National Flight Academy opens Friday at NAS Pensacola

UWF team developed NFA curriculum for STEM education The National Flight Academy hosts its grand opening Friday at 8:30 a.m. at Naval Air Station Pensacola, and the University of West Florida (UWF) will be well represented at the gathering. UWF led the curriculum development for the facility, located at the National Museum of Naval Aviation. […]

Acclaimed author PJ O’Rourke speaks at commencement

Acclaimed political satirist and author of six best-selling books, PJ O’Rourke spoke for both the undergraduate and graduate University of West Florida (UWF) Commencement ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., May 5, at the Pensacola Civic Center. O’Rourke also received an honorary doctorate degree, the Doctor of Humane Letters, for his many cultural contributions […]

Chemistry student wins national award at conference

University of West Florida (UWF) student Mitra Vashi won a national Polymer Excellence Award for Undergraduate Research at the spring 2012 National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, Calif. Vashi was presenting the results of the research team lead by Tim Royappa, professor in the Department of Chemistry. “I had the […]

UWF to commission 19 new officers into Air Force, Army

The armed forces will gain 19 new second lieutenants and University of West Florida college graduates on Friday, May 4. Eight current Air Force ROTC senior cadets will commission into the U.S. Air Force, and 11 current Army ROTC senior cadets will commission into the U.S. Army. ROTC is a program that provides the tools […]

Stephanie Lawrence Yelton announced as new women’s basketball coach

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West Florida Department of Intercollegiate Athletics welcomed its new women’s basketball head coach Stephanie Lawrence Yelton in a press conference on Wednesday morning. Fans, alumni, media and other supporters gathered in the Argonaut Athletic Club to greet Coach Yelton and welcome her to the Argonaut family. View the full […]

UWF hosts Student Scholars Symposium for second year

Community members and university students, faculty and staff were invited to tour student research at the 2012 Student Scholars Symposium April 26 in the UWF Field House. This is the second year of the symposium, which replaced SEASTARS, or Scholars of Engineering, Applied Sciences & Technology Annual Research Symposium, last year. In the past, SEASTARS […]

Florida Public Relations Association honors UWF staff, students

UWF staff and students won multiple awards and earned scholarships for education at the Florida Public Relations Association Pensacola chapter Image Awards on Thursday, April 26. The awards demonstrate the best examples of public relations planning, design and innovation and are judged on sound research and evaluation of results. The redesigned UWF online newsroom earned […]

Environmental Studies: Learning in the outside classroom

Students studying environmental science at the University of West Florida (UWF) are embarking on an educational journey to California to witness how their education affects the real world. Travelling from May 3 to 15, they will be exploring the home of one of the largest farms in the world, thousands of windmills and extensive irrigation. […]

UWF research continues two years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Two years have passed since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, and researchers at the University of West Florida’s Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation (CEDB) are confident that Florida’s Gulf Coast escaped the spill relatively unscathed. “Other states closer to the oil rig site faced far more damage from the effects of […]

UWF archivist teaches emergency management for historical artifacts

Most people are familiar with the need for a plan in the event of a weather emergency. But what happens to sensitive archives and rare artifacts when severe weather or natural disasters strike? John C. Pace Library Archivist Dean DeBolt at the University of West Florida has been approved as a mentor in the Connecting […]

Survivor of sex trafficking, victims’ rights advocate will speak at UWF April 24

Carissa Phelps, a survivor of domestic minor sex trafficking, will share her experience of neglect and sexual exploitation on Tuesday, April 24 at 6 p.m. in the UWF Commons Auditorium. The event is part of the John C. Pace Jr. Symposium Series and is free and open to the public. In “Girl for Sale: From […]

UWF to open new restaurant on campus

The University of West Florida is opening a new, portable restaurant on campus. Bistro Blue, an outdoor café, will feature jazz music, decking and a New Orleans-inspired menu. Bistro Blue will be open for business Monday, May 14. The grand opening for the restaurant is Tuesday, May 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. UWF […]