A patent application for a tiny, plasma-propelled “flying saucer” invented by aerospace engineering professor Subrata Roy was the subject of a June 16 Popular Mechanics story. Dubbed a “winged electromagnetic air vehicle,” or WEAV, the battery-powered prototype was featured in numerous publications and was the result of a News Bureau release.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of the nation’s best-known and most-respected professionals in the field of alumni relations has been selected to lead the University of Florida Alumni Association, the university announced today.
Leland Patouillet, associate vice chancellor for alumni relations and executive director of the University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association, will begin his duties as executive [...]
Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a June 16 Cleveland Plain Dealer story about the impact of the gay marriage issue on the 2008 elections.
Linda Serra Hagedorn, professor and chairwoman of educational administration and policy, was quoted in a June 16 Inside Higher Ed story about changes to allow more of Florida’s community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees.
Gainesville, Fla. — Public radio station WJUF-FM, Nature Coast 90.1 has entered the digital HD era. The 21,000 watt public radio station serves the Citrus, Hernando and Sumter County region with a simulcast of the WUFT-FM, Classic 89.1 signal. The stations are a public service of the University of Florida College [...]
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Dr. Cynda Crawford, a research assistant professor in veterinary medicine , was quoted in a June 14 Chicago Tribune story about the incidence of dog flu in Illinois.
IFAS microbiologist Martha Roberts was quoted in a June 13 Newsweek story about whether produce from small, local farms is safer.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Beginning June 17, visitors to the Harn Museum of Art will experience an innovative all-video exhibition entitled “Cross-Currents in Recent Video Installation: Water as Metaphor for Identity.” This traveling exhibition presents recent video installations by five international artists with ties to Africa, including Zwelethu Mthethwa, Ingrid Mwangi (with Robert Hutter), [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a world grappling with critical shortages of water, increasing developmental pressures and the unknown but real threats of climate change, environmental and land use law policies and applications are changing almost as fast as the weather.
To prepare a new generation of environmental lawyers to meet these challenges, the University of Florida [...]