December 2009 Archive

UF School of Music enters new decade as ‘All-Steinway School’

An initiative started in 2002 results in acquisition of the largest collection of Steinway and Sons pianos in Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida School of Music will enter 2010 as an “All-Steinway School” and the owner of the largest collection of Steinway & Sons pianos in Florida.
By becoming an “All-Steinway School,” UF [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, December 22, 2009.

UF names new College of Medicine dean

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Michael L. Good, an anesthesiologist who helped invent sophisticated simulation systems used for medical training around the world, has been named the ninth dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine.
The appointment, the result of an exhaustive national search, was announced today by David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Monday, December 21, 2009.

UF senior is first to win Marshall Scholarship to study in United Kingdom

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida senior has become the first UF student to win a Marshall Scholarship to study as a graduate student in the United Kingdom.
Steven Robinette, a biochemistry and molecular biology major, is among 35 winners in the U.S. from such prestigious U.S. universities as Yale, Duke and Princeton.
“The University of [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Monday, December 21, 2009.

Temp workers not stuck in jobs and earn more than regular employees

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rather than being trapped in dead-end jobs, many people hired by temporary help agencies actually earn higher hourly wages and are better educated than permanent employees, and move quickly between temporary and regular jobs, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Business, Research on Monday, December 21, 2009.

UF students volunteer in India for holiday break, write blog

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — You can follow five students’ blog, gatorgirlsinindia.blogspot.com, during their ‘holiday’ trip to India with Doctors Without Borders. The students leave Sunday.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Note This on Friday, December 18, 2009.

Check the UF events calendar for updated events

NOTE: Postings of events in this section tend to slow near the end of the semester. For updated event listings, visit the daily UF calendar. A link is located above: click on the blue “UF Calendar” tab.

Filed under Happenings, InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, December 18, 2009.

National cultural resources expert joins DCP

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) at the University of Florida is pleased to announce that Janet Snyder Matthews will be joining the college’s Historic Preservation Program in January.
Matthews will serve as “Scholar in Residence” in conjunction with the Center for World Heritage Research and Stewardship. She will help to [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Friday, December 18, 2009.

Three UF researchers named AAAS Fellows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three University of Florida researchers – two in the College of Engineering and one in the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences — have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows.
Harry Klee, David Norton and Susan Sinnott are being honored as AAAS Fellows “because of their efforts toward advancing [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, December 17, 2009.

CEO Pay

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Even with all the controversies about how much money big companies pay their chief executives, it turns out a big salary for the CEO proves good for business.

Filed under Audio on Thursday, December 17, 2009.

Paying CEOs more than other CEOs results in stockholder dividends

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Highly paid CEOs are actually a bonus to the profitability of their companies and offer greater dividends to stockholders, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Business, Research on Thursday, December 17, 2009.