May 2006 Archive

Florida Museum honors Leslie Klein as Volunteer of the Year award

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History recently named docent Leslie Klein the winner of its 2006 James Pope Cheney Volunteer of the Year Award.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Thursday, May 25, 2006.

Harn Museum features contemporary greats in newest exhibition

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The work of world-renowned contemporary artists can be seen in “American Matrix: Contemporary Directions for the Harn Museum Collection, Part II,” which opened this week in the Mary Ann Harn Cofrin Pavilion at the Harn Museum of Art.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Thursday, May 25, 2006.

Blues legend Buddy Guy opens UFPA’s summer season June 15

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Blues legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and five-time Grammy winner Buddy Guy will kick off the University of Florida Performing Arts’ summer season with a concert at 7:30 p.m. June 15 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Thursday, May 25, 2006.

N.C. arts school provost named dean of UF’s College of Fine Arts

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The provost of the North Carolina School of the Arts has been named dean of the University of Florida’s College of Fine Arts, Provost Janie Fouke announced today.

Filed under Announcements, Appointments, InsideUF (Campus) on Wednesday, May 24, 2006.

For the future hydrogen economy, a tiny, self-powered sensor

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hydrogen has been called “the fuel of the future.” But the gas is invisible, odorless and explosive at high concentrations, posing a safety problem for hydrogen-powered cars, filling stations and other aspects of the so-called hydrogen economy.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Sciences, Technology on Wednesday, May 24, 2006.

UPI: Gary Butcher

Veterinarian Gary Butcher was quoted in a May 24 United Press International story about avian flu.

Filed under UF In The News on Wednesday, May 24, 2006.

Reuters: Daniel Smith

Political scientist Daniel Smith was quoted in a May 24 Reuters news service story about Arizona Democrats placing minimum wage increases on the state ballot.

Filed under UF In The News on Wednesday, May 24, 2006.

UF chosen for EPA’s best workplace for commuters list

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named the University of Florida as one of the best workplaces for commuters among colleges and universities.

Filed under Announcements, Awards & Honors, InsideUF (Campus) on Tuesday, May 23, 2006.

Blind chickens

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More than fifty thousand American children are legally blind and many of them were born that way because of a malfunctioning gene. Now, University of Florida researchers have restored sight to chickens born blind because of the same faulty gene.

Filed under Audio on Tuesday, May 23, 2006.

UF’s long-distance engineering program expands

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Engineering has the EDGE, and it’s getting sharper.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Tuesday, May 23, 2006.