The University of West Florida Archaeology Institute recently received a Special Category Grant totaling more than $290,000 from the Florida Division of Historical Resources to explore a Spanish fleet associated with Tristan Luna from the 1500s. The archaeological remains of the Spanish ships, located in Pensacola Bay, are the oldest documented in Florida waters. According […]
The University of West Florida Department of Computer Science will host two student teams from Pine Forest High School for the online state rounds of the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition on Friday, Dec. 5 at the University. Pine Forest is the first high school in the Escambia County School District to compete in […]
The following is an installment in an ongoing series of monthly updates on the employment situation in select Northwest Florida markets. By Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The metro area jobs report for October was released on Nov. 21 by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, and Pensacola registered 163,600 jobs, seasonally adjusted, on nonfarm payrolls. […]
The University of West Florida was recently ranked No. 35 out of the Top 100 Four-Year Colleges in the “Best for Vets: Colleges 2015” list by Military Times. The list is developed using a detailed questionnaire with more than 100 questions that analyze each school’s complete offerings for veterans. It serves as a tool for […]
The University of West Florida and Historical Research Associates, Inc. signed a licensing agreement for Next Exit History™ yesterday during a partnership celebration event, marking the first agreement signed from a social sciences department at UWF. The event also recognized the grand opening of the HRA Pensacola office. Next Exit History™ is a GPS-based mobile […]
WHAT: University of West Florida and Historical Research Associates, Inc. will host a partnership celebration and grand opening of the HRA Pensacola office. As part of the event, UWF and HRA representatives will sign a licensing agreement for Next Exit History™, a mobile app developed by UWF faculty researchers that provides information about more than […]
The University of West Florida hosted its 2014 BEST Robotics Competition on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the UWF Field House. Student teams from 14 middle and high schools competed in this year’s local competition. The students were given six weeks to complete a robot that can perform a specific function. For this year’s theme, “Blade Runner 2014,” […]
The University of West Florida Master of Public Health Program recently achieved re-accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health though 2021. “We are thrilled that our major accrediting body recognized the high quality of our program, including the strengths of our local community partnerships, as well as our institutional, faculty, staff and student commitments to […]
The University of West Florida Career Services and Haas Center are partnering to meet the growing workforce demands in Northwest Florida through yearly projected regional and industry employment needs. This month, the Haas Center distributed a survey on behalf of Career Services to determine high industry needs of the region and how to better prepare […]
WHAT: The University of West Florida will host a grand opening of its Department of Nursing Informatics Lab, funded in part by the generosity of Drs. Robert Hoyt, FACP, and Ann Yoshihashi, FACE. The DONi lab is part of the new Nursing Skills and Simulation Learning Center, which will also be showcased during the event. […]
The University of West Florida, in collaboration with the Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County and CareerSource Okaloosa Walton, is currently underway to expand TeCMEN, the Technology Coast Manufacturing and Engineering Network. Currently, the partnership is conducting a needs assessment to determine which five advanced manufacturing certification training opportunities per year will be offered for […]
Yesterday, CoderDojo Pensacola awarded seven “ninja students” USB white belt wristbands at an awards ceremony held at UWF Innovation Institute. The ninjas were awarded belts for attending five classes and demonstrating the ability to program their own interactive stories and animations. The CoderDojo initiative is part of the Innovation Institute’s efforts to engage students in […]
