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.​

featuring Scott Stricklin, Athletic Director,

University of Florida Athletic Association and Steve McClain, Sr. Associate Athletic Director, University of Florida Athletic Association. They will be presenting “Name, Image and Likeness” allows athletes to profit from endorsements. What does this mean for players, fans, businesses and the university?

Event will be held Monday, August 16, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. in the Champion’s Club - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

The nation is in the midst of the latest coronavirus surge, with the highly contagious delta variant fueling a record number of hospitalizations in Florida. The drumbeat of daily news about the pandemic can be anxiety-inducing.

UF Health infectious disease specialists, however, note that one message should stand out like a beacon amid the deluge of information about the coronavirus — COVID-19 vaccinations are safe and highly effective, even against delta.

As children head back to school, parents and guardians have questions about how to protect them from COVID-19. Many want to know more about the delta variant, healthy behaviors like mask wearing and personal hygiene, the safety of extracurricular activities and when children younger than 12 may be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines.

UF Health experts will answer your questions about COVID-19 during this live Zoom webinar. You may submit questions ahead of time.

University of Florida Health and University of Texas San Antonio Health will be discussing the lasting effects of COVID-19. We will share information and address any questions you might have. We want to hear from you about your experiences. Please join us! Registration is at the link below.

Hear from Lynda Otalvaro, MD, FACC, from UF Health Cardiology at Springhill, during this live event. Attendees can ask questions, via the Zoom Q/A feature, during the live event.

After Dr. Otalvaro's presentation, stay tuned for a brief demonstration on how perform hands-only CPR and how to use an AED. These are easy to learn and could help save the life of a friend or loved one.

Can't attend the webinar live? If you miss the live session, webinars are recorded for you to view at your convenience. You will receive an email with a link to the recording once it's available.

More than a dozen University of Florida School of Architecture graduates were named 2021 Design Award winners this past Saturday at the annual American Institute of Architects Florida Chapter Convention and Trade Show.

“UF School of Architecture graduates continue to dominate the AIA Florida Awards for Excellence, which reflects the outsized impact our alumni have in their communities,” Director David Rifkind said at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort immediately following the awards presentation.

In the ongoing race to find a solution to the devastating citrus greening disease, UF scientists may find the path to the future by looking to the past.

In a new study, published in Nature Communications, UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences collaborated with an international team of scientists and analyzed 69 genomes from the East Asian mandarin family, alongside their mainland Asian relatives, revealing a far-ranging story of isolation, long-distance travel and hybridization.

The exhibition, Shadow to Substance creates a chronological arc from the past to the present into the future using historical photographs from the Harn and Smathers Library collections and through the lens of Black photographers working today.

Each year Girl Scout Troop 1499 chooses which organizations will receive a donation from the proceeds of their cookies sales. This year, the girls chose the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital as one of their recipients, and UF Health could not be more grateful for the $3,000 that was donated! Despite COVID-19, the troop leaders say the girls did a great job and followed all necessary precautions.