After receiving the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Biden in a ceremony at the White House last week, Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., is reflecting on his career. Gilbert sits as the Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and is the Chair of the Department of Computer and Information …
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The first dog to undergo life-saving open heart surgery in the U.S. is expected to live, after receiving the inaugural operation at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The 12-year-old miniature poodle, named George, spent seven hours on the operation table and a week in the intensive care …
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State university system officials are discussing plans to bolster information technology staff and are aiming to beef up schools’ cybersecurity. The system currently has about 25 percent of IT positions vacant, top officials of the state Board of Governors said during a meeting Friday. While discussing upcoming funding requests to …
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TALLAHASSEE — As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly high-profile topic in higher education, Florida universities are holding discussions about how to harness the technology’s power — and stave off the potential for academic malfeasance. The University of Florida Board of Trustees, for example, received an update Thursday from the school’s …
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When NVIDIA co-founder Chris Malachowsky approached University of Florida Provost Joe Glover with the idea of implementing an AI supercomputer at UF in the summer of 2020, Glover said he was caught “flat-footed.” Since then, UF has become one of the first universities in the world to offer AI courses …
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Just two days after receiving the proclamation declaring April as National Poetry Month in Alachua County, E. Stanley Richardson’s work laid before him. Years of hard work had seen him graced with the title of Alachua County Poet Laureate by the county commission. But on a recent night at this …
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When connected to UF Wi-Fi, TikTok will no longer be accessible. Several students say TikTok is addicting, and they try not to use it. Daniel Torrejon is a UF student that said he deleted TikTok about a year ago. “It’s kind of like a time machine so like you start …
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The University of Florida’s decision this week to ban TikTok effective immediately from its campus networks and college-owned devices occurred amid broader bipartisan efforts in Florida’s Legislature to limit or prohibit students in public schools from using social media. UF said it planned to start actively blocking use of TikTok …
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Social media mavens may need to think twice before pulling out their iPhones, GoPros or other video equipment when they’re recording in breathtaking national parks like Yosemite, the Grand Canyon or the Everglades. The National Park Service is now requiring permits that could cost hundreds of dollars …
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Watch above: WUFT reporter Elena Barrera produced this video report. OCALA, Fla. – What started out as a group project turned into one middle school student getting her science experiment a seat to the International Space Station, one of five such projects headed to space from schools across Florida. Collins …
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