University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida interior design student Anne Baumstarck was chosen as the recipient of the 2007 Gensler Brinkman Scholarship. Her work was selected from more than 100 project submissions from 50 top interior design programs across the country invited to participate in the commercial design competition.
Baumstarck, a master’s student in the College [...]

WHAT:
Dedication ceremony for Jim and Alexis Pugh Hall
WHEN:
11 a.m. Feb. 9
WHERE:
Pugh Hall, Buckman Drive between Dauer and Newell halls, University of Florida campus.
PARKING INFORMATION:
Parking should be plentiful. For a campus parking map go to http://www.parking.ufl.edu/.
BACKGROUND:
Pugh Hall, a 40,000-square foot facility, includes a teaching auditorium and public space for lectures and events. It is home to [...]

Economist David Denslow was quoted in a Jan. 31 Tampa Tribune story about the potential positive impact of Florida’s new property tax amendment on the state’s real estate market.

Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a Jan. 31 Wall Street Journal story about the possible changes in Republican voting strength in Florida. A link is unavailable because the Journal is by subscription only.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Speech and Hearing Clinic is celebrating the American Academy of Audiology’s 20th anniversary this spring by offering hearing free screenings and an education series on Living With Hearing Loss to the public.
Free hearing screenings will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1405 N.W. 13th St., [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Valentine jewelry sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 at the Reitz Student Union Colonnade. There will be a large selection of earrings, pendants, bracelets and more — all made of handcrafted silver and semi-precious stones. Loose beads for jewelry making also will be available. [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will join the Martha Graham Dance Company as a special guest when the world-renowned troupe performs at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 8.
Using text from the exchange between Aaron Copland and Martha Graham as they collaborated on their signature work, “Appalachian Spring,” Mayor Hanrahan will [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Men with prostate cancer who have their prostate removed cite sexual dysfunction as the most common side effect after surgery, but urinary dysfunction troubles these patients most, reports a University of Florida researcher. What’s more, many aren’t emotionally prepared to face these complications.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Autism Awareness 5K Walk/Run to benefit the University of Florida Center for Autism and Related Disabilities is scheduled for Saturday at Westside Park.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the walk/run will be held from 9 to 11 a.m.
The event is hosted by Eastside High School’s Students Together for Autism Research, or [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Attention snowbirds and spring breakers: Beachgoers who stay high and dry may have healthier fun in the sun than those frolicking on wet sand or in the water, according to a University of Florida veterinary researcher.