October 2005 Archive

Candlelight vigil postponed

The candlelight vigil set for tonight has been POSTPONED. Further information will be posted on this site when available.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Wednesday, October 19, 2005.

UF architecture grads featured in TV series as they build dream house

BOULDER, Colo. — A “dream house” built by two University of Florida architecture graduates is featured in a reality television series on Home & Garden Television, HGTV.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Tuesday, October 18, 2005.

CT scan can spare some head and neck cancer patients surgery

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Some patients with head and neck cancer can be safely spared the risk and expense of surgery by undergoing a CT scan to predict whether the disease is in check after radiation therapy, according to study findings University of Florida doctors released today (Oct. 18) at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Filed under Health, Research on Tuesday, October 18, 2005.

PBS-Nova: Martin Uman

UF lightning researcher Martin Uman appeared on the October 18, 2005 edition of PBS’ Nova Science Now in a segment on the properties and potential sources of lightning.

Filed under UF In The News on Tuesday, October 18, 2005.

UF students fare well at regional computer programming contest

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida computer programming teams placed in the top 10 on Saturday at the Southeast USA Regional Programming Competition.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Monday, October 17, 2005.

Update: Weekly

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This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of October 17th.

Filed under Audio on Monday, October 17, 2005.

David Lawrence: Miami Herald

An opinion piece by David Lawrence, president of The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation, University Scholar for Early Childhood Development and Readiness, about improving Florida’s education system ran Oct. 16 in the Miami Herald (circ. 444,119).

Filed under UF In The News on Sunday, October 16, 2005.

Dave Denslow: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Research by economist Dave Denslow was cited in an Oct. 14 South Florida Sun-Sentinel (circ. 375,145) column about the financial cost of immigrants to taxpayers. The column also appeared in numerous other papers around the country.

Filed under UF In The News on Friday, October 14, 2005.

UF students will compete at regional computer programming contest

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Four teams of University of Florida students will compete in a regional computer programming contest on Saturday.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, October 14, 2005.

UF students work to repair antique caboose in Archer, Fla.

Students from the University of Florida M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction have been donating their time to repair an antique caboose for the city of Archer, Fla., under the supervision of and with direct funding from Leon Wetherington, building construction lecturer.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, October 14, 2005.