GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Diplomats or military envoys making their first trip to China may soon have a chance to visit a Chinese office building, stop in at a traditional teahouse or hop a cab — all before they board a plane.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 2008 Riker Lecture will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 in the University Auditorium. The lecture will be given by Vasti Torres and is entitled “Would you Recognize Racism When it Happens Around you?” The lecture is sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the Department of Housing [...]
Forget economics; you can blame most of the wage discrepancy between men and women on how they view their roles at home. And while women across the board make less than men, a University of Florida study shows there’s a wage gap among men, too.
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Forget economics; you can blame most of the wage discrepancy between men and women on how they view their roles at home. And while women across the board make less than men, a University of Florida study shows there’s a wage gap among men, too.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children are exposed to nearly seven times more alcohol advertising if they attend a school where at least one-fifth of the students are Hispanic, a new University of Florida and University of Texas study shows.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians plummeted eights points to 60 in October, reflecting people’s concerns about the volatility of financial markets and portending a shaky holiday season for retailers, a new University of Florida study finds.
Henry McKoy, Peace Corps regional director for Africa, will speak at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28 at the Hub International Center. He will outline the Peace Corps’ impact in Africa over the past five years, including the evolution of strategic alliances with organizations like the Carter Center and the Centers for Disease Control. The presentation [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Students once again will have a safe haven available in Jacksonville during this weekend’s Florida/Georgia football game.
Launched two years ago, the Sideline Student Safety Zone, organized by the University of Florida and the city of Jacksonville, will be open Friday and Saturday in and near The Jacksonville Landing.
Students and others can find [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida doctoral student from Greece is helping her country control its massive mosquito problem by using a high-tech, environmentally friendly system that uses a helicopter to spray tiny amounts of insecticide into precision-targeted areas.
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in an Oct. 27 Wall Street Journal story about how the market for new initial public offerings could come back in a strong way. A link is unavailable because the Journal is by subscription only.