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AI-enabled Edugator tool wins 2025 Florida Government Productivity Award

Thursday September 18, 2025

A team of innovators from the University of Florida has created an award-winning tool that’s transforming the way students learn to code and saving them money in the process. 

CISE Ph.D. student recognized with national award for mentorship

Wednesday August 27, 2025

Ashley Hart, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science, has been recognized as Mentor of the Year by the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (NSTMF) for uplifting others through mentorship.

UF researchers making virtual reality accessible to all eyes

Friday August 1, 2025

A recent study led by a University of Florida engineering professor is challenging long-held assumptions in virtual reality design, particularly the belief that all users see the world the same way. 

InterestMe: Personalized math for a more equitable future

Tuesday June 17, 2025

A team from the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) recently received an outstanding paper award at the EdMedia conference for research that personalizes math word problems to bridge cultural gaps in education.    

Protecting patients, advancing research

Tuesday June 3, 2025

UF Researchers are working to anonymize video data in autism spectrum disorder studies. Researchers at the University of Florida are tackling a significant challenge in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. 

From Exploring Computers to Mentoring the Next Generation

Thursday December 12, 2024

Emmanuel Dorley, Ph.D., was recently elected to the 2025 Fulbright Association National Board. He has been interested in how technology works since he was 10 years old. His mother had purchased him a Gateway PC, and his interest in computers and gadgets only grew from there.  

A Clear Solution to Voting Security

Wednesday October 16, 2024

On a spring afternoon, University of Florida computer scientist Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., and students in his Computing for Social Good Lab clustered around a glass box. About the size of a microwave, the box held a small Brother printer on a cradle made of yoga blocks. A paper ballot stood upright in the printer, […]

Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., receives AI educator of the year award

Tuesday May 28, 2024

Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., and assistant instructional professor, was selected as a co-recipient of the inaugural AI Educator of the Year Award. The award was created by the AI2 Center, the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), and the Center for Instructional Technology & Training (CITT) to honor educators at the University of Florida who have made […]

Juan Gilbert Honored with National Medal of Technology and Innovation for Transformative Voting System

Tuesday October 24, 2023

President Joe Biden honored University of Florida computer science professor Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., at the White House today with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for pioneering a universal voting system that makes voting more reliable and accessible for everyone and for increasing diversity in the computer science workforce.

Elevating safety through virtual connections

Monday August 7, 2023

A team of University of Florida researchers has partnered with campus police to test a newly developed mobile application aimed at easing tensions and preventing misunderstandings during traffic stops between drivers and law enforcement.

UF Partners on NSF-Funded National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute Focused on STEM Learning

Thursday May 4, 2023

The National Science Foundation announced today that it has selected a team of scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to lead a $20 million institute to advance artificial intelligence to promote STEM education.

Ph.D. Student Patriel Stapleton Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Tuesday May 2, 2023

Patriel Stapleton, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. Her research investigates how game-based learning simulations can be used to effectively teach middle-school students about complex topics.