August 29, 2021, 7:10 p.m. University officials are closely monitoring Hurricane Ida, which is currently a category 4 hurricane located in southeast Louisiana. All UWF locations, including the Pensacola campus, UWF Emerald Coast and UWF Historic Trust, will close Sunday, Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. and will remain closed through Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 4:59 […]
Hurricane Dorian Update #2 Aug. 30, 2019 at 4 p.m University officials are closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian, which is currently a Category 3 Hurricane heading toward the east coast of Florida. All University of West Florida locations remain open at this time. Florida Virtual Campus Gainesville location will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. […]
While often considered negative, UWF research is examining potential benefits of tropical cyclones. Jason Ortegren, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies, recently concluded a joint research project that studied how land-falling tropical cyclones (TCs) impact drought in the southeastern Atlantic United States. According to Ortegren, droughts and TCs are common events in the […]
It’s Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week, and the University of West Florida (UWF) is ready should severe weather impact the Gulf Coast states. UWF was designated a StormReady university in 2009, only the third university in Florida to earn the designation from the National Weather Service (NWS). Started in 1999, the program helps communities, including […]
The month of June began with crews toiling away in the Gulf of Mexico to stop the oil spill and U.S. scientists predicting an active hurricane season for 2010. While hurricane season is typically greeted with moderate levels of anxiety by residents along the Gulf Coast, this year the oil spill, with its ever-changing size […]
