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Adegbola Adesogan's speech for Summer 2022 commencement ceremonies
UF Professor Adegbola Adesogan was the faculty speaker at UF’s Summer 2022 commencement ceremonies. Adesogan is a professor of ruminant nutrition and the director of the Food Systems Institute and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. His research focuses on sustainably increasing animal-source food...
Back-to-School Safety
With schools starting this week, Alachua County Fire Rescue would like to share important tips about back-to-school safety. While driving, pay attention to school zones and be sure to follow the speed limit. Be aware of children crossing the street around schools, playgrounds, neighborhoods and other areas. Share the road with buses. Never pass...
UF 2nd among public universities for students’ economic return
The University of Florida ranks No. 2 nationally among public universities and No. 4 among publics and privates for the economic return students get from attending college and leading students to greater financial security, according to a new analysis highlighted by Forbes magazine. The analysis shows that UF came in ahead of schools such as...
More than 2,000 graduates to celebrate summer commencement
More than 2,000 students are expected to graduate from the University of Florida this summer during the course of three commencement ceremonies held in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center August 5-6. The first ceremony, celebrating 350 doctoral graduates, will be held Friday, August 5 at 2 p.m. Bachelor’s, master’s and specialist’s...
Infotech® Named 2022 Top 15 Best Company in Florida
Infotech®, a leader in infrastructure construction software solutions and expert statistical and econometric consulting services, has announced Florida Trend has ranked it the No. 13 Large Company in the Best Companies To Work For program, rising eight spots from 2021 rankings. This is the fifth consecutive year Infotech has earned a spot on the Best...
AGTC Receives Positive Type C Meeting Feedback from the FDA
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and potential commercialization of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare and debilitating diseases with an initial focus on inherited retinal diseases, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided favorable feedback on the Current...
UF Health Shands hospitals nationally ranked in 10 adult, pediatric medical specialties
University of Florida Health Shands Hospital once again has the most nationally recognized adult and pediatric specialties among Florida hospitals ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The 2022-23 Best Hospitals report solidifies UF Health’s position as the state’s premier destination for nationally ranked health care specialties. The analysis of more than 4,500 adult hospitals...
Using AI, UF startup companies boost ailing citrus industry
As news broke that Florida’s citrus industry ended this year’s growing season with its lowest production in eight decades, an unlikely union has formed between two University of Florida startup companies to help reverse the trend. By combining expertise in precision agriculture with leading-edge aerospace technology, the two companies housed in one of UF’s business...
UF College of Public Health and Health Professions welcomes Dean Beth Virnig
Beth Virnig, Ph.D., M.P.H., joined the University of Florida July 11 as dean of the College of Public Health and Health Professions, the sixth in the college’s 64-year history. She most recently served as a professor in the division of health policy and management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and as...
Salon Ziba: The First and Only Guinness World Record Title Holder in Gainesville
Back in March 2022, Ziba Ahmadi, the owner of Salon Ziba located in Thornebrooke Village of Gainesville, Florida, shattered her own Guinness World Record with 15 minutes to spare. The dedicated owner and Gainesville favorite is officially the twice-awarded fastest eyebrow threader in the world. Ahmadi was first inspired to break the world record...