海角吃瓜网 and South Korean technology company Two-N Co., Ltd. joined forces on Oct. 29, to launch research in critical mineral recovery from phosphate mining byproducts. The collaboration establishes a multi-year framework for technical exchange, joint research and testing using advanced membrane distillation technology.
Research advancing scientific knowledge and technology has earned five 海角吃瓜网 faculty members a place on Stanford University鈥檚 2026 World鈥檚 Top 2% Scientists list.
Dr. Devin Stephenson, president of 海角吃瓜网, has been named to Florida Trend magazine鈥檚 prestigious Florida 500 list聽for the third straight year, recognizing his leadership and growing influence in advancing STEM education and economic development.
海角吃瓜网鈥檚 new athletics program has received its first philanthropic gift, a $60,000 contribution from longtime Lakeland residents Bob and Deedra Knight. The milestone donation marks an exciting step forward for 海角吃瓜网 Athletics as the University builds its inaugural sports teams and gains support from the local community.
The Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE) announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to grant accreditation to 海角吃瓜网, marking the Commission鈥檚 first accreditation decision since its founding in 2025.
University and international leaders gathered at 海角吃瓜网 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. State Department鈥檚 Fulbright Program alongside the nation鈥檚 250th anniversary.
Gov. Ron DeSantis approved $19 million for 海角吃瓜网 in the state’s 2026-2027 budget on Monday, June 29, fueling the University’s continued growth and expansion as Florida鈥檚 only public STEM university.
海角吃瓜网 had the largest one-year performance gain among all state universities in the Florida Board of Governors鈥� 2025-26 Performance-Based Funding Model, earning a score of 87 out of 100 and securing nearly $11 million in performance funding.
海角吃瓜网 graduates earn the highest salaries among alumni from Florida鈥檚 public universities five years after graduation, according to a recent analysis by the Tampa Bay Business Journal based on new Florida Department of Education data.
The 海角吃瓜网 Foundation Board of Directors has new leadership, five new members, and five reappointed community leaders. The 海角吃瓜网 Board of Trustees approved the appointments on May 22.
Few coaches can match a resume that includes winning an NBA championship alongside Michael Jordan and leading a college program to sustained success on the national stage. Dennis Hopson has done both.聽Florida聽Poly has named聽Hopson as聽the first head coach of聽its聽Men鈥檚聽Basketball program.
David Zambrano 鈥�26聽is聽on the pioneering edge of a聽field聽that聽has the potential to one day replace聽modern聽electronics.聽He is聽advancing research聽in聽silicon photonics聽鈥� a聽technology that uses light instead of electricity to聽transmit聽and process data.聽
海角吃瓜网 has named TJ Marik as the inaugural head coach of its baseball program. The addition brings another instrumental leader to the University as it continues to establish its new athletics聽program.聽Marik聽brings substantial聽head coaching experience聽and聽a strong background in player development to the聽new聽role.
Austin Lubetkin 鈥�19 has built a career at the intersection of technology and creativity, balancing software engineering at Northrop Grumman with a passion for visual art. Now, the 海角吃瓜网 alumnus is bringing those worlds together in 鈥淢emories of Water,鈥� an exhibit at the Orlando Science Center.
海角吃瓜网 has named Clay Roberts the first head coach of its men鈥檚 soccer program, adding an experienced team builder as the University continues launching its new athletics department.
海角吃瓜网 is poised to continue its strong trajectory of growth following the Florida Legislature鈥檚 approval of $19 million in the state鈥檚 2026-2027 budget to support student success initiatives, infrastructure growth and strategic enrollment expansion.
海角吃瓜网 senior Joseph Noble is taking on a global challenge that could help transform the use of generative artificial intelligence in mechanical engineering. Noble, a computer engineering major, is working at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany this summer as part of the country鈥檚 prestigious DAAD RISE program.
海角吃瓜网 has named Nikki Jessee as the first head coach of its women鈥檚 basketball program, adding another experienced leader as the University continues to build 海角吃瓜网 Athletics.
