University of West Florida health program “a national template of excellence”

The University of West Florida’s Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is currently featured on the Council on Education for Public Health’s (CEPH) website as an example of best practices for online programs in public health. UWF’s MPH degree is only the second fully online program in the nation to be accredited by the CEPH. […]

UWF math program has most students in state of Florida

The University of West Florida’s Master of Science (MS) program boasts more students than any other university in the state and is the only program that can be taken fully online. “Our program is quite unique,” said Kuiyuan Li, distinguished university professor and chairman of the Math Department at UWF. “It is the only one […]

U.S.S. Argo engages math and science students at UWF

Imagine flying an airplane in a simulated race against your peers as part of a days’ work. Students from Milton High School had the opportunity to do just that this week at the University of West Florida. Through partnership with the National Flight Academy (NFA), the National Museum for Naval Aviation and local schools in […]

UWF hosts BEST Robotics Competition for local students

Screaming fans, pep bands and referees may seem like the makings of a high-energy football or basketball game, but the attendees at Saturday’s BEST Robotics Competition were treated to a different type of sport. The event brought together 20 middle- and high-school teams from the local area to face off in a competition involving Science, […]

National Science Foundation awards UWF researchers nearly $600,000 to support women faculty in STEM

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $598,354, five-year grant to a team of faculty researchers at the University of West Florida (UWF) who will investigate ways to support women faculty in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. The core of the program focuses on providing a supportive and inclusive environment conducive to the […]