The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected 19 faculty from the University of Florida to its newest class, breaking previous records for… Read More
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AAAS Fellow Juan Gilbert Builds Tech for Voting and to Make STEM More Diverse
Dr. Juan Gilbert’s father did not complete high school, but he fought in the Korean war and was born and raised in Pulaski, Tennessee—the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan. “He was there when it happened,” Gilbert says, referring to… Read More
Helal Named a 2019 AAAS Fellow
Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal, Ph.D., a professor in CISE, was named a 2019 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for distinguished contributions to the field of pervasive computing, particularly in assistive environments supportive of aging and… Read More