UF in the Community spotlights the positive impact of UF in our region. Here are some examples of how we are enhancing our shared community. Office of Community Relations UF Government and Community Relations Monday, November 7, 2022 Across the University of Florida, our 16 colleges, numerous institutes, and health care facilities embrace our shared mission of outreach and service to improve and enrich our community, nation, and the world. UF in the Community spotlights the impact of UF in our region. Although UF has students and employees throughout the state, North Central Florida is home to much of our faculty and staff and to our 50,000+ students. Like all area residents, we want a vibrant, safe, healthy, and equitable place in which to live and thrive. Here are some of the ways in which we are enhancing our shared community. You’re invited to the November 9th UF Eye Opener Discovery Breakfast with speaker Dr. Stephen Anton: Lifestyle Approaches for Healthy Aging Register Now Celebrating our 12th president: President Fuchs spread aspiration and joy across UF With smiles, selfies and more than a few silly videos, President Fuchs spread aspiration and joy across the UF community. Under his leadership, UF joined the nation’s top-10 public research universities -- then became the only one to break into the Top 5 and stay in the Top 5 for two consecutive years. Yet even as he went all-in in guiding UF’s ascent, President Fuchs delighted in what he calls “purposeful fun.” His April Fool pranks included banning Gators in The Swamp and announcing a merger with UF arch-rival Florida State University. He happily step-danced, skateboarded and shot t-shirts out of a t-shirt cannon at basketball games (in full commencement regalia). He is beloved by students, with dozens buttonholing him for joyous selfies whenever they see him on campus. President Fuchs’ presidency has been as fun as it has been far-reaching. Read More From UF Health: UF discovery could lead to earlier pancreatic cancer treatments Pancreatic cancer often lurks as a silent disease. With no known symptoms, it can progress undetected and spread to other organs. According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 60,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and only about 1 in 10 of those diagnosed will survive the next five years. The disease ranks as the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. because it is rarely detected in the early stages when treatment options are most effective. Pancreatic cancer’s stealth-like nature has the attention of University of Florida scientists, who have discovered a way to reverse a key cellular process involved in its progression. Read More UF professor participates in scientific expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades A team of five that includes a female University of Florida professor as its lead scientist will embark Thursday on a dangerous trek across the Florida Everglades to assess the impact of humans on the world’s largest subtropical wilderness. The group will retrace an 1897 canoe journey that was first completed by explorer and scientist Hugh de Laussat Willoughby. An associate professor of environmental and global health in the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, has joined the team of experienced explorers and guides in a mission to sample and test for the same water constituents that Willoughby did more than a century ago. Read More From the LA Times: Think retirement is out of reach – Here’s what you need to know UF Warrington College of Business Associate Dean for Research Mo Wang talks with the Los Angeles Times about how to tell when you’re ready for #retirement. Read More CNN article features UF food scientist: Hate cilantro? Love olives? Why some foods are so polarizing Cilantro is one of many polarizing foods with legions of fans and haters. The list of disliked foods would likely be as long as there are people with opinions, but cilantro is part of an informal subset of more divisive ingredients that often includes mushrooms, olives, blue cheese, mayonnaise and avocado, among others. Love it or hate it is pretty clear, but the reasons behind what we like and don't like are not always so straightforward. Read More UF start-up helps fight mosquitoes in areas hit hardest by Hurricane Ian A product developed in a University of Florida lab designed to protect American soldiers from insect-borne diseases is helping wage war against the surge of mosquitoes in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ian. The Inzecto Mosquito Trap, co-created by a UF distinguished professor in the department of entomology and nematology, is an easy-to-use, environmentally friendly, and effective mosquito-killing device. The Gainesville-based company donated 100,000 traps this week to communities struggling with large populations of mosquitoes due to the floodwaters left behind by the hurricane’s rain and storm surges. Read More From UF/IFAS: Growing Nemo - UF scientist to lead research into improved clownfish production Aquarium enthusiasts love clownfish, best known as the featured species in the movies “Finding Nemo” and “Finding Dory.” Recognizing their popularity – and some of the hurdles the industry currently faces– a University of Florida scientist is working with other UF researchers and colleagues in Rhode Island to improve culture methods for this species. 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