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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Event will be held Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 7:30 AM at the UF Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom.

Join us for the AI and IoT Workshop Series, hosted by the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World. This free workshop series will focus on smart manufacturing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.

Learn how the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) Revolution is impacting small and medium manufacturing businesses. Get insights and guidance on the applications of AI and IoT tailored to your business from leading researchers at the University of Florida and industry professionals. Discuss your specific business needs, questions, and concerns in small breakout sessions

College students returning to the area will notice changes in traffic patterns made by the City of Gainesville and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The recent changes to West University Avenue and to roadways near the University of Florida are part of the City’s Vision Zero action strategy to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries from traffic accidents. Watch the video.

Old Mount Carmel Baptist Church has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, gaining formal recognition of the property’s historic significance as a cultural and architectural resource to the State of Florida. The efforts of community partners were crucial to its placement on the national register.

The nomination package for historic designation was prepared by the University of Florida’s Historic Preservation program. The City of Gainesville was awarded a $50,000 Small Matching Grant from the state’s Division of Historical Resources for a Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use Plan for the church.

Register now for the UF Office of Professional and Workforce Development program series.  Take advantage of an excellent opportunity for you to increase your leadership knowledge, and to hone your leadership acumen. Learn critical skills to advance as a highly effective leader armed with vital tools and strategies to lead confidently and build a collaborative organization.

Bringing hops to the Sunshine State was the goal for researchers at the University of Florida. So, over the course of five years, their research team worked to grow cascade hops using LED lights. Ironically, the sun doesn’t shine long enough in Florida to grow hops, so their team needed to use lights to trick the crops into growing.

Alumni from the University of Florida have created and guided some of the fastest-growing businesses in the world. The Alumni Association is proud to recognize these amazing business owners and entrepreneurs through the Gator100.

We proudly honor their achievements with a special awards event that creates opportunities to increase networks with current and past honorees, inspire fellow Gators in the pursuit of Going Greater, and receive visibility via national, local and industry media outlets.

Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon Clyburn will speak at the University of Florida on September 9 about expanding broadband access to marginalized communities in the United States as part of a new speaker series from the UF Warrington College of Business Digital Markets Initiative and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service.

The free event will be held in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom from 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. Attendees are also welcome to participate virtually. University of Florida students, faculty and staff as well as members of the local community are invited to hear Clyburn speak about closing the gap of broadband internet access. Free lunch will be provided to in-person attendees.