Office of Community Relations
UF Government and Community Relations
Monday, Aug. 31, 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 President Kent Fuchs’ State of the University address |
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“My first ask is that each of us be unreasonable with our expectations for this academic year,” said President Kent Fuchs in his State of the University address on August 25th. “I ask that we be unreasonably hopeful, and that we set unreasonably high expectations, in making this year the best ever for our departments and colleges, and the best ever for us personally and professionally.” |
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Update on UF COVID-19 efforts through Screen, Test & Protect |
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Like the beginning of any other typical academic year, the level of excitement and energy around town has grown over the past week as more students move into Gainesville and we get closer to the official start of classes.
But obviously, this is no typical academic year.
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Join us (virtually) at the UF Eye Opener Discovery Breakfast |
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"COVID-19: Where are we now, and what comes next?"
Wednesday, Sept. 9
8 a.m. ET
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Michael Lauzardo, MD, MSc
Director, UF Health Screen, Test & Protect
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UF artificial intelligence supercomputer to bring new opportunities to North Central Florida |
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The University of Florida has formed a 70 million dollar partnership with technology company, Nvidia, to develop the fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer at any university.
This project will help UF reach its goal of becoming a top five public university and a national leader in artificial intelligence.
By integrating AI across UF’s campus, the hope is to address challenges like rising seas, personalized medicine, data security, and aging populations.
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University of Florida earns top marks for assessment of student learning |
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The University of Florida earned the country’s highest honor for its assessment of student learning outcomes, recognizing UF’s dedication to student success. |
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Director of Institutional Assessment Timothy S. Brophy |
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UF Health researchers developing next-generation tools to track diabetes in children |
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As concerns grow about the rising incidence of diabetes in children and teenagers nationwide, a team of UF Health researchers is developing a quicker, more accurate and cost-effective way to track affected youths in Florida by leveraging electronic health records in a statewide database. |
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Interact online with the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Rare, Beautiful and Fascinating objects
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Enjoy the online exhibit from The Florida Museum of Natural History that highlights some of the most rare, beautiful and fascinating objects in their collections. Explore the exhibit and listen to the museum’s scientists talk about each of these fossils, specimens or objects.
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Research Focus: The UF Warrington College of Business |
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Over the 2019-2020 academic year, Warrington College of Business faculty members reminded us why they’re some of the best in the world. From producing hundreds of new research papers, to teaching countless students the fundamentals of business, to writing or being quoted in the news about trending topics, the innovative ideas from Warrington faculty members continued to elevate the college into one of the most respected. |
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UF Health Online Webinar: COVID-10 Research and You – September 2nd
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Researchers at UF and throughout the world have been working around the clock to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn what UF researchers are doing and how that research could ultimately help our community. The UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute is focused on COVID-19 by taking research discoveries from the lab into the real world.
Hear from Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute during this live event.
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The Truth Is Out There: Who can you trust when it comes to real-time information regarding a global pandemic? |
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For those on Twitter and other social media platforms, University of Florida Urban and Regional Planning Assistant Professor Dr. Yan Wang and Interior Design Assistant Professor Dr. Lisa Platt are working on the answer.
The study is important because to stop the spread of COVID-19 during a worldwide health crisis, health agencies must ensure that most of the information available on Twitter is correct, credible, and based in science. Unfortunately, the bar for various persons sharing health information on social media platforms is low in terms of parameters and credentials. Additionally, with epidemiologists learning new things daily about the disease in terms of infection prevention safety information, it is commonplace for medical guidance and safety measures to change daily, if not hourly.
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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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