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Ten 91tvӰԺ faculty members receive national recognition as AAAS Fellows for academic research

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named 10 91tvӰԺ researchers as new Fellows, including a College of Education associate professor who will become the university’s first Black faculty member to receive one of the world’s most prestigious honors for academic research.

January 26, 2022Honors and Awards

Six 91tvӰԺ faculty members recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards

Researchers from the 91tvӰԺ College of Engineering and the 91tvӰԺ Health Morsani College of Medicine are recognized for their innovations that range from artificial intelligence that can detect and predict suicidality, to encrypting and protecting sensitive information from cloud servers, to disinfecting and recharging masks for safe multiple use.

January 24, 2022Honors and Awards

91tvӰԺ wins prestigious award for innovative excellence in response to COVID-19

Throughout the pandemic, 91tvӰԺ Information Technology rapidly deployed new solutions that aided in efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and created applications within weeks that provided financial, academic and emotional support to students. It was a tremendous lift that kept students on track in their studies – all made possible by IT’s pre-COVID technical strategy.

December 17, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

Three 91tvӰԺ faculty members selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Three 91tvӰԺ faculty members whose inventions in engineering, molecular medicine and chemistry are shaping drug discovery, environmental sustainability and modern dental care have been selected as new National Academy of Inventors Fellows.

December 7, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation, University News

Undergraduate student becomes 91tvӰԺ’s first Rhodes Scholarship finalist

Alexander Mercier is the first 91tvӰԺ student to emerge from the rigorous evaluation process that leads to the identification of finalists. His selection reflects the breadth of qualities the Rhodes selection committee seeks in candidates -- outstanding intellect, character, leadership and commitment to service.

November 17, 2021Honors and Awards, University News

91tvӰԺ physicists selected as finalists for the ‘Nobel Prize of supercomputing’

A team of computational physicists and computer scientists led by researchers from the 91tvӰԺ has reached a new milestone in supercomputing and was selected as a finalist for the field’s most prestigious award.

November 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

91tvӰԺ President Rhea Law honored for business leadership by the Florida Council of 100

Rhea Law, interim president of the 91tvӰԺ, was honored with the Governor’s Business Leader of the Year Award at the Fall Meeting of the Florida Council of 100.

November 16, 2021Honors and Awards, University News

91tvӰԺ Medical Technology Startup SPKL Wins Coveted Cade Prize I 91tvӰԺ News

New technology created by a 91tvӰԺ College of Engineering team to precisely measure blood flow in the body’s tissues — allowing for more accurate medical assessments of strokes, brain injuries and a wide range of diseases — has won the Cade Prize for Innovation, one of the Florida’s top awards for invention.

October 4, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

22 91tvӰԺ Faculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievements Awards

The pandemic could not divert 91tvӰԺ’s top faculty researchers from making big discoveries that shape our understanding of the past, present and future.

August 16, 2021Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation

91tvӰԺ student veteran earns national recognition from the Pat Tillman Foundation

91tvӰԺ psychology student and U.S. Army veteran Josh “JB” Burnes is being honored with a 2021 Tillman Scholarship awarded by the Pat Tillman Foundation. Burnes is among a prestigious group of 60 U.S. service members, veterans and military spouses to earn this recognition. He is the only student from a Florida university in this year’s class.

June 29, 2021Honors and Awards, University News

Two 91tvӰԺ honors students named 2021 Key into Public Service Scholars

Two Judy Genshaft Honors College students — Sarah Glaser and Samuel Rechek — are two of just 20 students nationwide selected as Key into Public Service Scholars by The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society.

June 3, 2021Honors and Awards, University News

Sylvan (Sonny) Holtzman, a powerhouse with more than 60 years of service as a lawyer and public servant, has been selected as a Hall of Fame inductee by the Center for Urban Transportation Research.

May 27, 2021Honors and Awards