UWF Professor, Students Monitoring Shark Nursery Habitats
The team’s research is part of the Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery project.
May 31, 2016
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Artist Creates Sculpture with Parts that Move
Jerry Patterson creates kinetic sculptural installations using wood, metal, glass and copper. The 63-year-old, who will graduate after completing one more class, is a retired Navy master chief.
May 30, 2016
Torso Injuries Present Major Risk to Athletes
Skeletal and muscular injuries are the most common type of injuries and traditionally get the most attention when it comes to prevention.
May 27, 2016
Economic Report: How Will Changes to Overtime Pay Law Affect the Economy?
Dr. Rick Harper discusses recent changes to federal rules governing overtime pay.
May 27, 2016
Engage Children to Prevent Summer Learning Loss
Without the bell-to-bell school schedule, days fill up with fun and leisure for students on vacation.
May 26, 2016
UWF Students Play Important Role in BioBlitz
Students were among those leading teams of citizen scientists that surveyed plants and animals at the first Gulf Islands BioBlitz and Biodiversity Festival.
May 25, 2016
Leadership Workshop Helps Educators Develop Skills
The workshop was designed to help participants evaluate leadership skills. About 55 people from the district attended the sessions, which were from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on three Saturdays during April.
May 25, 2016
More Foster Children Being Placed in Homes with Better Resources
There is a growing body of cross-disciplinary research in fields such as education, sociology and child development studying two primary obstacles affecting the achievement of children living in low socioeconomic households.
May 24, 2016
Dr. Phillip Schmutz Studies Beach, Coastal Changes
Schmutz studies geomorphology, and he and his students survey the beach and dune systems to measure how they change over time.
May 23, 2016
Economic Report: Tourism on Pace to Set Records in 2016
In this week’s Economic Report on WUWF 88.1-FM, Dr. Rick Harper, vice president of research and economic opportunity at the University of West Florida, discusses how Gulf Coast tourism is shaping up in 2016.
May 20, 2016
UWF Professors Contribute to Study of Genetic Diversity Within Coral Reefs
A recently published study shows that areas of coral reef undisturbed by human activity or climate change tend to contain the most genetic diversity, providing important insight into the best ways to monitor and preserve coral reef biodiversity.
May 18, 2016
Santa Rosa Mentoring Program a ‘Win-Win’
Three second-grade students sit around a table shaped like a semicircle. They read “Rumplestiltskin” aloud. Two whisper, and one uses a normal tone of voice.
May 17, 2016
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Research Highlighted at UWF Student Scholars Symposium
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