Graduate student Maddeline Voas 3D prints a sacrum with spina bifida at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida.

UWF Uses 3-D Technology To Recreate History

Hours after the discovery of a new species of human ancestor was announced, Dr. Kristina Killgrove was able to put replicas of bones from the landmark archaeological find in the hands of her students.

UWF Rite of Passage lecture series presents Drs. Matthew Crow and Melanie Sutton

The University of West Florida will honor Drs. Matthew Crow and Melanie Sutton in the first session of the 2015-16 Rite of Passage lecture series on Friday, Nov. 6 in the Argonaut Athletic Club at 2 p.m. The Rite of Passage lecture series celebrates UWF faculty who were recently promoted to full professor. The series […]

UWF, state colleges partner to recruit more math and science teachers

Educators, business leaders and public officials have collaborated across counties in recent years to address what many have called a critical shortage of technical workers. Now, a coalition of Northwest Florida higher education institutions is working to attack the problem at its root by increasing the number of middle and high school teachers in science, […]

UWF receives RESTORE Act grant for artificial reef research

The University of West Florida Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, in collaboration with the University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab, was recently awarded a $293,992 grant for artificial reef research. Funds were granted by the Florida Institute of Oceanography Center of Excellence through the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, established by […]

The intersection of Spring and West Garden streets in downtown Pensacola, near the Washerwoman Creek bed.

Residents Seek BP Funding to Create Walkable Riverfront in Downtown Pensacola

Sept. 30 is the final deadline for those wishing to submit projects for RESTORE funding. With only two weeks left to apply, one group of residents is proposing an innovative solution to address downtown Pensacola’s stormwater problems.

UWF scientist looks to unravel a different kind of mystery on Easter Island

The stone heads of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, have baffled anthropologists and historians for centuries. The island, which sits more than 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile, is the most isolated place on earth still inhabited by humans. Its geography is littered with the heads, some of them as tall as 30 feet […]

Stock photo of baby in hospital nursery.

Even in Infancy, Racial Inequality a Stain on American Life

In Escambia County, children born to minority parents are more than twice as likely as their white peers to die before their first birthday.

UWF graduates 2014-15 LEAD: the Staff Version class

Today, the University of West Florida hosted a graduation ceremony for its 2014-15 graduates of LEAD: the Staff Version program. LEAD (leadership, enhancement, activities and development) is a ten month-long UWF leadership program designed for University staff to cultivate opportunities for leadership development. Approximately 15 participants are selected annually to take part in monthly leadership […]

UWF provost and executive vice president selected for the distinguished Fulbright International Education Administrators Program

Dr. Martha Saunders, provost and executive vice president at the University of West Florida, has been selected for The Fulbright International Education Administrators Program in France, a bilateral program of educational exchange between the United States and France. The program will take place in October. “I’m truly honored to have been selected for a Fulbright,” […]

UWF and Gulf Islands National Seashore celebrate new partnership

Today, the University of West Florida celebrates a new partnership with Gulf Islands National Seashore to establish the Gulf Islands Research and Education Center. The GIREC will enhance and promote conservation, research and science education by directing research to high-priority resource management issues; promoting greater interaction between students, scientists and resource managers; and providing high-impact […]

University of West Florida demonstrates improvements under Board of Governors’ performance funding model

From graduation and retention rates to cost-per-degree, the University of West Florida has demonstrated vast improvement under the Board of Governors’ performance funding model. The Board, which oversees the State University System, is scheduled to discuss the achievement Thursday, March 19 at 8:40 a.m. EST/7:40 a.m. CST and consider the final results Thursday afternoon. Live streaming and the agenda […]

UWF Rite of Passage Lecture Series Presents Drs. Eman El-Sheikh and Jocelyn Evans

The University of West Florida will honor Drs. Eman El-Sheikh and Jocelyn Evans at the UWF Rite of Passage Lecture Series event on Friday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Argonaut Athletic Club at UWF. UWF Rite of Passage is a distinguished lecture series celebrating UWF faculty who were recently promoted to full professor. The series gives […]