Stan Smith, director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a March 25 South Florida Sun-Sentinel story about Broward County’s historic first loss of population in 2007.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence fell five points to 68 in March, reflecting growing pessimism about the national economy in the midst of the housing and credit crisis, a new University of Florida study reports.
A study by the University of Florida that suggested safety features for older drivers was the subject of a March 24 Newsday story. See related news release.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Debra Walker King, University of Florida associate provost for faculty development, has been selected by the American Council on Education as one of 36 fellows for the 2008-09 academic year.
The fellowship program, established in 1965, is designed to strengthen leadership in American institutions of high education.
Fellows spend their fellowship focusing on an [...]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rolando Rivas-Camp, director for the Center for Historic Buildings at the U.S. General Services Administration, was awarded the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning’s 2008 Beinecke-Reeves Distinguished Achievement Award, the college announced today.
The annual award recognizes an individual who exemplifies the spirit of historic preservation in Florida. It is [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Just in time for Women’s History Month, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service is bringing to campus the first woman to become U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Pugh Hall Ocora.
The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Free tickets [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two graduates of the University of Florida Documentary Institute recently won an Emmy at the 29th annual College Television Awards in Los Angeles for their thesis project, “Bismillah: In the Name of Allah.”
Jolene Pinder and Sarah Zaman, who received their master’s degrees from UF’s College of Journalism and Communications last year, won [...]
Stan Smith, director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a March 20 USA Today story about how the housing crisis had reduced migration to Florida.