jacksonville – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu Building business on innovation Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:44:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/favicon-blue_1.png jacksonville – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu 32 32 UF Moves Forward With Site for New Campus in Jacksonville https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/uf-new-campus-in-jacksonville/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/uf-new-campus-in-jacksonville/ The University of Florida Board of Trustees’ Governance, Government Relations, and Internal Affairs Committee has approved a recommendation to select the area around the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center as the site for its new Jacksonville campus, Chair Mori Hosseini announced.

This initiative aims to establish a national center of excellence, advancing academic and research endeavors in key areas such as health and semiconductor technology. The campus will enhance UF Health’s contributions through advanced graduate and professional degree programs, with plans to launch by fall 2026.

In addition to academic offerings, UF will create a world-class research presence in Jacksonville. A significant focus will be semiconductor technology, spearheaded by the Florida Semiconductor Institute (FSI). With a vision for global leadership in specialty electronics, FSI will build partnerships, accelerate R&D, and expand the workforce pipeline to strengthen Florida’s semiconductor industry and beyond.

Read more about UF moves forward with site for new campus in Jacksonville. ]]> The University of Florida’s Plans in Jacksonville: Where They Stand https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/jax-uf-institutes/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/jax-uf-institutes/ Jacksonville is poised to become the home of two new University of Florida institutions that would play into UF President Ben Sasse’s vision of the university partnering with businesses to apply research to current and future challenges, putting students closer to prospective employers and spurring the regional and state economies.

On March 27, the state Board of Governors approved a UF graduate school planned for Downtown Jacksonville. The next day, Mayor Donna Deegan told a crowd at a business luncheon that Jacksonville was a front-runner to be the site of the Florida Semiconductor Institute.

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