After researching for six weeks in India, geologists believe they have been wrong from the beginning, literally.
A team of geologists studying the Vindhyan basin of India has dated the area to be about 1,073 million years old. Fossil organisms in these basins are also significantly older than previously thought.
Until this discovery last July, the basins [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — First came the earthquakes, then the torrential rains. But the relentless march of sand across once fertile fields and bays, a process set in motion by the quakes and flooding, is probably what did in America’s earliest civilization.
The Gator Nation wants to know your personal Gator story. Visit the outdoor mobile video booth to record your story at the following upcoming events. Just look for the orange and blue “When did you become a Gator?” signage.
• Jan. 27 to Jan. 29 at Reitz Colonnade, 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs of poor health in the blood.
Human Resources has announced the holiday schedule for 2009. Please note that areas of campus, including medical clinics, may remain open during holidays.
• Memorial Day, May 25
• Independence Day, July 3
• Labor Day, Sept. 7
• Homecoming, Oct. 16
• Veterans Day, Nov. 11
• Thanksgiving, Nov. [...]
All colleges are invited to submit nominations for the Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award for 2008-2009. The award offers an honorarium of $5,000, in addition to other appropriate recognition. Current faculty members of the University of Florida are eligible.
For more information, call Candace Buford of Faculty Development at 352-392-6004.
Sanford Berg and Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Warrington College of Business Administration professors, recently received the 2008 Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award for their innovative use of technologies such as wikis, podcasts, and e-mail newsletters.
Berg is a UF Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and Distinguished Teaching Scholar and director of Water Studies for the Public Utility [...]
Neta Pulvermacher, assistant professor of dance and a choreographer, recently received commissions from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Manhattanville College and the Dreyfoos School for the Arts. In addition, Pulvermacher’s new production “Fold and Air,” to premiere in February at the Danspace project in New York City, received support from the Bossak Heilbron Charitable Foundation, [...]
The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) recently announced the recipients of the 2008 International Educator of the Year Award. Charles H. Wood, professor of sociology and Latin American studies, was given the senior faculty award. The junior faculty award went to Juan Carlos Molleda, associate professor of public relations.
UFIC established the award to [...]
Examining modern tax policy and how its implementation affects the economy and people’s lives is the purpose of the newly endowed Ellen Bellet Gelberg Tax Policy Lecture Series established at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Gelberg, a 1977 graduate of the college’s Graduate Tax Program, has pledged $500,000 from the Stein Gelberg [...]