September 2005 Archive

Gator Nation invited to barbecue tailgate inside O’Connell Center

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gator Nation will celebrate Homecoming weekend with an Alumni Barbecue before the Homecoming football game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Friday, September 30, 2005.

Former Gator player, television show winner named grand marshals for parade

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On Oct. 7, the Gator Nation will celebrate the largest student-run parade in the nation, the 82nd University of Florida Homecoming Parade.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Friday, September 30, 2005.

Gators invited to gallop along University Avenue before parade

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gator Gallop is a two-mile run, which immediately precedes the annual University of Florida’s Homecoming parade and serves as its official escort.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Friday, September 30, 2005.

Homecoming event to reflect diversity on UF campus

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida’s Homecoming will celebrate Soulfest, a multicultural extravaganza and outdoor concert event from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday on the Reitz Student Union North Lawn and Colonnade. The event is free and open to the public.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Friday, September 30, 2005.

Museum seeks volunteer naturalists to lead outdoor school tours

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will offer docent naturalist training for volunteers interested in leading school tours in the University of Florida Natural Area Teaching Lab.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Friday, September 30, 2005.

Cynda Crawford: CNN/NPR

Veterinary medicine professor Cynda Crawford was a guest Sept. 30 on CNN and on National Public Radio’s “Science Friday” regarding dog flu. Related audio release.

Filed under UF In The News on Friday, September 30, 2005.

Student Health Center offers help for depression

National Depression Screening Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday on the front lawn of the University of Florida Student Health Care Center.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Friday, September 30, 2005.

Museum to host coral reefs photography exhibition

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will host the photography exhibition “Arms, Legs and Tentacles: Invertebrate Life on Coral Reefs,” Wednesday through Jan. 8, 2006. The exhibit by Florida Museum marine malacology curator Gustav Paulay showcases reef life with an emphasis on invertebrates.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Friday, September 30, 2005.

Seventh IT Security Awareness Day to be held in Reitz Student Union

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The seventh UF Information Technology Security Awareness Day (ITSA Day) will be held Oct. 12 in the Reitz Student Union Auditorium. The all-day event is sponsored by the office of the vice provost for information technology and will be hosted by the UF IT Security Team.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Thursday, September 29, 2005.

Polar bears hold key to understanding health risk of environmental pollutants

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Polar bears and people, at the chilly top of the Arctic’s food chain, risk consuming a smorgasbord of industrial pollutants that have seeped into their habitat and pose potential health hazards.

Filed under Research, Health, Environment, Sciences on Thursday, September 29, 2005.