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GRADS-4C Weekly Communications - Seed Grant/ Call for Speakers

  GRADS-4C, is back ! The Genomic Research and Data Science Center for Cloud Computing (GRADS-4C)  is a collaborative educational hub between North Carolina A & T State University, Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina Central University, and Shaw University , focused on expanding participation in biomedical research through computational data science and genomics.  Here’s a quick look at the upcoming opportunities and events on our calendar, please save the dates and share with anyone who should be included! ( ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED )  Upcoming Opportunities & Events GRADS-4C Seed Grant  — Applications are now open,   closing date is March 15 th GRADS-4C Training Fellowship — Applications open February 15 th AI and Digital Health Seminar Series — Flyer Coming Soon February 23, 2026 | Virtual Seminar  GRADS-4C Research Symposium (Call for Speakers)  - Reg...

Faculty Candidate Talk - Thursday, February 12th at 12pm

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AWM - Faculty Talk

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We’re excited to invite everyone to AWM’s first faculty talk  of the semester. On Wednesday, February 18th at 4:00 P.M.  in Little Hall 225 , Dr. Tracy Stepien from the Department of Mathematics will give a talk titled "Dynamical Systems in Mathematical Biology"  — the abstract and flyer are attached below. Everyone is welcome, and we hope to see you there!  Abstract: A dynamical system describes how something changes over time, and certainly in biology, physics, chemistry, etc., there are many examples of dynamical systems that can be modeled using mathematical equations. The modern field of dynamical systems focuses on qualitative rather than quantitative questions about the behavior of the system over time. Instead of trying to find an explicit solution of a system of equations (which may be impossible to do!), geometric tools and analysis are used to inform predictions. I’ll first give an overview of dynamical systems concepts, and then we’ll move on to ...

Call for Nominations: UF Graduate Student Mentoring Awards (GSMA)

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  Call for Nominations Spring 2026 Graduate Student Mentoring Awards (GSMA) Date sent: February 9, 2025 The 2025-2026 Graduate Student Mentoring Award (GSMA) nomination period is now open! This award recognizes UF graduate students who take time to help others succeed as fellow students or in K-12 classrooms (such as working with K-12 students and/or teachers). For a chance to win one of six $500 awards, submit an application and recommendation letters by the  deadline  —  5 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2026 . For more information, click here . To apply online,  click ...

UF Survey Research Center (UFSRC) is Hiring!

The UF Survey Research Center (UFSRC) at the Bureau of Economic and Business Research is looking to hire telephone interviewers! Multiple Positions Open Starting Pay: $16 per hour (English) or $16.50 per hour (English-Spanish) + additional incentives, flexible schedule, paid training, excellent resume builder, and minutes from UF's main campus. Start date is mid to late February. The UFSRC is an applied research center within the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For the Spring-Summer season into the Fall, we are conducting studies to evaluate health care for members of the Texas Medicaid’s children’s health plans.  This research is being conducted in association with UF’s Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP). Additionally, we have other studies underway, including several research projects on healthcare satisfaction for Florida and Texas families, and a long-term study of Florida’s consumer sentiment. Apply through ONE  of the UF Career links below:...

Drop-In Hours Announcement!

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Need to hire a PhD student from Computer Engineering or Computer Science Programs

We are looking to hire a new PhD student with the following expertise.    Required Qualifications   •  Proven experience fine-tuning/Training Large Language Models (LLMs)   •   Strong expertise in AI Agents and Agentic AI systems   •  Practical experience designing and working with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems   •  Experience with software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices Basic Requirements   •  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science   •  Extensive hands-on experience with Python programming Preferred Qualifications   •  Experience conducting or contributing to LLM security research (e.g., prompt injection, model robustness, alignment, safety)   Please contact Drs. Tehranipoor ( tehranipoor@ufl.edu ) or Farahmandi ( farimah@ece.ufl.edu )  if you are interested.