@GlobalGators

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🎓💙 Welcome back, Global Gators! Dean Marta L. Wayne and the UF International Center are excited to support you this Fall 2026. Here’s to a semester of new opportunities, connections & global adventures! 🌎✨ #GlobalGators #GoGators
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🥟☕ Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Pastelitos in the Library! 📅 Oct. 7 | 1–3 p.m. 📍 Smathers Library, Room 100 ⏰ While supplies last! 👉 Stop by and celebrate with us!
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📸 Last chance to enter! The 2026 Global Photo Contest ends this Friday, October 9! 🌎 Show us where you’ve been. 👉 Don’t miss the deadline—submit your photo by Oct. 9! internationalcenter.ufl.edu/… #UFIC #GlobalGators
Graphic Promoting the 2026 UFIC Global Photo Contest. Main photo of campers gathered around a glowing campfire near a wooden cabin under a starry night sky.

ALT Graphic Promoting the 2026 UFIC Global Photo Contest. Main photo of campers gathered around a glowing campfire near a wooden cabin under a starry night sky.

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🎬 Explore Haiti’s past through film. Join the Film Konbit Kolektif for Raoul Peck’s L’Homme sur les Quais / The Man by the Shore, followed by discussion & Q&A with Danièle Magloire. 📅 Oct. 2 | 1 p.m. ET | Zoom Register: ow.ly/3Fph50ZRtAp #UFIC #GlobalGators
Film poster title 'L'Homme sur les Quais' and 'Man '. Close-up of a father and young girl embracing.

ALT Film poster title 'L'Homme sur les Quais' and 'Man '. Close-up of a father and young girl embracing.

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🌎 Welcome to the Gator Nation, Global Gators! 🐊 UF welcomed hundreds of new international students and scholars at the annual New International Student and Scholar Welcome Reception on Sept. 22. #GlobalGators #UFIC
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🌊 Can going deeper help marine species survive ocean warming? UF Global Fellow Robert “Robbie” Lamb, Ph.D., is exploring deep reefs in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands to see if they provide refuge during El Niño events. 🔬 🌎 Learn more about his research: ow.ly/rSkg50ZPF0o
Two scuba divers explore underwater rocky reefs in the Galápagos Islands near Ecuador.

ALT Two scuba divers explore underwater rocky reefs in the Galápagos Islands near Ecuador.

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UF faculty are invited to learn about the Global Learning Institute (GLI)—a professional development program designed to help integrate global learning into teaching. 📅 Join the info session via Zoom 🔗 Register: ow.ly/evPp50ZNtA0 #UFIC #GlobalGators
Announcement for Global Learning Institute info session on Sept 16 at 1pm via Zoom with Dr. Tara Mathien as speaker.

ALT Announcement for Global Learning Institute info session on Sept 16 at 1pm via Zoom with Dr. Tara Mathien as speaker.

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💙 Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! We’re honoring the rich cultures, histories, contributions, and global connections of Hispanic and Latino communities. What Hispanic or Latino culture, tradition, person, or place has inspired you? Share in the comments! 👇🌎
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🌎✈️ Ready to go global? Mark your calendar! Join us for the Study Abroad Fair and explore programs, destinations & opportunities abroad. 📅 Oct. 6 | ⏰ 10 AM–3 PM |📍 Reitz Grand Ballroom #StudyAbroad #GlobalGators #GoGators
Sunset view of a grand temple complex in a city, with text promoting a Study Abroad Fair at the University of Florida's International Center.

ALT Sunset view of a grand temple complex in a city, with text promoting a Study Abroad Fair at the University of Florida's International Center.

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🌎 Building global research connections Through the UFIC’s Global Fellows Program, Javiera Rudolph, Ph.D., traveled to Chile to build partnerships advancing computational research in ecology and the life sciences. Read: internationalcenter.ufl.edu/… #GlobalGators #GlobalResearch
Javi Rudolph with faculty and students during her visit to Universidad Austral.

ALT Javi Rudolph with faculty and students during her visit to Universidad Austral.

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🌎 UF faculty are advancing global learning! Six UF faculty members contributed chapters to Springer’s new Handbook of Using Virtual Exchange Across Disciplines, highlighting how virtual exchange is transforming learning across disciplines. #GlobalGators #VirtualExchange #COIL
Portraits of UF Faculty: Natalie Coers, Erika Brooke, Luis Mejia-Puig, Tara Mathien, Megan Mocko, Beth Johnson.

ALT Portraits of UF Faculty: Natalie Coers, Erika Brooke, Luis Mejia-Puig, Tara Mathien, Megan Mocko, Beth Johnson.

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Your world. Your story. Your photo. 👉 Submit it to the 2026 Global Photo Contest! ow.ly/m4cV50ZKNcV #UFIC #GlobalGators
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🌎 Bring global engagement to your department! UF International Center Campus Roadshows bring experts to you. You provide the space—we bring the speakers! 🙌 📩 Ready to host? ow.ly/3TJ750ZIhpl #GlobalGators #UFIC #GlobalEngagement
Illustration of a winding road leading to a university campus with flags and buildings, featuring a sign for UF Campus Roadshows by the International Center.

ALT Illustration of a winding road leading to a university campus with flags and buildings, featuring a sign for UF Campus Roadshows by the International Center.

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Congratulations to Sugandh Gupta, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, on participating in an international workshop at the Geneva Graduate Institute exploring therapeutic authority in South Asia. Read more: internationalcenter.ufl.edu/… #GlobalGators #UFIC #InternationalResearch
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University of Florida International Center retweeted
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Sep 1
GNV🧡💙

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Harn Museum of Art@HarnMuseumofArt
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When did you last have uninterrupted time to look and think about your relationship to the world? Our "One World" photography exhibition might be the place. Browse the exhibition during Art After Dark | Evening Hours tomorrow, September 3, from 6 – 9 pm. Admission is free.
Two individuals closely examine framed photographs in a well-lit gallery featuring photography.

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University of Florida International Center retweeted
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@UF
Aug 31
The University of Florida ranks #4 among public universities in @TIME's inaugural America’s Best Colleges ranking — highlighting UF’s strong student outcomes, learning environment and value. 🐊 news.ufl.edu/2026/08/time-ra…

UF ranks No. 4 among public universities in TIME magazine’s America’s Best Colleges 2027

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UF IFAS
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Sep 2
.@NSF has awarded @UF researchers a $1.79M grant to develop #AIatUF-powered environmental modeling and decision-support tools using HiPerGator. The goal? Better insights into how land-use and environmental decisions may affect water, carbon and communities. Learn more 🔗 tr.ee/fXn2X7nSHG
A forest scene with a stream flowing through trees. An inset shows computer servers labeled "HiPerGator AI, University of Florida." Text below reads, "NSF awards UF $1.79M grant to harness AI-powered environmental forecasting with help from HiPerGator." University of Florida and IFAS logos are at the bottom.

ALT A forest scene with a stream flowing through trees. An inset shows computer servers labeled "HiPerGator AI, University of Florida." Text below reads, "NSF awards UF $1.79M grant to harness AI-powered environmental forecasting with help from HiPerGator." University of Florida and IFAS logos are at the bottom.

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University of Florida International Center retweeted
UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences@UF_CLAS
Aug 31
A lifetime of travel inspired UF alum Gerald “Chip” Kunde II to help students discover how studying abroad can change the course of their lives. Read his story in the latest Ytori: news.clas.ufl.edu/kunde-scho…
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🎷🌎 GET TO KNOW AJ! 🐊 Meet Alvin “AJ” Johnson, UFIC Immigration Specialist—and someone who believes every student deserves to have someone in their corner. 💙 Read more about him: ow.ly/mbTS50ZHiRi #GlobalGators #UFIC
Meet Alvin “AJ” Johnson

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📸 Show us your world! 🌎 UF students, faculty, staff, and alumni—our annual International Photography Contest is OPEN! Have a photo that captures a place, culture, or global experience that inspired you? 👉 SUBMIT NOW! ow.ly/JmsK50ZIjLb #GlobalGators #UFIC
Night photo of three people gathered around a campfire near a wooden cabin under a starry sky promoting UFIC photo contest.

ALT Night photo of three people gathered around a campfire near a wooden cabin under a starry sky promoting UFIC photo contest.

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