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$649,000 grant from National Science Foundation to support UWF STEM students

The University of West Florida Department of Chemistry has received a grant totaling more than $649,000 from the National Science Foundation that will provide scholarships, research opportunities and professional development for academically talented, financially disadvantaged students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The grant will be used to establish a NSF Scholarships […]

Jun. 01, 2016

UWF physics students honored by two national organizations

The University of West Florida Department of Physics celebrated two major accomplishments at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. Seven UWF students traveled to present at the American Physical Society’s March Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, and one student came home with an award from the national organization. The department also earned a distinction from […]

May 24, 2016

New program provides funding for UWF students to travel for research

A new program in the University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering is providing funding for four students to perform research at other academic institutions around the country. The Research Experience Away Program – launched in Summer 2016 – provides students with up to $7,500 each to help offset travel expenses. “It’s a […]

May 23, 2016

$120,000 awarded to UWF students in Summer Undergraduate Research Program

The University of West Florida Summer Undergraduate Research Program in the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering has returned for a second year. The 10-12 week program in the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering is funded almost entirely by external gifts and grants and allows students to work on research projects under […]

May 16, 2016

National Science Foundation awards $294,000 grant to UWF Earth and Environmental Sciences for interdisciplinary research

The University of West Florida Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, in partnership with colleagues in the UWF Department of Chemistry and Office of Undergraduate Research, has been awarded a $294,000 grant from the National Science Foundation that will be used to enhance interdisciplinary undergraduate research. “Specifically what we’re trying to do is set up earth science […]

May 13, 2016

UWF student wins selective National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship

Gabriela Cintron – a University of West Florida junior, majoring in psychology – was recently named a National Institute of Mental Health Summer Fellow. The 10-week program is held at the Florida Mental Health Institute, located on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, and takes place June 2 through Aug. […]

Apr. 26, 2016

UWF symposium to showcase work of hundreds of student researchers

The University of West Florida Office of Undergraduate Research will present the annual Student Scholar Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 at the Field House, Building 54 on the UWF Pensacola Campus. The event is open to faculty, staff, students and the public. The symposium features […]

Apr. 19, 2016

UWF hospitality professor Dr. Andrew Holdnak receives excellence in research award

The Resort and Commercial Recreation Association presented its 2015 Excellence in Research Award to Dr. Andrew Holdnak, associate chair of the Department of Hospitality, Recreation and Resort Management at the University of West Florida. The award recognizes Holdnak’s case study entitled “Comparing 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Estimated Tourism Impacts on Escambia County, Florida, Using Bed […]

Feb. 24, 2016

Study: Half of law enforcement leadership supports police cameras

A first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at the University of West Florida and Florida Atlantic University has found that officer use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) enjoys strong support among law enforcement officials. The paper, “Police-Worn Body Cameras: Perceptions of Law Enforcement Leadership,” revealed that half of the law enforcement leadership surveyed support the use of […]

Jan. 27, 2016

UWF ​grad​uate student creates Blackwater River maritime heritage trail

The Blackwater River is teeming with historical treasures, many of them vestiges of the area’s once booming lumber industries. Take for instance a 4.1-mile stretch that University of West Florida graduate student Ben Wells has exhaustively surveyed. Although only a relatively small sliver of the 58-mile waterway, it is dotted with 13 to 15 different […]

Jan. 26, 2016

UWF Center for Research and Economic Opportunity announces new Haas Center Director

The University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity recently announced Zachary Jenkins as the new director of the Haas Center. Jenkins will lead the research and consulting office beginning Dec. 7. “Zach’s academic training is in business, economics and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in law at the […]

Dec. 03, 2015

UWF Center for Research and Economic Opportunity names Director of Sponsored Research

The University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity announced the addition of Dr. Mark Roltsch as UWF’s Assistant Vice President for Research and Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. He will also have a faculty appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Community Health. Roltsch […]

Nov. 18, 2015

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