Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Archive


Kansas associate dean chosen as CLAS dean at UF

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The associate dean of humanities at the University of Kansas has been selected as the dean of the University of Florida’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UF President Bernie Machen announced today.
Paul J. D’Anieri will assume his new position July 1. He succeeds Joe Glover, who has served as interim dean [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Tuesday, April 8, 2008.

Imported aquacultured reef clams found to have foreign disease

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Vividly colorful giant clams officially called tridacnids decorate many an upscale aquarium. But now experts say they boast an exterior beauty that masks an ugly truth: their potential for carrying foreign diseases.

Filed under Business, Environment, Research, Sciences, Veterinary on Tuesday, April 8, 2008.

CPR class offered for Gator Saver Day

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Approximately 335,000 Americans annually die of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac arrest before reaching a hospital. Cardiac arrest strikes people of all ages and levels of fitness, usually without warning. Many of these lives could be saved by training community members in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). CPR buys precious time for cardiac [...]

Filed under Note This on Tuesday, April 8, 2008.

Purchasing session offered on May 22

A purchasing talk by Randy Staples, associate controller, Purchasing and Disbursement Services will be sponsored by the APA Seminar Series. The presentation, “Purchasing: What you need to know about the Year-end Process,” will be held at 3 p.m. on May 22 in L107, Marston Science Library. This will be an informative and interactive session to [...]

Filed under Note This on Tuesday, April 8, 2008.

UF Agricultural Women’s Club celebrates 100 years

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In 1908, just two years after the University of Florida opened the doors of its Gainesville campus, an organization called the Extension Club was formed to help the wives of newly arrived College of Agriculture personnel become better acquainted with each other and the community.
A century later the group is still [...]

Filed under Announcements, Happenings on Tuesday, April 8, 2008.