Dr. Judy Bense holds her book, "Early Spanish Florida," inside a museum with a Spanish ship painted on the wall behind her.
Arts and Humanities

UWF President Emerita Judy Bense’s book recognized by Library of Congress

UWF President Emerita and Professor Emerita of anthropology and archaeology Dr. Judith Bense’s new book, “Early Spanish Florida: Unearthing the History of America's Oldest Colony,” has been selected for the "Great Reads from Great Places" list for the Library of Congress’s 2026 National Book Festival.

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UWF Move-In Day 2026

WHAT: Media are invited to join UWF executive leadership officials as they welcome new students to the University of West Florida during Move-In Day. University administrators will visit residence halls on campus while students move in. WHEN: Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 TIME: 10 a.m. WHERE: UWF Pensacola CampusBuilding 10 – President’s Office11000 University ParkwayPensacola, FL […]

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Research

UWF Center for Cybersecurity and AI receives $1.74M NSF award to advance AI and cybersecurity education and workforce development

The UWF Center for Cybersecurity and AI, or CCAI, has received a $1.74 million award from the National Science Foundation through its new CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service, or CyberAI SFS, program to prepare the next generation of professionals to address emerging challenges at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.  The award will fund full […]

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