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UF's 2025 Goldwater Scholars

April 10 | Three UF nominees were selected to join the Goldwater community.

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UF Students Awarded Prestigious Overseas Experience

May 20 | UF is named a Top-Performing Institution for Boren Scholars.

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Musician-Turned-Chemist Named UF's First Knight-Hennessy Scholar

May 7 | Yu Tin Lin will attend Stanford University for a Ph.D. in Chemistry.

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UF McNair's 30th Anniversary

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Sultan Khanfar: Amgen Scholar

April 22, 2025 | "It's an incredible honor to receive opportunities like this..."

UF's 2025 Goldwater Scholars

April 10, 2025 | Three UF nominees selected to join the Goldwater community.

Digital Worlds Field Trip

Dec. 2, 2024 | UF Digital Worlds students test-drive their creations with Vū Technologies' state-of-the-art production stages.

UF Alum Shares Success Advice

July 15, 2024 | United Nations intern, Isabella Kemp, shares advice on mentorships and winning prestigious awards

UF A Top Boren Scholars Pro...

May 20, 2024 | UF is named a Top-Performing Institution for Boren Scholars.

UF's First Knight-Hennessy...

May 7, 2024 | Yu Tin Lin will attend Stanford University for a Ph.D. in Chemistry.

UF's First Udall Scholars i...

April 30, 2024 | Two CLAS juniors aspire to address clean energy and environmental justice.

"Know Your Why": Alexandra...

April 5, 2024 | An interview with a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador and UF Alum.

UF's Goldwater Nominees Mak...

March 29, 2024 | All five UF nominees join the Goldwater Scholars community.

UF Announced 10th Gates Cam...

Feb. 22, 2024 | Maddie Ross will pursue a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Cambridge.

UF's 2024 Truman Nominees

Feb. 13, 2024 | UF nominates three undergraduates for the 2024 Truman Scholarship.

McNair Alums Selected for 2...

Jan. 31, 2024 | The McNair Scholars Program congratulates Jeremy Waisome, Ph.D., and Latia Hickerson, Ph.D.

UF's 3rd Schwarzman Scholar

Dec. 6, 2023 | Honors & CALS Senior Plans to Focus on Food Systems in Global Affairs.
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