UF in the Community

Office of Community Relations

UF Government and Community Relations

We present UF in the Community to spotlight the positive impact of UF in our region. Across our 16 colleges and numerous institutes and health care facilities, our shared mission includes outreach and service to improve and enrich our community, nation and the world.

North Central Florida is home to our faculty, staff and our 50,000+ students. Like all area residents, we seek to create a vibrant, safe, healthy and equitable place in which to live and thrive. Here are some of the ways in which we are enhancing our shared community.

UF Reopening Plan Approved by the State University System of Florida Board of Governors

The State University System of Florida Board of Governors has approved the reopening plan for the University of Florida.

The UF plan outlines how the university will strive to create a safer, healthier campus environment and continue its research and education missions using screening and testing, enhanced protective measures, comprehensive communications and other tools.

This plan will continue to be updated as circumstances with COVID-19 evolve globally and locally.

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UF’s Sid Martin Biotech named top global incubator for record third time

For the third time, the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) has awarded its highest honor – the Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year award – to UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech.

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UF ranked No. 1 nationally in innovation impact

The University of Florida is the most productive large university in the country at leveraging its research funding into new companies, new jobs and new ideas, according to a report released last week by the George W. Bush Institute and the Opus Faveo Innovation Development consulting firm.

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UF Health awarded $1 million grant to provide pediatric telehealth services to underserved patients

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UF epidemiologists provided insight, answered questions about UF Health Screen, Test & Protect

Two UF epidemiologists answered questions on a range of topics posed by faculty and staff in a town hall held yesterday afternoon to discuss UF Health's evidence-based program to promote the safest possible return and continuation of work and school for UF faculty, staff and students.

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Return to the Workplace and COVID-19 Anxiety

The COVID-19 crisis has abruptly changed our day-to-day routines. As some of our everyday activities resume, such as returning to work, many of us may face increased levels of anxiety.

Du ring this short video, UF Health psychiatrists discuss the different kinds of anxiety, how anxiety can be contagious, ways to manage it and what to do if you think your levels of anxiety are becoming problematic.

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Faculty from UF College of Design, Construction and Planning work on researching using virtual reality to help Parkinson’s Disease patients have safer living areas