UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering recently received a gift from Diane Miller to name the James E. Miller Bachelor and Master of Science in Computer Science programs in honor of her late husband.
Congratulations to the UWF College of Business students who took home a first-place win at the 2024 Southeastern Hedge Fund Strategy Competition!
UWF has earned an approximately $1.7 million, five-year renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to mentor and train the next generation of biomedical scientists.
A $150,000 gift to UWF established the Elizabeth S. Calhoun Endowment for Industrial Careers and named the Elizabeth S. Calhoun Analytical Lab, which will benefit undergraduate chemistry majors in UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering.
Congratulations to the UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering student team who recently placed second in the Sumo Robot category of the National Robotics Challenge.
Congratulations to UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering students who received the Ingenuity Award at the 30th NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge.
UWF exceeded its fundraising goals during the sixth annual #UWFDayofGiving, raising nearly $198,000 from 1,226 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the University.
UWF placed second in the 2023 CAE-CD Community Outreach Award Competition, given by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Community to a CAE-Cyber Defense designated institution.
A $150,000 gift to UWF from the late Ann Fell established the David Gus Fell Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which will benefit undergraduate engineering majors in UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering.
UWF faculty, serving as evaluators for Florida's Cancer Prevention and Control Program since 2018, recently had their contract renewed for $680,000 over four years due to excellent performance, as acknowledged by the CDC.
Argos and friends are invited to support the University and its programs on Thursday's sixth annual UW FDay of Giving. UWF Alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends will have the opportunity to invest in the University’s future during the 24-hour online fundraising initiative and social media event.
WF launched the public phase of the “#HereforGood capital campaign,” the largest campaign in University history. President Martha Dunagin Saunders announced the campaign at a gala, alongside an extraordinary gift exceeding $9 million from Darrell and Debbie Gooden to break ground on the Darrell Gooden Stadium.
UWF LEAD unveiled Stargo, an EVSCOPE 2 immersive smart telescope with enhanced vision technology, perfectly timed for yesterday afternoon's solar eclipse.
Join UWF as we honor traditions, engage in the community and celebrate the future of the University during its sixth annual Founders Week, which will be held April 15-18.
Congratulations to Shigeko Honda, who was director of the #UWF Japan Center and Japan House for 26 years, for being awarded the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays at the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Japan House.
UWF Historic Trust has announced a partnership with F. Diane Pickett, local emerging author and the president and founder of DeFuniak Landmarks, a nonprofit foundation established to preserve and protect the architectural integrity of homes within the historic districts of DeFuniak Springs.
UWF has been recognized with a 2024-2025 Top Ten Military Friendly School designation, ranking No. 5 in the large public category. The University was also designated as a Military Spouse Friendly® School in the large public school category.
Congratulations to the student-managed Argo Bond Fund for placing second among the nation’s student-managed bond funds at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education’s Global Portfolio Competition!
Congratulations to the UWF undergraduate student team who won the first quiz bowl challenge at the 2024 Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting!
UWF President Martha Dunagin Saunders announced a gift of $5 million from The Bear Family Foundation to name the Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business.
UWF Center for Cybersecurity and the UWF Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership, in collaboration with FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, will host free cybersecurity leadership and strategy training sessions for Florida public sector executives.
UWF has joined the eighth cohort of NASPA’s Culture of Respect Collective. The two-year program guides colleges and universities that have committed to ending sexual violence through an evaluation and action-planning framework that will further bolster response and prevention initiatives on campus.
Court storming is a right of passage. So was paddling, wedgies, and other antics that we have decided as a society need to end. Maybe it is time to stop court/field storming. The following represent some insight from Professor Gil Fried of the University of West Florida (Professor and Interim Assistant Dean of the College of Business) who is often referred to as the Crowd Management Doctor.
UWF has been named a Florida Collegiate Purple Star Campus for supporting military students and families during college transition, among the first in the Florida State University System.
After serving in the U.S. Army for 24 years, Lt. Col. Brandy Clayton seamlessly transitioned from military nurse educator to civilian professor through the DOD SkillBridge program, finding her new home at UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health School of Nursing.
Congratulations to the three UWF students who placed fifth at the USC National Big Data Health Science Student Case Competition!
UWF and Coastal Alabama Community College celebrated the launch of a new agreement that facilitates a seamless transition from associate’s degree programs at Coastal Alabama Community College to bachelor’s degree programs in healthcare at UWF at a signing ceremony.
University of West Florida faculty and undergraduate students recently developed Pulsed Medical LED goggles for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease.
UWF will reach a significant milestone, officially surpassing 100,000 graduates during the University’s Fall 2023 Commencement on Saturday, at the Pensacola Bay Center.
UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering recently received a $100,000 gift from the late Dr. Frank Silver to establish the Dr. Frank and Dale Silver Distinguished Chemistry Endowment.
UWF Center for Cybersecurity received a $1.5 million contract from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to expand the CyberSkills2Work program, an intensive cybersecurity training program designed to help individuals launch or advance cybersecurity careers.
Three UWF College of Business students delivered their stock investment recommendations for the University's student-managed Argo Growth Fund at a public presentation yesterday at the UWF Commons Auditorium.
UWF came in at No. 12 out of 325 schools on the "Best for Vets" college list released by the Military Times. This marks the University’s highest ranking on the list to date.
UWF and Leidos, a Fortune 500® science and technology leader, have launched the Leidos Cybersecurity Infrastructure Lab in UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering.
Congratulations to a #UWF graduate team for placing first and an undergraduate team for placing second at the HR Conference Student Case Competition that was held during the annual HR Florida Leadership Conference in Orlando.
Farcast Biosciences and #UWF have announced their intent to collaborate on an innovative research program to make cancer treatment more predictable for patients.
UWF Educational Research Center for Child Development received a $1.6 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to assist Pell-eligible and Pell-recipient student-parents with the costs of childcare.
UWF and Ascension Sacred Heart will begin a strategic initiative that allows 16 upper-level UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health School of Nursing students to complete the final three semesters of their clinical and classroom time on Sacred Heart Pensacola’s campus.
More than 200 student naval aviators are enrolled in a graduate-level certificate program that was launched this fall by #UWF Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership, in collaboration with UWF College of Business MBA Program and UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, thanks to a $1,211,196 award from the U.S. Navy.
UWF is positioned to fill projected gaps in the Northwest Florida nursing workforce, following the final approval of a $6,685,757 Triumph grant. Triumph Gulf Coast’s board of directors tentatively approved the award in June and the details of the grant were approved today.
UWF Center for Cybersecurity received an $8.3 million grant to launch the #UWF Florida Cybersecurity Training Program to provide free cybersecurity training for state and local government personnel.
UWF students in the Dr. Muhammad Harunur Rashid Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are working with the Air Force Research Laboratory to improve battlefield intelligence gathering by creating a machine-learning algorithm.
UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health has three new technologically advanced anatomy visualization and virtual dissection tables, enhancing learning experiences for anatomy and physiology, nursing and athletic training students.
UWF team of undergraduate electrical engineering students at UWF Emerald Coast location has developed an innovative battery charging system for soldiers training and operating in jungle environments.
UWF is launching the Office of Workforce Development, a one-of-a-kind presidential initiative aimed at aligning education with career success and economic growth. President Martha Dunagin Saunders appointed Dr. Sherry Hartnett to serve as the director of the office.
UWF Center for Cybersecurity received a $2.5 million grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) Program at the National Security Agency to expand the National Cybersecurity Workforce Development program, CyberSkills2Work.
Florida Public Archaeology Network, a program of #UWF, has received a $99,968 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative.
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