Faculty-Staff Edition - March 6, 2024
Campus Community
7 tips to help you spring forward into daylight saving time
While your phone may automatically update for daylight saving time, our bodies aren鈥檛 always as quick to adapt. Get tips to help you spring forward into daylight saving time on Sunday, March 9.
Feeling stuck? The Ombuds team has your back
Life on campus is awesome but let鈥檚 be real, stuff happens. From academic issues to interpersonal disputes and bureaucratic pitfalls, navigating life can get messy. Don鈥檛 sweat it, though! You have a secret weapon: the Ombuds Office.
How to help if you鈥檙e concerned about a student
Many students face various challenges during their academic journey, and faculty and staff are essential in providing students with a holistic and supportive educational experience. Learn ways you can help support students.
Hiring students for on-campus jobs just got easier with Handshake
91福利社 is streamlining the process of connecting students with on-campus job opportunities. Starting in March, departments are encouraged to use Handshake as the platform for posting student employment jobs and internships. This includes hourly and work-study positions.
Research Updates
Facts ignored: The truth is flexible when falsehoods support political beliefs
People support misinformation from political candidates despite knowing it鈥檚 false because it hits on a 鈥渄eeper truth,鈥 new research shows.
Plasma donations: A financial lifesaver and an ethical dilemma
New research shows low-income households bridge cash needs and avoid payday loans by selling plasma, but there has been little study on the health effects of high-frequency donations.
Events & Exhibits
Save the date for Astronomy Day March 16
Astronomy Day/D铆a de la Astronom铆a brings viewing tips for the April 8 solar eclipse, free family-friendly activities at Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory, a bilingual guest speaker and much more.
Dream of going to Mars? Talk to explore human health in space
Rachael Seidler, a professor of applied physiology and kinesiology at the University of Florida, will deliver this year鈥檚 Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in Science on April 4.
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