The University of Florida Levin College of Law was recently recognized as being on the forefront of recruitment, retention and quality education for Hispanic students. The assessment conducted by HispanTelligence, the research arm of Hispanic Business Magazine, ranked UF No. 10 overall, and No. 5 among public law schools in the U.S.
Two national publications recently paid accolades to the University of Florida for sustainability initiatives.
The September edition of Sierra ranked UF No. 7 of 10 schools “that get it.” The article cited several of UF’s sustainable initiatives, including the 3-million-gallon-per-day waste water treatment facility that provides reclaimed water for more than 90 percent of campus irrigation [...]
Note: The following is a supplement to the story, “Alumna raises organ-donation awareness through life story” that appeared in the Sept. 23 print edition of InsideUF.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Rachel Nates, a UF alumna, wrote on her Web site, “It is my hope that my story will both inspire and change your life.”
Inspiration is defined by [...]
The distance between Florida and far-off places is shrinking as global trade and travel import more products and people to our state from across the world. Unfortunately, new diseases may travel to our state along with these tourists. They may unwittingly bring malaria, or a plant or animal that transmits or carries a new pathogen. [...]
Rachel Nates, a UF graduate, took Hurley, her long-haired Chihuahua, for long walks before she was diagnosed. She used to go to work, cook dinner for her husband, Brian, and laugh until she cried with her best friend, Alexis Southcott.
Rachel was diagnosed with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis in May 2007, at the age of 27.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (pronounced lim-fan-gee-o-lyo-myo-ma-toe-sis) or [...]
The story at first appears to be plucked from the plot of the iconic 1984 “Ghostbusters” movie: three researchers, armed with electronic devices, attempting to save the world from pesky invaders.
But this is no humorous movie script. The invaders and researchers are real, and the setting is South Florida.
Giant Burmese pythons, native to Southeast Asia, [...]
Management professor Timothy Judge was quoted in a Sept. 22 Washington Post story about his research into how attitudes by men and women can affect wages for women. The story was the result of a News Bureau release.
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Ecology professor Ted Schuur was quoted in a Sept. 19 story in the Toronto Globe and Mail about a new study that showed parts of the permafrost might not be affected by the Earth’s rising temperatures.