Envisioning the world as it could be
Jennifer Wen still remembers sitting on a tree stump in her backyard watching her father tend their vegetable garden after school.
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Michelle Runyon
Philanthropists’ gift to advance universal cancer vaccine research
A $1 million gift from Nathan S. Collier and his wife, Ani, along with Ken and Linda McGurn, is accelerating novel mRNA cancer vaccine research.
Anaclerio scholarship helps medical student follow her calling in medicine
Anna Walls is one of the recipients of the Dr. Angelo and Alberta Anaclerio Scholarship
A father’s strength inspires a future physician
Eliana Pollay is the recipient of the Medical Alumni Legacy Endowment Scholarship
The Kavalieros family establishes gift in memory of their daughter, Ellie
In Ellie’s memory, the Kavalieros family partnered with Golf Fights Cancer to raise funds that benefit critical pediatric brain cancer research. The funds support the University of Florida Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program’s work to develop new ways to help the immune system fight brain tumors, including DIPG.
A path to purposeful medicine
Anika Heuberger is one of the recipients of the Hugh M. “Smiley” Hill, M.D. Scholarship
Scholarship support empowers medical student to follow his calling
Connor Schepke is a recipient of the J. Stephen Waters, M.D., Scholarship
CPPI gift boosts Fishing for Kids fundraising total to $100,000
A new gift from Charles Perry Partners, Inc. (CPPI) brings the total raised by the 2025 Fishing for Kids Saltwater Trout Tournament to a whopping $100,000 in support of CMN Hospitals at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital opens Unit 44
After an extensive overhaul, we're thrilled to reopen Unit 44 of UF Health Shands Children's Hospital. This top-to-bottom renovation features upgrades with each of our youngest patients in mind.
From Beirut to Gainesville: A medical student’s journey of compassion
Medical student Nicolas Abchee relates UF's commitment to family, community and faith in humanity.
