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<title>Addressing Florida&#8217;s teacher shortage, UF Online launches a new Early Childhood Education degree program</title>
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Florida schools opened this fall with an estimated 5,000 unfilled teaching positions &#8211; proof that training new teachers is more crucial than ever in the Sunshine State. UF&#8217;s College of Education is meeting this challenge by offering a fully online program that helps equip current and future educators with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in early childhood education.
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<title>Breaking down barriers to dental care, UF grad Ryan Jin brings public health to the people</title>
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Ask recent UF graduate and aspiring dentist Ryan Jin what motivates him and the answer is simple: in all aspects of his life, he wants to serve others.
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<title>UF leads the way at the Space Life Sciences Lab</title>
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UF has been the university anchor at the Space Life Sciences Lab for over 20 years.
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<title>Florida consumer sentiment continues to climb as inflation falls</title>
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Consumer sentiment among Floridians rose for the fourth consecutive month in September to 78.3 points, up 1.6 points from a revised figure of 76.7 in August. At the same time, national consumer sentiment also rose over 2 points for the second straight month.&#160;
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<title>UF biomedical engineer inducted to prestigious National Academy of Engineering&#160;</title>
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Distinguished Professor Christine Schmidt was honored for her 25 years of improving lives through neural tissue engineering and wound healing.
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<title>Fueled by determination, double Gator Steve Stephanides survives 30 hours on a Colorado mountain
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Freezing rain poured down on hiker Steve Stephanides as he narrowly faced death on Colorado&#8217;s 14,231-foot Mount Shavano just weeks ago. For 30 hours, as the temperature dropped into the 20s, he prayed he would get back to his family in Apopka, Florida.&#160;
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<title>Wall Street Journal reporter, UF alum Caitlin Ostroff to discuss cryptocurrency&#8217;s rising influence</title>
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Ostroff will visit classes, faculty in addition to her public talk.
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<title>Operations Update: UF offices to remain closed, classes canceled on Friday</title>
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University of Florida offices will remain closed, and classes will be canceled through Friday, Sept. 27, in addition to today&#8217;s closure.&#160;
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<title>University of Florida 2024 Annual Notice of Availability &#8211; Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report</title>
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The 2024 Annual Security Report and the 2024 Annual Fire Safety Report are now available to the campus community, and can be viewed on the UF Clery Compliance website.
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<title>Classes canceled, campus closed Thursday due to Hurricane Helene</title>
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Due to Hurricane Helene, UF offices will close and classes will be canceled beginning at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 and will reopen and resume normal operations at 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27.
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<title>What is Oropouche virus? UF expert explains disease known as sloth fever.</title>
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The disease poses a low threat in the United States but is associated with travel.
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<title>Maintaining an essential habitat: What&#8217;s good for pollinators is good for utility companies too</title>
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Frequent mowing under power lines offers more habitat for pollinators.
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<title>Bodily awareness could curb scams and fraud against older adults</title>
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People were better at detecting lies when they were more attuned to signals from their body.
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<title>Florida-based team looks to boost semiconductor manufacturing</title>
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UF part of a team working to boost the state&#8217;s semiconductor talent, infrastructure, and research to enhance national security and drive economic growth.
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<title>How UF researchers are making space more hospitable for people and machines</title>
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UF space researchers are forging paths in brain research, muscle atrophy and space manufacturing.
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Patricia Tripp, Ph.D., LAT, ATC; a dedicated task force; and a sports medicine advisory committee spearheaded new statewide policies that went into effect on July 1.
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<title>Welcome to Gainesville, BOD3&#160;</title>
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UF&#8217;s newest printer can build homes, sea walls and careers&#160;
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<title>Keeping electric vehicle charging services strong during hurricane season is key in Florida</title>
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In a state like Florida, which is prone to hurricanes and other extreme weather events, electric vehicles &#8211; and the public charging services that power and sustain them &#8211; are becoming increasingly important.
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<title>How UF space researchers play pivotal roles in major missions</title>
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John Conklin and Amy Williams research work&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;vastly divergent but crucial to understanding the origins of the universe and its biology&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;is now being further harnessed by UF&#8217;s Astraeus Space Institute.
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With growing national concerns about school safety, a groundbreaking initiative at the University of Florida is helping state school officials enhance safety measures by leveraging data.
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