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UWF collaborates with world-renowned journalist to launch HeirStory

The University of West Florida recently partnered with journalist, media producer and entrepreneur Dustin Plantholt on a new business venture called HeirStory. UWF students in the Usha Kundu, MD College of Health and Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering will help Plantholt develop a technology that aids families in capturing the legacies of their […]

UWF students immerse into the culture and history of Galapagos Islands during study abroad

More than two dozen University of West Florida students were recently given the opportunity to spend part of their summer participating in a high-impact study abroad class in the Galapagos Islands. From monitoring tortoises, to snorkeling with penguins and sea lions, and connecting with locals, UWF students immersed themselves in the history and culture of […]

Guy Garrett is presented with a CompTIA award, alongside the presenter, both holding the award together.

UWF Center for Cybersecurity earns prestigious CompTIA award

CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology industry and workforce, honored the University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity with the Pathway Champions: Cybersecurity Award at the CompTIA Partner Summit. The summit was held in Atlanta on July 31. “Employers value certification as a signal of someone’s readiness for a job,” said Guy Garrett, […]

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UWF Move-In Day 2024

WHAT: Media are invited to join UWF President Martha D. Saunders and University officials as they welcome new students to the University of West Florida during Move-In Day. University administrators will visit Presidents Hall, a residence hall on campus, while students move in. WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 TIME: 10 a.m. WHERE: UWF Pensacola CampusBuilding […]

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UWF Center for Cybersecurity participates in White House cybersecurity roundtable

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director, along with the ​​U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, convened industry, government and higher education leaders and issued a readout following the event. Workshop attendees shared best practices, challenges and resources to support veterans and military spouses in cybersecurity careers. Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, […]

UWF awarded $320,210 to help students understand and prepare applications for security clearance

The Florida Defense Support Task Force awarded the University of West Florida $320,210 to develop a pilot program that helps students prepare security clearance applications and understand the process of applying for a security clearance. The program will also facilitate internships with Florida-based defense companies that require security clearances. “This workforce and economic development project […]

The Art Gallery at UWF presents TAG Artist in Residence 2024 ‘TESTBED’

The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida presents “TESTBED” 2024 Faculty Artist in Residence and Exhibition featuring UWF Department of Art and Design faculty members Marzia Ransom, Jason Pinckard and John Dougherty. Artwork will be displayed at TAG, in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola campus. The […]

UWF STEM Scholars Program receives INSIGHT into Diversity Magazine Inspiring Programs in STEM award

The University of West Florida STEM Scholars Program, in the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, has been named a recipient of the Insight Into Diversity magazine 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award. The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the […]

UWF earns highest marks in University history in key Board of Governors’ metrics

The University of West Florida displayed a strong performance in metrics measuring retention, median wages upon graduation and high-impact practices in the Florida Board of Governors’ 2023-24 performance-based funding model. The results, announced at a Board of Governors meeting today, showed UWF earned some of its highest marks in University history and landed in the […]

University of West Florida Pensacola campus becomes home to a ‘Moon Tree’

Today, the University of West Florida celebrated the planting of a “Moon Tree” seedling that flew around the moon on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission in 2022. UWF was selected from hundreds of organizations that applied to receive a seedling. UWF President Martha D. Saunders unveiled the loblolly pine during a ceremony at the north lawn […]

Media invited to NASA Artemis ‘Moon Tree’ unveiling ceremony

WHAT: UWF President Martha D. Saunders will celebrate the unveiling of UWF’s NASA Artemis “Moon Tree.” The “Moon Tree” seedling flew around the moon on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission in 2022. UWF was selected from hundreds of organizations that applied to receive a seedling. WHEN: June 20, 2024 TIME: 1 p.m. WHERE:North Lawn of the […]

UWF to offer new behavior analysis degree

The University of West Florida is launching a Master of Science in Behavior Analysis beginning in Fall 2024, pending approval from the Florida Board of Governors. The UWF Board of Trustees approved the program at a meeting held on May 16. The proposed graduate degree program consists of 39 credit hours with optional credit hours […]