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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Matthew Fajack, executive director of financial affairs at Kent State University in Ohio, has been named vice president and chief financial officer at the University of Florida, effective Jan. 1.
Matthew Fajack, 47, will be the first person to fill the newly established position, which will provide strategic leadership, analysis, planning and recommendations [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thanks to University of Florida students, a community in rural Uganda has a way to purify its drinking water, while a town in Macedonia has a new environmental awareness and recycling program.
The students traveled abroad last summer to work on these initiatives as part of 100 Projects for Peace, a program that [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A classic tale of love and conflicting loyalties, the musical “West Side Story” debuted on Broadway in 1957. It ran for 732 performances before closing in 1959. Now, in its 50th anniversary year, performers from the College of Fine Arts recreate this passionate tale at the University of Florida.
Tony Mata will direct [...]

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, October 29th.

Tom Spreen, professor and chairman of the food and resource economics department, was quoted in an Oct. 28 Miami Herald story about the impact of greening on Florida’s citrus industry.

If you don’t know what’s happening with your computer, then you don’t know what’s happening to your data. How to keep up? Centralized Log Management is the trick, and it doesn’t have to be hard, either. Knowing the best tools and practices can make your life easier.
The next session on Tuesday, Oct.30, in Room 286 [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Television personality Bill Nye “The Science Guy” will speak on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida. The show begins at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7:15 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
Nye is currently the host of [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction at the University of Florida will induct William R. “Rick” Derrer, president of James A. Cummings Inc., into the school’s Construction Hall of Fame at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 3 as part of the school’s homecoming activities.
The Construction Hall of Fame was established in the [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Franz Liszt was the rock star of his times. Born in Hungary in 1811, Liszt toured from a young age, performing piano recitals throughout Europe and creating a sensation everywhere he went. Today, he is considered one of the most famous pianists in history for his role in elevating piano composition and [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Raising the “iron curtain,” the Russian Patriarchate Choir led the way in the re-discovery of Orthodox Church music. This feat is made even more impressive since it occurred during the Soviet Regime. At this time – when music was far from approved by the government – the choir spent decades [...]