GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians rose one point to 60 in July from its revised index and all-time low record in June, signaling that state residents may be looking ahead to when the housing market picks up, a new University of Florida study finds.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Classic Albums Live presents some of rock’s best albums as they were recorded, note for note and cut for cut. Recently added to Classic Albums Live’s performance roster was “Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon.” They will perform at 7:30 p.m. on August 14 at the Phillips Center.
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Florida consumers have a little more confidence in the economy and their own finances than they did last month. But that’s not saying much, since last month, consumer confidence hit an all-time record low.
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This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, July 28th.
Daniel Smith, associate professor of political science, was quoted in a July 28 National Journal story about the impact of ballot initiatives on the presidential election.
Michael Heaney, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in a July 28 Tampa Tribune story about John McCain’s use of states rights as support for and against his positions.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — So Hirata, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Florida, has been selected to receive the 2008 Annual Medal of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. The academy awarded Hirata in recognition of his “theory and algorithm developments in electron correlated methods for molecules and extended systems.”
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gustavo Bartczak, a senior in the Warrington College of Business Administration (WCBA), recently won the $5,000 Freeman-ASIA scholarship award.
Gustavo, a Coral Springs resident, will use the scholarship this fall semester to study in China at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
The goal of Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) is to [...]
From: President Bernie Machen
To: Faculty and staff
Re: Faculty and Staff Compensation
Date: July 25, 2008
As another fall semester approaches, I want to take a moment to thank all of you for your fortitude during the past year. It was a period that tested us as educators, forcing us to make some difficult choices about how to [...]
Biochemist Harry Klee and horticulture professor Jay Scott were quoted in the August issue of Smithsonian magazine about Americans’ passion for tomatoes.