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Office of Community Relations
UF Government and Community Relations
Monday, December 19, 2022
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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.
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Holiday greetings from UF President Kent Fuchs | |
You’re invited to the Januryary 20th UF Eye Opener Discovery Breakfast with the Alachua County Legislative Delegation | |
UF presents first annual Win Phillips Town Gown Relations Awards | |
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A new award to honor and celebrate the connections between the University of Florida and the greater Gainesville community was presented Friday at the UF Board of Trustees meeting.
The Win Phillips Town Gown Relations Awards, named in honor of UF’s long-time former vice president for research and most recently executive chief of staff, recognized individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions in strengthening relationships between the two entities.
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UF Health to open new neighborhood hospital in Ocala | |
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University of Florida Health is bringing its warm patient care and nationally recognized medical expertise to Ocala with a new neighborhood hospital.
The 150,000-square-foot hospital will include 10 emergency department rooms, 10 inpatient rooms, a medical imaging center, four surgical operating rooms and other features. Construction is underway at a 28-acre site at Northwest Blichton Road and Northwest 35th Avenue Road, just east of Interstate 75. The facility is expected to be completed in spring 2024.
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UF Health leads way in robotic joint replacement system | |
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UF Health became one of the first large academic health centers in the Southeast this year to begin using a robot-assisted system in total knee replacement surgeries that eliminates the need for a CT scan while improving precision and patient outcomes.
The robotic system allows the surgeon to map out the procedure and best position a knee implant, a patient-specific plan allowing the greatest possible range of motion after surgery. And it minimizes soft tissue damage to allow a more “natural feeling” joint replacement.
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From the UF College of Medicine: Department of emergency medicine, collaborators use innovative method to improve cardiac arrest outcomes | |
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When a patient’s heart stops, it’s a race against the clock for medical teams to get it pumping again, with every second that passes increasing the chance of permanent damage to the brain and other organs.
Collaborators at UF Health Shands Hospital, including nursing teams, specialists and health providers in the departments of emergency medicine, surgery and anesthesiology at the College of Medicine, will soon officially roll out a new method of addressing cardiac arrest that has already proved to significantly improve the chances of patient revival and full recovery.
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University Ave roadway improvements to address pedestrian safety | |
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The University of Florida, along with its partners in the City of Gainesville and the Florida Department of Transportation are announcing a new series of pedestrian safety initiatives that highlight their continued commitment to improve the safety of the campus community.
These safety improvements — from raised crosswalks along University Avenue to new, one-way traffic patterns — are aimed at mitigating serious injuries and fatalities along one of the campus’ main traffic arteries and make the streets and roadways surrounding campus safer and more accessible for everyone.
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University of Florida unveils graduate certificate in animal shelter leadership | |
The University of Florida now provides a graduate certificate in animal shelter leadership created for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal control officers, shelter operations staff, and other industry professionals. It informs them on the responsibilities so they can successfully lead, manage, raise funds, market, and coordinate shelter operations (eg, animal control, adoptions, fosters, and infectious disease control). | |
Susan Crowley
Assistant Vice President, Community Relations
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