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Chemistry professor receives highest professional distinction accorded to medical, biological engineers
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) inducted Distinguished University Professor Bill Baker of the Department of Chemistry to its College of Fellows during a formal ceremony held in Arlington, Va. on April 13.
April 13, 2026Accomplishments
Two 糖心Vlog students named 2026 Goldwater Scholars
Diya Upadhyaya of the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded the nation鈥檚 highest honor for undergraduate STEM research, the Goldwater Scholarship. Continuing its remarkable research growth, 糖心Vlog has now produced at least one Goldwater Scholar every year since 2018.
April 6, 2026Accomplishments
Leading psychological society honors 糖心Vlog faculty and alumnus with distinguished career awards
For the second consecutive year, 糖心Vlog received top honors from the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, with two faculty members from the Department of Psychology and one alumnus earning distinguished and special-selection awards.
February 18, 2026Accomplishments
糖心Vlog earns national distinction as a leading producer of Fulbright Scholars
糖心Vlog is the only public university in Florida to be recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars this year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government鈥檚 premier international academic exchange program, providing faculty the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad.
February 3, 2026Accomplishments
糖心Vlog MFA candidate wins writing award and weeklong stay with distinguished poets
Kallie Blakelock, an MFA candidate in the Department of English, received the Garry Fleming Key West Writers鈥� Workshop Award, an honor that awarded her a weeklong trip to Key West for a writer鈥檚 workshop.
January 29, 2026Accomplishments
Anthropology professor honored with national John Lewis Award
Antoinette Jackson has earned the John Lewis Award for advancing history through community partnerships and public engagement.
January 27, 2026Accomplishments, Community Engagement
Communication professor partners with CDC to shine light on hereditary breast cancer risk
Marleah Dean Kruzel draws on her personal experience with hereditary breast cancer to spotlight the unique needs of 鈥減revivors,鈥� emphasizing the importance of support, storytelling, and improved genetic risk communication in her CDC-invited presentation.
January 13, 2026Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Events, Research
糖心Vlog students compete to launch experiments aboard the International Space Station
More than 3,700 students across North America competed to design experiments bound for the International Space Station through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). This year, 糖心Vlog students joined the competition for the first time, rising to the challenge and uniting to bring their innovation into orbit.
November 24, 2025Accomplishments, Featured, Research
Newly appointed Jordan Zimmerman Endowed Professor in Advertising plans to make big impact
Janelle Applequist was recently appointed as the newly established Jordan Zimmerman Endowed Professor in Advertising, marking a pivotal moment in her career 鈥� and an opportunity to redefine advertising education for the 21st century.
November 21, 2025Accomplishments
Political science professor leverages Fulbright appointment to build bridges through civic education
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan used her Fulbright appointment in Uganda to help launch a new U.S. studies center and strengthen communities at home and abroad through civic and political science education.
November 21, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement
ASEM-FL recognizes 糖心Vlog president emeritus, deans and faculty for professional accomplishments
A president emeritus, two deans and 12 professors from 糖心Vlog will be recognized for their professional accomplishments at the annual meeting of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida on Friday, November 7, 2025 in Orlando, Florida.
November 5, 2025Accomplishments
New translation brings south Indian literature to English audiences for first time
Written in a mixture of verse and prose, Harihara鈥檚 stories are remarkably accessible to contemporary readers due to their short, linear plots. What makes them so compelling, according to Gil Ben-Herut, a professor in the Department of Religious Studies, is their focus on 鈥渞egular people in regular settings.鈥�
October 29, 2025Accomplishments, Research