted field research to document the spirit and vitality of the city.

During the two-week course, 19 students were introduced to the city through bicycle and walking tours, followed by cultural excursions and other meetings. This year we visited international illustrator Christoph Niemann. During the two weeks in Berlin, students shot a picture story that suited their interests, as well as stand-alone photos (see Gallery link). A unique aspect of the...

Professors Claudia Garnica and Karen Kainer Facilitated Workshop in India about Helicopter Science
08/14/23

As part of UFIC’s initiative to get beyond “Helicopter” approaches in research collaborations, Claudia Garnica (Biology and TCD) and Karen Kainer (SFFGS, LAS, and TCD) facilitated a workshop at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) in Coimbatore, India.

Increasingly, tropical biologists and other scientists are called upon to address the inequities of “Helicopter Science” - when researchers from higher income or more privileged settings drop into resource-poor settings to gather data with limited to no involvement or acknowledgment of contributions by local partners and/or communities.

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UF Faculty Delegation Visits Kurdistan as part of IREX Grant
08/14/23

A UF Faculty delegation visited Kurdistan during a week-long trip funded by IREX. The team included Nargiza Ludgate (PI), Diwakar Vyas, Jennifer Clark, and Michael Kung (International Center). The group partnered with the University of Garmian’s College of Agricultural Engineering Science in Iraqi Kurdistan to help with a curriculum needs assessment and workforce development gap study. Other activities involved participating in an online capacity development program in agriculture entrepreneurship and animal production.

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