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UF at a Glance Progress continued at the University of Florida in 2015 on a variety of fronts. Florida Innovation Hub, a 50,000-square-foot building adjoining the original business super incubator at Innovation Square. Long an engineering powerhouse, UF made a huge leap forward this year when South Florida inventor and philanthropist Dr. Herbert Wertheim and the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation committed $50 million to launch a $300 million public and priva