Athletes Mollie Brewer and Kevin Childs are UF Ph.D. engineering students and key players in the $2.5-million UF & Sport Collaborative initiative.
Student Spotlight: Kevin Childs
Childs grew up in Southern California. As a kid, one thing was certain: He wanted to swim. “I thought I was going to stay in California,” he recalled. “Then I had a really good swim meet and that opened up an entire country worth of pools. I talked to a coach at North Carolina State and said, ‘Put me on …
Student Spotlight: Mollie Brewer
Brewer’s cycling career started at age 15 in North Carolina with a triathlon – or rather, holding water for triathletes when her soccer team volunteered at a water station. So inspired, she started training for triathlons but quickly learned cycling was her favorite. She raced at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then headed to the University of …
From Spain to schnitzel, UF Engineering’s study-abroad program reaches new heights
Among UF’s 13 study-abroad programs, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering now has the third highest number of participating students.
UF concrete canoe team wins nationals
On Saturday in Provo, Utah, the University of Florida’s concrete canoe team claimed its fourth national title at the ASCE Student Engineering Championships.
UF Concrete Canoe team off to Utah for nationals
The team of 12 students will compete this month in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Engineering Championships at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
Steel Bridge completes historic four-peat at Nationals
The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge team has made history. For the fourth year in a row, the team has won at the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals. No other team has won national championships for three consecutive years, let alone four. The UF team claimed its latest championship earlier this month …
UF partners with National Security Agency to enhance STEM education
The University of Florida has entered into an Education Partnership Agreement with the National Security Agency in efforts to enhance STEM education through technical exchanges and the sharing of educational materials and equipment.
UF engineering students awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Ten students from the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering were selected to receive awards from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for their exemplary work and contributions to their departments. The NSF GRFP recognizes outstanding graduate students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Recipients are identified as …
UF IGNITE program students will brainstorm recycling improvement ideas
A student-led organization at the University of Florida’s Engineering Innovation Institute will host an event Saturday to address issues and improvements with the recycling of glass and plastic in Gainesville. UF IGNITE (Innovation Gator Network for Inspiring Technological Entrepreneurship), started in September 2023, is an innovation leadership group inspired and led by students. Based out of the Engineering Innovation Institute …