April 2007 Archive

Healthy Gators 2010 celebrates activity routes with midnight fun run

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Healthy Gators 2010 will celebrate the completion of five campus activity routes with the Stomp Out Stress Midnight Fun Run on Thursday, April 26.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Monday, April 23, 2007.

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This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of April 23rd.

Filed under Audio on Monday, April 23, 2007.

New York Times: Christopher Slobogin

Levin College of Law professor Christopher Slobogin was quoted in an April 21 New York Times story about whether a federal law should have prevented Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho from buying a gun because a Virginia court said he was a danger to himself in 2005.

Filed under UF In The News on Saturday, April 21, 2007.

Teacher of the Year, Advisor of the Year awards announced

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On April 16, the winners of the 2006-2007 universitywide Teacher of the Year and Advisor of the Year awards were announced at a banquet hosted by Faculty Development at Emerson Hall.

Filed under Awards & Honors, InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, April 20, 2007.

Two named to Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Provost Janie Fouke recently announced the selection of two new members to the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars.

Filed under Announcements, Awards & Honors, InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, April 20, 2007.

Nationwide candle-lighting memorial on campus

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A special candle-lighting event and prayer vigil will be held at 7:40 p.m. April 20 at the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Student Center at the University of Florida.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Thursday, April 19, 2007.

New cancer leader to expand clinical trials at UFSCC

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Carmen Allegra, M.D., a specialist in the study of colorectal cancer, has been named associate director for clinical and translational research at the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center.

Filed under Appointments, InsideUF (Campus) on Thursday, April 19, 2007.

Tickets on sale for Dave Matthews Band

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s O’Connell Center is one of the scheduled concert stops in The Dave Matthews Band 2007 Summer U.S. Tour.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Thursday, April 19, 2007.

Indian musician brings rare ‘Water Waves’ performance to UF

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions and the Center for World Arts have teamed up to present a rare music concert on April 21.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Thursday, April 19, 2007.

UF scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Your bird field guide may be out of date now that University of Florida scientists discovered a new genus of frogmouth bird on a South Pacific island.

Filed under Natural History, Research, Sciences on Thursday, April 19, 2007.