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UWF awarded $895,905.60 for innovative research and to improve access to early breast cancer screenings
The University of West Florida was awarded $895,905.60 by Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis to support innovative cancer research. The award was part of $20 million awarded to researchers around the state as part of the Cancer Innovation Research Fund. UWF will use its portion of the funds to improve access to breast cancer screenings in rural areas in Northwest Florida and the Big Bend area.
UWF welcomes its newest National Merit Finalists and top scholarship recipients to campus
The University of West Florida welcomed two National Merit Finalists this fall semester, bringing the total recipients of this scholarship to 16 students since 2017. Ayla Bergeron and Garrett Smith are among the approximately 15,000 students across the country who met the requirements for Finalist standing, out of an estimated 1.6 million participating high school juniors in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship competition.
UWF students explore the Luna settlement and the Emanuel Point III shipwreck
The University of West Florida’s Archaeology Institute recently wrapped up its summer field schools. Thirty-nine undergraduate and graduate students participated in either a maritime field school or terrestrial field school, with unmatched opportunities to conduct archaeological investigations. The terrestrial field school was led by Dr. Ramie Gougeon, director of the Archaeology Institute, chair and professor, and the maritime field school was run by Dr. Greg Cook, associate professor, and Dr. John Bratten, professor of anthropology, with assistance from the Archaeology Institute's Will Wilson, marine archaeologist.