June 2007 Archive

News media invited to view, ride in UF’s all-new robot car

Demonstration of Team Gator Nation’s extensively modified and fully autonomous Toyota Highlander hybrid

Filed under General on Monday, June 25, 2007.

Interim chairman appointed for emergency medicine in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Joseph Adrian Tyndall has been appointed interim chairman of the University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of emergency medicine, effective Aug. 15. He takes over the post vacated by Dr. David C. Seaberg, who last week was named dean of the University of Tennessee’s regional medical campus in Chattanooga.

Filed under Seen & Heard on Monday, June 25, 2007.

Lt. Baxley graduates from the FBI National Academy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Police Department Lt. Darren Baxley and 298 other law enforcement officers graduated June 8 from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Va.

Filed under Seen & Heard on Monday, June 25, 2007.

Annual ‘Fanfares and Fireworks’ set for July 3 at Flavet Field

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Public broadcasting stations WUFT-TV, Channel 5, WUFT-DT, Digital 36, WUFT-FM, Classic 89 and WJUF-FM, Nature Coast 90 will present “Fanfares and Fireworks,” the annual Independence Day eve celebration, on Tuesday, July 3 beginning at 7 p.m. at the University of Florida Flavet Field. The 17th annual event is sponsored by the City of Gainesville; AvMed Health Plan and the University of Florida.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Monday, June 25, 2007.

Associated Press: Ken Wald

Political science professor Ken Wald was quoted in a June 22 Associated Press international wire story about the role of Barack Obama’s church — the United Church of Christ — in his campaign.

Filed under UF In The News on Friday, June 22, 2007.

InsideUF now has its own site…

InsideUF, your campus news source, is now located at: insideuf.ufl.edu. You will still be able to access the page via the UF home page. However, if you would like to receive RSS feeds, please log on and subscribe to the RSS feeds for the categories that interest you.

Filed under Announcements, Appointments, Awards & Honors, InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, June 22, 2007.

RTS limits service during break

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Beginning June 25 and ending July 1, RTS will reduce its summer bus service on City Fixed Routes 9, 12, 13, 16, 20, 34 and 35. There will be no service on City Fixed Routes 21 and 36 during this time. In addition, there will be no UF Campus, Later Gator or Lake Wauburg RTS service at this time.

Filed under Note This on Friday, June 22, 2007.

Fla. Museum hosts Caribbean archaeology symposium

The Florida Museum of Natural History presents “In the Footsteps of Ripley and Adelaide Bullen: A Survey of Caribbean Archaeology” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 29 in Room 122 of Frazier/Rogers Hall on the University of Florida campus. The event, sponsored by the Florida Museum Caribbean Archaeology Program, is free and open to the public.

Filed under Happenings on Friday, June 22, 2007.

UF College of Design, Construction and Planning Receives $500,000 Gift from Wachovia Foundation to Research Affordable Housing

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As housing costs have skyrocketed, the availability of affordable housing has declined. The issue has become critical throughout Florida as communities try to ensure that people of all income levels have access to affordable housing.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Friday, June 22, 2007.

NEH grant to help Florida Museum care for unique Calusa Indian collection

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologists are rehabilitating the world’s largest collection of Calusa Indian artifacts and specimens, thanks to a $284,504 grant recently awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Friday, June 22, 2007.