GAINESVILLE, Fla. – More than 1,000 University of Florida alumni and friends of The Gator Nation gathered tonight at the UF’s O’Connell Center to catch a glimpse of UF’s future – or what the future could be.
The occasion was the formal kickoff of the public phase of the university’s $1.5 billion capital campaign, Florida Tomorrow, [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “The Ceramics of Toshiko Takaezu: Function, Form and Surface” opens Oct. 9 at the Harn Museum of Art featuring 15 recent gifts by the artist, one of America’s most eminent ceramists.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – “New Orleans: The City the World Forgot” is a one-day event which will examine how Hurricane Katrina, a man-made disaster, impacted the city of New Orleans.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Harn Museum of Art is hosting a lecture by Maxwell L. Anderson, director of The Melvin & Bren Simon and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, at 11 a.m. on Sept. 28 as part of its contribution to the University of Florida-wide Capital Campaign kick-off event, “Showcasing the Possibilities.”
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Legendary composer Marvin Hamlisch and legendary performer Joel Grey will team up for a special concert at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, October 13.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thanks to a “Museums for America” $133,000 grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Florida Museum of Natural History will produce a series of educational programs for teachers and students in the Gainesville area and around the world.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Smithsonian American Art Museum has appointed Glenn Willumson, University of Florida Museum Studies director, as a senior fellow for the 2007-2008 academic year. Only 18 other scholars have received this esteemed honor this year.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Trianon chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Florida was presented with the Silver Torch Award for the 2006-2007 academic year at the organization’s recent national conference. The award recognizes timeliness and dedication while exemplifying the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service.
Mortor Board is a national honor society [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With its first application, the Dance Program in the School of Theatre and Dance at the University of Florida has been approved for accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) at the organization’s annual meeting on Sept. 13-15.
The UF Dance Program in the College of Fine Arts joins the [...]
More than 9,500 dissertations from University of Florida graduate students of years gone by now languish on UF library shelves. The dissertations have been cast aside in the digital age which demands instant information.