Dr. Alexis Janosik, professor in the University of West Florida Department of Biology, will participate in a multiyear study of reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico led by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Janosik will monitor and catalog reef fish over a five-year period using […]
A professor in the University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities was recently awarded “Best Presentation” at the 2018 World Conference on Media and Mass Communication in Bangkok, Thailand on March 29, 2018. Dr. Chris Fenner, assistant professor in communications, along with his colleague Iqra Iqbal of Government College University in […]
The University of West Florida hosted its inaugural Day of Giving event on Thursday, April 19, raising more than $113,000. Over 900 people donated online and in-person on campus, during UWF’s first ever 24-hour fundraising initiative. Day of Giving is an online, social-media-driven effort that supports the University and its programs. Alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and […]
More than 360 individual research presentations will be featured at the University of West Florida Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase on Thursday, April 19, in the University Commons Conference Center, and Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The all-day event will bring together undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty, to showcase […]
The University of West Florida Division of Anthropology and Archaeology recently received the 2018 Daniel G. Roberts Award for Excellence in Public Historical Archaeology for the Tristan de Luna y Arellano project. The award was presented at the Society for Historical Archaeology’s annual meeting, held Jan. 3-6 in New Orleans. “Our Luna Project team has […]
The University of West Florida Department of Music will present Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy, professor and director of strings and orchestra in concert on Monday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be held in the Music Hall of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. Yanovskiy, violin, will perform works by Beethoven, Schubert […]
The University of West Florida will honor Dr. Joseph T. Spaniola and Dr. John E. Worth on Friday, Oct. 27 as part of the UWF Rite of Passage lecture series. The event will be held in the Argonaut Athletic Club on the UWF Pensacola campus at 2 p.m. It is free and open to the […]
WHAT: University of West Florida President Martha Saunders will give the annual State of the University address, highlighting the institution’s accomplishments and looking ahead at plans for the 2017-18 academic year. The student body president, faculty senate president and staff senate president will also provide updates during the event. WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 28 TIME: 1:30 […]
The University of West Florida Rite of Passage lecture series will honor Glenn Breed and Dr. Wilson Maina on Sept. 22. The event will be held in the Argonaut Athletic Club on the UWF Pensacola campus at 2 p.m. It is free and open to the public, with a reception immediately following. Rite of Passage […]
Dr. Peter Memiah, assistant professor of epidemiology and public health in the University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health, has received a yearlong fellowship to the PRIDE institute. PRIDE stands for Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute sponsors PRIDE. Memiah will […]
The University of West Florida is accepting nominations for its Spirit of UWF and Alumni Awards. The inaugural Spirit of UWF Awards celebrate and strengthen collaboration between the University and the larger community UWF serves. Those eligible for nomination include businesses, organizations, agencies and individuals, along with UWF administrators, staff, faculty and students. Nominations will […]
Dr. Kristina Killgrove, bioarchaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida, recently received the New Directions Award in public anthropology from the General Anthropology Division of the American Anthropological Association, the world’s largest organization for professional anthropologists. Killgrove regularly contributes blog posts to Forbes and was chosen as the recipient for […]
