IMPACT
in South Florida
Total Constituency
30+ Programs, Projects and Partnerships*
*This includes just some of our impacts in Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys, including the Everglades and IFAS’s Homestead research facility. This does not include Broward or other counties.
- Partnership with Miami Dade College and UF to offer a bachelor’s degree in art or music through the New World School of the Arts
- Improving school readiness and enhancing student learning since 2002 through UF Lastinger Center for Learning programs
- UF College of Veterinary Medicine’s partnership with Miami-Dade Animal Services Pet Adoption and Protection Center to enhance the care for homeless animals
- The UF College of Dentistry’s Hialeah Dental Center is providing dental care to thousands in the community
- UF Pharmacy researchers discovering cancer-killing compounds in the Florida Keys
- Involvement in the Florida Climate Institute at UF, which works to better understand climate variability, change and its impacts on society
- Bringing the arts to STEM education at St. Thomas Episcopal School with plans to train other elementary educators statewide
- Area Health Education Center programs at UF, UM, FSU, USF and Nova Southeastern University working to develop the state’s safety net healthcare system and promote tobacco cessation and prevention
- Partnership with UF and UM on metabolomics and nanotechnology research to advance cancer treatment and prevention
- The Bob Graham Center for Public Service partnering with the Everglades Foundation to support restoration work and turn knowledge into action
- With 3-D laser scanning, UF College of Design, Construction & Planning experts and students work to preserve and protect Miami’s architectural heritage such as the Miami Marine Stadium and former Bacardi Headquarters
- The UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Tropical Research and Education center works to protect Miami-Dade’s agriculture and keep fruit fresh and safe
- UF IFAS efforts in Miami-Dade develop irrigation apps that reduce water use, protecting native species and saving endangered orchids
- Along with student chapters from UM and FIU, UF Engineering students participate in the Cuba Infrastructure Scholarship competition hosted by the Association of Cuban-American Engineers
- UF Engineering research in transportation and infrastructure impacts policy and planning across Miami-Dade County and the state
- Working to make streets safer through UF’s College of Health and Human Performance’s partnership with Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program
- Assessing healthcare and educational needs of children in Miami-Dade County through UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research, which also provides the gold standard for population data in the state
- Funded by a CDC grant, UF leads a collaborative research program with scientists from FIU, UM and USF to prevent the spread of the Zika virus and its effects