Office of Community Relations
UF Government and Community Relations
Monday, November, 23, 2020
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Across the University of Florida, our 16 colleges, numerous institutes and health care facilities embrace our shared mission of outreach and service to improve and enrich our community, nation and the world. UF in the Community spotlights the impact of UF in our region.
Although UF has students and employees throughout the state, North Central Florida is home to much of our faculty and staff and to our 50,000+ students. Like all area residents, we want 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.
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UF Prepares for Spring Semester |
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As January approaches and spring registration begins, members of the UF community are preparing for an expanded on-campus experience.
While classes transitioned online in spring 2020 and remained online throughout the summer, experts at UF Health were researching and enacting safety measures across campus that have allowed students, faculty and staff to resume in-person learning and work.
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UF Alumni Association: 2021 40 Gators Under 40 applications are open! |
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Since 2006, the University of Florida has honored Outstanding Young Alumni whose achievements positively impact The Gator Nation®. 40 Gators Under 40 will continue the tradition of honoring Gators who are going greater in their communities and professions.
To be considered, you must meet all award criteria and complete the online application by Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
The 2021 40 Gators Under 40 event will (tentatively) take place on the University of Florida’s campus during Orange & Blue Weekend in April 2021. All winners will be notified no later than February 2021.
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UF medical personnel and students learning high stakes trauma care in a low risk environment through high-fidelity human patient simulators |
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Trauma care at UF Health will benefit from the new female trauma simulator - the newest addition to the UF Center for Experiential Learning and Simulation’s arsenal of high-fidelity human patient simulators. The center is the first organization in the nation to welcome home this particular simulator.
The simulator enables medical and PA students, residents and hospital staff to gain important training in treating female trauma patients, a particular skill set that research shows is lacking among practitioners in both U.S. military and civilian hospitals.
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University of Florida Health ranked on two Forbes lists of best workplaces |
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With its flagship hospital already ranked the best in Florida, University of Florida Health has earned two more distinctions: It is No. 12 on Forbes’ list of the state’s best places to work and No. 50 in the nation for female workers.
On the Florida list, UF Health ranked higher than some of the state’s largest and best-known workplaces as well as national and international companies with a substantial Florida presence.
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UF/IFAS Extension offers program for the public: Horticultural Therapy & the Healing Power of Gardens
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UF/IFAS Extension will present Horticultural Therapy & the Healing Power of Gardens on December 15, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., as a Zoom webinar.
Gardening provides powerful therapeutic impacts. Join us during this program as we talk with Master Gardener Volunteer and Director of Therapeutic Horticulture at Wilmot Gardens, Leah Diehl, to learn about the healing power of gardens. There is no registration fee. Participants must register online. Limited to 100 participants.
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For more information about these programs, call 352-955-2402.
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UF engineer brings changes to Florida’s K-12 stem education |
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The EQuIPD program, led by Department of Materials Science & Engineering Senior Lecturer Nancy Ruzycki, Ph.D., is funded through a $5 million Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant and specially designed to support teachers in learning new instruction techniques.
According to Dr. Ruzycki, teachers in the EQuIPD program learn new approaches to classroom instruction, including using model concept development practices to help structure lessons for all learning levels, utilizing technology to collect and analyze data and refining and deploying their lessons into real world applications.
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Gators Announce Capacity, Safety Information for 2020-21 Basketball Season |
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Florida will have a capacity of 2,200 for the 2020-21 men's and women's basketball season, a number arrived at in consultation with UF Health officials. The Gators will also follow COVID-19 safety protocols established by the SEC Medical Guidance Task Force and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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- UF Health Screen, Test and Protect Dashboard
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- Florida Department of Health: COVID-19 data and surveillance dashboard
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- Greater Gainesville Chamber
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- United Way of North Central Florida
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Susan Crowley
Assistant Vice President, Community Relations
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