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. […]
It’s Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week, and the University of West Florida (UWF) is ready should severe weather impact the Gulf Coast states. UWF was designated a StormReady university in 2009, only the third university in Florida to earn the designation from the National Weather Service (NWS). Started in 1999, the program helps communities, including […]
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 […]
Through a unique internship experience, UWF junior Joshua Brown had the opportunity to be a part of an HIV research team at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Brown has been working with Dr. Mike Summers, professor at UMBC, and has proposed four compounds that may potentially inhibit HIV. Brown attended the Summer Biomedical Training […]
Imagine standing at the Grand Canyon, looking down into one of the most popular national parks in the world. You want to learn more about the park, its history and receive input from other visitors’ experiences. Luckily, there is a wealth of information, photos and videos right at your fingertips. Better yet, imagine information on […]
University of West Florida Associate Professor Matt Crow and former graduate teaching assistant, Brittany Adrion, were recently published in Police Quarterly for their research on police use of force and taser use. Crow, who is also the assistant director of the School of Justice Studies & Social Work, worked alongside Adrion for nearly eight months compiling […]
Thirteen students earned more than a grade in the Fall 2011 Leadership Communication class at the University of West Florida. They leave behind a legacy of vision for enhancing the Edward Ball Nature Trail on the Pensacola campus. Project Pavilion, as it was named by the class, set a goal of raising funds to renovate […]
The University of West Florida SGA hosted a town hall Dec. 1 with Vice President of Administrative Services Matt Altier, Vice President of Student Affairs Kevin Bailey, Vice President of Advancement Kyle Marrero, College of Business Dean Ed Ranelli, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Jane Halonen and President Judith Bense. Administrators answered a variety […]
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 […]
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, […]
Underwater dives, lost relics and sunken Civil War- and World War II-era vessels may seem like the components of a high-budget adventure film, but for nine students and three staff members in underwater archeology at the University of West Florida, it comprised 16 days of their summer. Each time an oil and gas company wishes […]
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 […]
