Biology professor Brian McNab was quoted in a July 6 MSNBC story about his research into the possible reasons why dinosaurs were able to grow so large. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced some top-level administrative changes.
Dean Paul D’Anieri has named three new associate deans: Alan Dorsey, Debra Walker King, and Milagros Peña. In addition, current Associate Dean David Richardson has been named senior associate dean. The new deans will start Aug. [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When Oprah Winfrey reads a book, millions of readers follow – and this summer, they will be reading the works of two University of Florida English professors.
For her 2009 “25 Books You Can’t Put Down” Summer Reading List, Winfrey selected Mary Robison’s “One D.O.A., One on the Way” and Jill Ciment’s “Heroic [...]
Gainesville, Fla. — Blake Matson, University of Florida junior, has been selected as one of ten finalists in the Quiznos “Where do you Torpedo?” contest. Matson is hoping his video, “The sandwich you can’t let go,” will obtain the most online votes before July 31. In the video, Matson is riding in a sports car [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Invasive Cuban tree frogs are spreading through Florida, but a new University of Florida study suggests their impact could weaken as they move farther north, because colder weather seems to reduce their average size.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An exhibition born from the collaborative effort of two Cultural Plaza institutions and University of Florida graduate students is now open at the Harn Museum of Art. “Voicing Indigenous ARTifacts: Amazonian Featherwork” features headdresses, masks, necklaces and other body ornaments made of materials from the Brazilian rainforest. The nine works that will [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Human Resources Training and Organizational Development will be offering workshops in July and August that provide an opportunity to focus on personal development as a step toward being more effective. Sign up for one or several of these workshops designed to help you “be your best:”
GET111 Psychoneuroimmunology I
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The University of Florida’s won a competitive and very lucrative grant meant to speed the transformation of scientific discoveries into medical advances for patients. UF officials announced the receipt of the nearly twenty-six million dollar grant at a July 14th news conference.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will receive nearly $26 million over five years to speed the transformation of scientific discoveries into medical advances for patients.
In winning the competitive National Institutes of Health’s Clinical and Translational Science Award, UF joins a prestigious national consortium of medical research institutions, whose membership will be capped at [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida engineering researchers are among 100 recipients of the nation’s most prestigious awards for outstanding young scientists and engineers.
David Arnold, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Jacob Jones, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, have received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or [...]