UWF assistant professor to attend makerspace roundtable at White House

Thomas Asmuth, an assistant professor in the University of West Florida Department of Art, will travel to the White House on Aug. 24 to participate in a roundtable discussion at an event called “The Nation of Makers.” Asmuth teaches new media at the University and works on art projects that meld science and technology. He […]

Florida Virtual Campus touts new brand, FloridaShines, at national conference

The Florida Virtual Campus promoted their new brand, FloridaShines, at the 2016 Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida last week. Launched last summer, FloridaShines is Florida’s student hub of innovative educational services and acts as the state’s official website for an array of online tools to help students plan their education, succeed in […]

UWF receives historic $5 million gift, largest by living donor in University history

Donor recognizes relationship with Bense as significant factor The University of West Florida received the largest gift from a living donor in its history today. Long-time supporter Harold E. ‘Hal’ Marcus allocated $5 million to the College of Science and Engineering. The College will be named the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering in […]

UWF hosts 2015 Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition

The University of West Florida College of Science and Engineering hosted the eighth annual Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition at the UWF Field House on Saturday. Student teams from 18 area high schools and middle schools participated in “Pay Dirt,” a competition in which each team designed and built a robotic system to repair a […]

Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition to be held at UWF on Nov. 7

WHAT: The 2015 Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition will be held at the University of West Florida Field House on Saturday, Nov. 7. BEST encourages high school and middle school students to engage in science, technology, engineering and mathematics career fields through their participation in the science and engineering-based competition. The 2015 competition is named […]

UWF Innovation Institute continues CoderDoJo movement and hosts programming classes for kids

University of West Florida Innovation Institute is hosting a CoderDojo programming class for kids, ages 7-17, to engage in a fun learning experience, where they will learn how to code and develop apps, websites, games and more. CoderDojo is an open source, volunteer-led movement that establishes free, non-profit coding clubs and sessions for elementary, middle […]

UWF Center for Cybersecurity scholarships promote degree pathways

The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity has awarded 33 scholarships to undergraduate students in core programs that support Cybersecurity. Scholarship recipients will receive $4,500 over two years to support their progress toward degree completion. Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, interim director of the Center for Cybersecurity and associate dean of the College of Science and […]

Mobile app developers aim to make history more relevant, lucrative

A mobile app developed by researchers at the University of West Florida is helping to make history more accessible, relevant and lucrative. That was the upshot of a roundtable discussion held Aug. 19 at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, in downtown Pensacola. The event was meant to showcase the work of UWF professor Patrick […]

UWF partners with Escambia County School District to prepare high school students for national cybersecurity competition

The University of West Florida Department of Computer Science and Center for Cybersecurity will host an Air Force Association CyberCamp from Aug. 4 through 8, 2015. Two student teams from Pine Forest High School will participate in the camp. AFA CyberCamps were conceived to supplement AFA CyberPatriot’s annual National Youth Cyber Defense Competition and to […]

UWF Department of Government to develop grant-funded data analytics lab

The UWF Department of Government has been issued a grant to pilot “A Data Analytics Lab Promoting Job Readiness and Skill-Building Beyond STEM Through Hands-On Active Learning Experiences.” Awarded funds, in the amount of $280,000, are part of Technology Fee revenues intended for instructional technology enhancements of unit-wide or university-wide scope. The Department of Government […]

WeatherSTEM installs weather station at UWF John C. Pace Library

Yesterday, WeatherSTEM, a community centered weather network for schools, installed a weather unit on top of the University of West Florida John C. Pace Library. This unit serves as WeatherSTEM’s donation side for Escambia County and is available for use to all district schools to receive live data and classroom lessons. “The College of Science, […]

UWF network attack discovered

The University of West Florida has discovered unauthorized activity by individuals on certain portions of the Pensacola main campus network. It is believed that these individuals attacked the network to intercept UWF ArgoNet usernames and passwords for approximately 90 people, as well as usernames and passwords for non-UWF systems (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Hotmail, etc.) for […]