Drs. Pasha Antonenko and Andrea Ramirez Salgado Awarded 100,000 Strong in the Americas Grant

09/23/24

Building on a collaboration initiated through a joint virtual exchange project, Drs. Pasha Antonenko and Andrea Ramirez Salgado from UF and Dr. Nadia Rosero from Universidad ICESI in Colombia have now been awarded funding from 100,000 Strong in the Americas to further engage their students and other faculty in exploring applications of artificial intelligence to strengthen the chili value chain. The project will include a new virtual exchange project, a physical mobility opportunity for 3 ICESI students to take a course on AI at UF, and training for ICESI faculty on developing a curriculum for a course on AI.

The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund is supported by the U...

UF Announces the Names of 2024/2025 U.S. Fulbright Scholars and Fulbright International Education Administrators Awardees

The University of Florida is pleased to announce that 12 scholars and staff received a prestigious Fulbright Award for the 2024/2025 term.

Congratulations to the following faculty members and staff!

U.S. Fulbright Scholars Awardees:

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UFIC’s Paloma Rodriguez’s Article Published by NAFSA

09/23/24

Congrats to Paloma Rodriguez for raising the visibility of the University of Florida and UFIC and for pioneering COIL for Staff at UF!

Not only her most recent article was published by NAFSA but Dr. Fanta Aw, NAFSA’s CEO posted about the importance of what are “village” is doing.

Thanks, Paloma for pinning UFIC on the world map of international education!

Developing Professionals to Meet the Needs of the Global Campus Through Virtual Exchange for Staff

Source: NAFSA

By Paloma Rodriguez...

UF in London Technological Applications for Disability Access Program Continues to Establish Partnerships

09/23/24

The UF in London Technological Applications for Disability Access program, developed through a collaboration between Learn International (LI), the University of Florida’s Disability Resource Center (DRC), and Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE), is an innovative study abroad experience aimed at fostering inclusion and accessibility. Launched in 2023 after years of planning, this short-term faculty-led program offers students with and without disabilities an immersive learning opportunity that integrates technological innovation with real-world applications of disability access. Its goal is to expand opportunities for students, empower them to explore solutions to...

Dr. Shahla Masood is Nominated a ‘Champion for Change’ in The Pathologist Power List 2024

09/16/24

Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, USA; Medical Director, UF Health Jacksonville Breast Center; Medical Director, UF Health Jacksonville Laboratories; Interim Director of UF Health Jacksonville Cancer Program

Congratulation Dr. Shahla Masood for being part of this 2024 edition of The Pathologist Power List 2024!

Source: The Pathologist

The Power List 2024

A celebration of the inspirational figures behind innovation and achievement in...

African Student eXperience (ASX) Graduate Student Welcoming Reception

09/16/24

The African Student eXperience (ASX) Graduate Student welcoming reception, Home away from Home, was a successful event in which attendees got to meet and greet with all enrolled African Students to socialize, enjoy an African-style meal, and gather more information about the Center for African Studies and other resource groups on campus.

Meet the Author book club connects students with cultural experiences

09/16/24

UF professor hosts a meet-the-author book club for undergrad Spanish heritage learners.

Photo by Jea Nace | The Independent Florida Alligator

Its second semester signals success for one professor’s vision

Source: The Independent Florida Alligator

By Vera Pappaterra

In a small conference room in Grinter Hall, UF students, professors and other guests gather to discuss this week's reading. Undergraduate students and tenured professors alike bounce...

Prof. Muthusami Kumaran Receives DOS Grant to Train NGO Leaders in Kyrgyzstan

09/09/24

Dr. Muthusami Kumaran, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management & Community Organizations, Department of Family, Youth & Community Sciences (FYCS), CALS/IFAS has just received a grant from the U. S. Embassy – Bishkek for a project to train NGO/nonprofit leaders in the Kyrgyz Republic, Central Asia.

During this six-month grant project, Dr. Kumaran will train 100 NGO leaders from the capital city of Bishkek and two other cities of Osh and Karakol across Kyrgyzstan to enhance their organizational management skills for resource mobilization and community relations.

“By their very nature and through their mission focus, NGOs build the capacity of their clients...

Shahla Masood, MD, was Honored in Italy for Breast Cancer Advocacy

09/09/24

Dr. Shahla Masood with the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, at Annual “Rome Race for the Cure”, May 12, 2024 in Rome, Italy.

Shahla Masood, MD, FCAP, Professor and Chair in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UF College of Medicine Jacksonville and Medical Director, UF Health Jacksonville Breast Center, was honored at the 25th anniversary of the Annual “Rome Race for the Cure”,
held May 9-12 in Rome, Italy.

As part of her “Global Breast Health Education” Program, Dr. Masood has directed the “Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Breast Disease” since 1995 to foster the concept of integrated breast health education across...

Professor Megan Mocko Expands Virtual Exchange Collaboration to Include Research Tutorial in Ecuador

For the past several years, Professor Megan Mocko from the Warrington College of Business has had an ongoing collaboration with Professor Ricardo Lopez from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador to implement a virtual exchange project between their classes, which has now been offered four times. This summer, their collaboration expanded when Professor Mocko was awarded funding from the UF International Center and the Center for Latin American Studies to facilitate a ...

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