UNF 2020 News in Review
While this past year was a challenging time, the University’s
faculty, staff and students continued to excel and prosper with exciting new initiatives, research grants, projects and more. Here are a few examples of the top UNF stories for 2020.

- UNF hosted ‘A Conversation with Madeleine Albright’
- UNF Osprey community unites to raise almost $700,000 for student emergency relief funding and new scholarships
- UNF MedNexus comprehensive medical hub received initial funding from Florida state budget
- UNF appointed alumna Whitney Meyer as Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer
- UNF awarded National Science Foundation grant for use of autonomous robotics in agriculture
- UNF named Karen Bowling as the University’s first Vice President of Jobs
- College of Education and Human Services awarded $4.4 M grant to prepare PK-2 teachers
- School of Computing received NSA award for healthcare cybersecurity curriculum development
- Coastal Florida universities teamed up to fight ocean plastic pollution
- UNF implemented a new Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence