UWF prepares to support Hurricane Irma recovery effort

As Hurricane Irma impacts the Florida Peninsula, the University of West Florida is preparing to provide support to its students, faculty, staff, alumni, as well as Florida institutions and all Floridians. The current path of the storm is expected to remain east of the local area, and the University is fully engaged to provide assistance […]

UWF Departments of Art, Music & Theatre present Irish Experience work

University of West Florida art, music and theatre students will present artistic works in a culmination to their 2017 Irish Experience program. Participants from the Department of Art will present the Irish Experience Exhibition Sept. 15 through Oct. 7 with an opening reception on Sept. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. The Department of Music […]

UWF, Gulf Power, Take Stock in Children partner to launch Take Stock Collegiate Scholars program

This fall, the University of West Florida has launched a first-of-its-kind program in the state of Florida that provides educational support for Take Stock in Children students as they become college scholars. With the support of the Gulf Power Foundation, University of West Florida will be able to give students who have barriers to college […]

Study: Low Birth Weight Linked to Overprotective Parenting, Problems in Adulthood

The study examined 81 extremely low birth weight survivors born from 1977 to 1982 who were matched with 87 people who were born with a normal birth weight who have been followed since that time.

UWF mathematics professor, students complete research for EPA TRI University Challenge

Dr. Raid Amin, professor of mathematics and statistics at the University of West Florida, led graduate students in a study of environmental data as one of six researchers nationwide selected for the Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory University Challenge for the 2016-17 academic year. According to the EPA, the TRI University Challenge aims to […]

UWF Center for Entrepreneurship expands outreach under new leadership

The University of West Florida College of Business recently named Dr. Ed Ranelli director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, where he will continue outreach initiatives. Ranelli served as dean of the College of Business from 2000 to 2013, and was named dean emeritus of the college in 2014. He assumes responsibility for leading the Center […]

The Art Gallery at UWF presents Ars Musae

The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida presents “Ars Musae,” an open studio residency and exhibition by Marzia Ransom. Every Wednesday and Saturday from July 19 through Aug. 23, Ransom has utilized TAG as an open studio. TAG is located in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82 on the UWF […]

UWF to welcome students at Move In Day

WHAT: Media are invited to join President Martha Saunders and University officials as they welcome new students to the University of West Florida on Friday, Aug. 25. University administrators, including Saunders, will visit the residence halls at 8:15 a.m., while students move in. Volunteers from athletic teams, fraternities and sororities, student organizations and faculty and […]

Pensacola Museum of Art announces fall exhibition, Rebels With a Cause: American Impressionist Women

The Pensacola Museum of Art announces the exhibition “Rebels with a Cause: American Impressionist Women” which will be on view from Sept. 8 through Dec. 31 in the Henderson Thornton and Kugelman Family galleries located on the second floor of the museum. The exhibition is organized by the Huntsville Museum of Art, located in Huntsville, […]

UWF memorial scholarship created to honor devoted elementary teacher

The University of West Florida College of Education and Professional Studies recently received a $100,000 gift from David and Emily Walby to establish the Linda Evans Memorial Scholarship. “We are very fortunate to have an alumna like Linda Evans,” said Dr. William Crawley, dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies. “Her devotion to […]

UWF Center for Cybersecurity and Metova CyberCENTS announce the Florida Cyber Range

The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity is partnering with Metova CyberCENTS to create the Florida Cyber Range from Metova’s CENTS® portfolio of cyber range simulators. The range will be used for hands-on cybersecurity education, training, operations and research. This partnership provides a platform for the UWF Center for Cybersecurity and Metova CyberCENTS to […]

Pensacola Museum of Art announces fall Fear and Folly exhibition

The Pensacola Museum of Art announces the exhibition “Fear and Folly: The Visionary Prints of Francisco Goya and Federico Castellon” which will be on view from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31 in the Greenhut and Lewis Bear Family galleries located on the first floor of the museum. The exhibition, which is organized by the Kalamazoo […]