University of Florida News

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, April 21st.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A handful of engineering students will soon have the chance to get a fresh and different perspective on their research — not from a new textbook or different experiment but from working in another country.
Two materials science and engineering faculty members have won a competitive National Science Foundation award to pay for [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Most of us have missed a dose of antibiotic or forgotten to take a daily vitamin. But when the stakes are higher — as they are for people with HIV/AIDS — a skipped pill could mean the difference between health and hazard for the entire population. Now, a breath monitoring device developed by scientists at the University of Florida and Xhale Inc. could help prevent the emergence of drug-resistant strains of HIV by monitoring medication adherence in high-risk individuals.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Years of hydrilla control efforts have paid off for some Florida communities — unfortunately, their success has benefited a more troublesome aquatic weed, a University of Florida expert says.

Roy Beckford, agricultural and natural resources agent in Lee County, was quoted in an April 20 New York Times story about the growing problem of honeybees nesting in foreclosed and empty houses in Florida’s Lee County.

A column about Earth Day’s history in Florida by history professor Jack E. Davis was published April 20 in the Orlando Sentinel.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Library West and Marston Science Library are extending hours prior to and during final exams to meet students’ needs. Both libraries will be open 8 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. April 19 through May 1. Intersession hours will begin at 8 a.m. on May 2.
Other George A. Smathers Libraries branches, including Education, Architecture [...]

The UF Department of Housing and Residence Education Graduate and Family Housing staff are presenting “Mosaic,” a musical about family, diversity, friendship and acceptance at 7:30 p.m. on April 19 the Reitz Student Union Auditorium.
The cast is made up of residents of UF Graduate and Family Housing between the ages of 9 and 37, representing [...]

The first full-scale test of the University of Florida’s emergency notification system concluded at noon today and proved successful, both in terms of what went well and what officials learned needs improvement.
The test, which began at 9 a.m., involved text messaging, e-mail, automated telephone messages to campus buildings and postings on UF’s home page. The [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida recognized outstanding faculty and advisers Thursday evening at the annual Faculty Awards Banquet in Emerson Alumni Hall.
Universitywide teacher of the year awards went to:

Christine Stopka, College of Health and Human Performance
Sevan Terzian, College of Education

Stopka teaches in the adapted physical activity master’s program. Terzian is an associate [...]