On Saturday, October 17th Ethan Kutlu will be presenting Why You Shouldn’t Judge An Accent at TEDxUF Paradox between 2:00 and 3:30pm. He will be one of three speakers that day. This event will be delivered over Zoom. Make sure to register for tis event!
James Essegbey will be presenting a lecture on Thursday, 23 July at 16:00 ET (or 5PM, Brazil Time; UTC -3). The title of his talk is ‘Contact-induced change in Ghana-Togo Mountain languages.’ Click here for the live transmission link. The Brazilian Linguistics Association (abralin.org), in a joint project with the Permanent International Committee of Linguists […]
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Out of eight University of Florida students recently earned the prestigious Boren Award to learn languages overseas, two major in Linguistics! Eileen Calub ‘22, a linguistics & international affairs double major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who will study Turkish in Azerbaijan. Rayyan Merchant ‘23, a computer & information science and linguistics […]
A new University of Florida transdisciplinary collaboration has been awarded nearly $50,000 to help reduce colorectal cancer screening inequities affecting African-American patients, by optimizing the delivery of a mobile screening intervention. Kevin Tang and Josh Martin are part of this project.
Assistant Professor Kevin Tang of the Speech Lexicon and Modeling Lab is featured in UF CLAS’s news. The article summarizes his on-going interdisciplinary research on the role of human genetics in how language evolves over time and his latest paper in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
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Melena Davenport is a graduating Linguistics Major this Spring. We spoke with her about her time at UF and what is coming next for her. 1. What’s next for you? I will be working as an Audio Technician at Atlantic Hearing for my gap year, before pursuing my Doctorate of Audiology degree starting fall of […]
Leah Dailey is a graduating Linguistics Major this Spring. We spoke with her about her time at UF and what is coming next for her. 1. What’s next for you? I am getting married on April 25th, so just before graduation! My husband and I will stay in Gainesville, and I will be working for […]
Ashley Van Wie is a graduating Linguistics Major this Spring. We spoke with her about her time at UF and what is coming next for her. 1. What’s next for you? Next for me is a job teaching English with the JET program in Japan. I was recently granted a position which I very happily […]
Emily Simmons is a graduating Linguistics Major this Spring. We spoke with her about her time at UF and what is coming next for her. 1. What’s next for you? I am going to continue teaching English through the end of the calendar year, and in January I will be pursuing a Master’s degree from […]
Sarah Taylor is a graduating Linguistics Major this Spring. We spoke with her about her time at UF and what is coming next for her. 1. What’s next for you? I am pleased to announce that I will be working as a contractor for one of the top companies in the aerospace and defense industry, Raytheon […]