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UWF staff member earns prestigious Fulbright award

University of West Florida Director of International Affairs Randolph Scott has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S.-France International Education Administrators Award for 2026-2027. The highly competitive program is a fully funded, two-week seminar designed for senior U.S. higher education professionals working in international education and institutional global engagement.  From Oct. 3-15, Scott will participate […]

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UWF student represents Dutch Caribbean peers during royal visit event in Miami

University of West Florida student Gionna “Gigi” Maduro of Curaçao represented Dutch Caribbean students during a Miami event held in conjunction with the recent visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, highlighting UWF’s growing connections across the Dutch Caribbean. Maduro was selected to deliver welcome remarks during the Dutch Caribbean Student Session, […]

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UWF professor receives U.S. patent for early Alzheimer’s detection technology

Dr. James Arruda, professor of psychology at the University of West Florida, has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for an electroencephalographic, or EEG, platform capable of detecting mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s dementia, a milestone that brings a non-invasive, accessible early-detection tool one step closer to clinical […]

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UWF Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business and Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola name 2026 Ethics in Business Award Recipients

The University of West Florida Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business and the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola named Sam Young and Tom Vaughn as the 2026 recipients of the annual Ethics in Business Award during the 24th Combined Rotary Luncheon at the Pensacola Yacht Club.  The Ethics in Business Award recognizes individuals who exemplify […]

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Pensacola Museum of History to open “Road to Revolution” exhibit in partnership with America250

On May 9, the University of West Florida Historic Trust’s Pensacola Museum of History will open “Road to Revolution: Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the American War for Independence,” highlighting how Pensacola helped shape the outcome of the American Revolution. Developed in partnership with America250, the exhibit explores how a distant Gulf Coast port played […]

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UWF announces Spring 2026 President’s, Dean’s Lists

A total of 3,666 undergraduate students enrolled during the Spring 2026 semester at the University of West Florida were named to the President’s or Dean’s Lists. The Spring 2026 President’s List features 1,623 students enrolled in at least six credit hours who earned a semester GPA of 3.90 or higher. The Spring 2026 Dean’s List […]

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UWF Center for Cybersecurity and AI earns national recognition for outstanding contributions to the field

The University of West Florida placed third in the 2025 CAE-CD Community Outreach Award Competition, which is given by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Community to a CAE-Cyber Defense designated institution. Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, associate vice president for the UWF Center for Cybersecurity and AI, also received an award for Outstanding Contributions […]

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UWF student earns prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad in Ghana

A University of West Florida student has been selected for one of the nation’s most competitive international scholarship programs. Younge Dogbe, a senior supply chain logistics management major, has been awarded a Boren Scholarship to study at the University of Ghana from August 2026 through February 2027. The award provides up to $25,000 to support […]

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UWF IDT students earn top honors at ISPI Case Study Competition

Two teams from the University of West Florida’s Department of Instructional Design and Technology, housed in the School of Education, earned top honors in the 2026 International Society for Performance Improvement Case Study Student Competition in Nashville, Tennessee, placing first and third. This is the second year in a row that a UWF team has […]

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UWF students partner with MIT to evaluate Northwest Florida’s potential as UAS manufacturing hub

Five undergraduate students from UWF’s Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business collaborated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MBA program on a comprehensive feasibility study focused on unmanned autonomous systems, or UAS. Mike Arnett, Bella Kendall, Alana Camp, Josh Simon and Joel Havercroft worked as a cohesive team with their MIT counterparts to evaluate Northwest Florida’s […]

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UWF breaks ground on new research building, The Synapse

On April 23, the University of West Florida officially broke ground on a new advanced intelligence, cybersecurity and engineering research building called The Synapse. Funded by part of a $32.5 million award from Triumph Gulf Coast and more than $21 million in state funding, the 55,000-square-foot building on the Pensacola campus will house specialized labs […]

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UWF celebrates record-breaking eighth annual Day of Giving

The University of West Florida is proud to announce the success of its eighth annual Day of Giving, raising $278,554 from 1,078 donors and exceeding its fundraising goal by more than $100,000. This year’s Day of Giving also achieved a significant milestone in national engagement, with contributions received from all 50 states for the first […]