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University of West Florida

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The career and life you’ve always dreamed of starts with a UWF education. No matter where you are in life, UWF has what you’re looking for, with more than 110 undergraduate and graduate programs to choose from. Gain access to the resources and opportunities of a large university, with small class sizes and personalized attention from world-renowned professors.

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UWF selected to join Gulf Scholars Program

The Gulf Scholars Program of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has selected the University of West Florida to join the program’s fourth cohort. UWF will receive $525,000 over the course of five years from the Gulf Research Program to prepare undergraduate students to address pressing environmental, health, energy and infrastructure challenges in the Gulf of Mexico region. This preparation will include courses, workshops, field experiences and a major research or creative project in partnership with a local or regional organization centered on the Gulf of Mexico region known as a Gulf Impact Project.

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UWF celebrates the grand opening of the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center

The University of West Florida celebrated the grand opening of the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center at the Darrell Gooden Center, a $6 million state-of-the-art facility dedicated to enhancing the quality of care for UWF student-athletes. The Darrell Gooden Center expansion includes areas for student-athletes to warm up and cool down prior to and post practice, receive innovative physical therapy and restorative treatments, additional offices for athletic training and football staff and new team meeting spaces for UWF Athletics.

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UWF ranks eighth in nation, first in state on ‘Best for Vets’ list

The University of West Florida came in at No. 8 on the "Best for Vets" college list released by Military Times. This marks the University’s highest ranking on the list to date. UWF was ranked among 304 schools and came in at No. 1 among all Florida institutions.

UWF Events

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UWF Swimming and Diving Gravy Bowl Invitational at Building 73 - Aquatic Center

UWF swimming and diving Gravy Bowl Invitational from Friday, November 22, to Sunday, November 24, in the Aquatic Center (Building 73) on the Pensacola campus. Visit the...

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The Making of an [Artificially] Intelligent Society: A Kugelman Honors Colloquium at Building 76A

Join the UWF Kugelman Honors Program in Building 76A, Room 101 from noon to 1 p.m. on Fridays from August 23 through November 22 for our weekly lecture and discussion series...

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 -0600

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Sat, 23 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600

UWF Swimming and Diving Gravy Bowl Invitational at Building 73 - Aquatic Center

UWF swimming and diving Gravy Bowl Invitational from Friday, November 22, to Sunday, November 24, in the Aquatic Center (Building 73) on the Pensacola campus. Visit the...

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600