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Students dissect lionfish to look for prey items during marine biology class.

Researchers, Restaurateurs Tackle Lionfish Problem

While it may be beautiful in a home aquarium, the aggressive and fast-reproducing lionfish is wreaking havoc in the ocean ecosystem and endangering reef habitats.

Dec. 11, 2015
Dr. Bhuvaneswari Ramachandran, assistant professor in the University of West Florida Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, focuses her research on sustainable and renewable energy sources.

UWF Professor Searches For Efficient Power Generation

In Bhuvaneswari Ramachandran’s hometown in India, power went out for a week as rain pelted the region. But it was monsoon season, when blackouts are a regular occurrence.

Dec. 09, 2015
Dr. Jennifer Feltman, art history professor, teaches students as they build a half scale model of a medieval cathedral.

Hands On Learning Builds Students’ Mastery of Concepts

About 25 students milled around the lawn outside the University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts Nov. 20 offering suggestions and asking questions as they created a one-fifth scale model of a medieval cathedral.

Nov. 20, 2015
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.

Nov. 20, 2015
Roy Hunt presenting at Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series with “A Tale of Two Cities: Historic Preservation in Pensacola and St. Augustine.

St. Augustine Takes Preservation Cues From Pensacola

When St. Augustine needed a solution for how to maintain and manage its state-owned historic properties, a successful model was already in place to follow in Pensacola under the stewardship of the University of West Florida.

Nov. 16, 2015
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.

Sep. 21, 2015
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.

Sep. 08, 2015
UWF graduate students participate in "Next Exit History" project.

Mobile App Developers Aim to Make History More Relevant, Lucrative

A mobile app developed by researchers at the University of West Florida is helping to make history more accessible, relevant and lucrative. That was the upshot of a roundtable discussion held Aug. 19 at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, in downtown Pensacola.

Aug. 19, 2015
Pensacola Beach, June 23th 2010.

Oil Spill-Related Research Dollars Drive New Understanding of Gulf

In 1989, the California-bound Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef in Prince William Sound and over several days dumped the largest volume of oil ever released into U.S. waters.

Jul. 23, 2015

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