UWF students take home Gold, Silver ADDY awards from local, district competitions

University of West Florida student T.J. Grier recently won a Student Silver ADDY Award in Elements of Advertising: Still Photography category at the 2017 American Advertising Federation Fourth District American Advertising Awards in Miami. The American Advertising Awards is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition that attracts more than 40,000 entries every year […]

Japanese Children’s Day Celebration Happens Saturday in Gulf Breeze

The event provides children with a variety of Japanese cultural activities, including carp-streamer painting and a coloring competition.

UWF Grad Neil Teller Performed in Two Jazz Groups While Pursuing Two Majors

Teller started playing the saxophone when he was about 10 years old, and it has since become his favorite instrument.

Research Reveals Importance of Rapport Between Advisors, Students

Eric Papa received a travel grant to present his data at a recent conference of the National Academic Advising Association in Jackson, Mississippi.

UWF Graduate in China to Study Fungi that Stimulate Plant Growth

Tavano’s research could help increase crop yields and will in part serve to collect data for two separate National Science Foundation grant proposals.

UWF Associate Professor Explores Costume World in India

The trip was organized to learn about the country’s culture, textile industry and makeup techniques used in Bollywood.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson tours UWF Center for Cybersecurity

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson visited the University of West Florida Pensacola campus on Friday and toured the Center for Cybersecurity with UWF President Martha Saunders. On his tour, Nelson (D-Florida) interacted with Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, UWF Center for Cybersecurity director, and cybersecurity students and faculty. The National Security Agency recently named UWF as the National […]

Piece by Piece: Art with LEGO Bricks

The Pensacola Museum of Art announces the opening of “Piece by Piece: Art with LEGO® Bricks,” which will be on display from May 12 through Sept. 3. The exhibition features sculptures, scale models, wall murals and functional items for the home, all created by artist Sean Kenney using everyday LEGO pieces. “Piece by Piece: Art […]

UWF Administrator Hendry First to Receive Research Grant

Hendry will study how smaller universities can increase external grant funding.

Matt De La Peña Delivers Keynote at Pensacola Literacy Symposium

De la Peña is the best-selling author of six young-adult novels.

ROTC cadets represent UWF in annual Bataan Memorial Death March

Six students from the University of West Florida Army ROTC program recently competed in the 2017 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The annual 26-mile march is conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II, sacrificing their freedom, health, and […]

UWF Research Shows Invasive Lionfish are Moving Into Local Estuaries

The invasive species are not just doing harm in the warm waters of the Gulf. They have also moved into the mouths of local river systems.