GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jack Payne has been selected as the University of Florida’s next senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, UF President Bernie Machen announced today.
Payne currently serves as the vice president for extension and outreach at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, a post he has held since 2006. He worked in [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Carl Hiaasen, award-winning investigative journalist and best-selling author, has made his reputation on his thought-provoking analysis of Florida’s political and societal culture. This University of Florida alumnus will bring his trademark blend of insight and humor to UF’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Limited tickets are available [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A group of University of Florida students will debut an 800-square-foot solar home designed, constructed and marketed to compete in this summer’s Solar Decathlon Europe, an international competition to advance sustainable living.
The University of Florida Solar Decathlon team, comprised of more than 70 students and advisers from more than eight [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Engineering researchers have crafted a flat surface that refuses to get wet. Water droplets skitter across it like ball bearings tossed on ice.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Division of Student Affairs will announce the book for the Common Reading Program for the 2010-2011 year on March 3.
The selection will be unveiled at 1 p.m. on the Plaza of the Americas. The rain location is Room 212 in Library West.
This will be the fourth year for [...]
Gene McAvoy, Hendry County extension director and regional vegetable agent, was quoted in a Jan. 14 New York Times story about the potential economic impact of Florida’s prolonged freeze on vegetables.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers studying samples from HIV-positive patients who died with a type of cancer called non-Hodgkins lymphoma have discovered the existence of two different HIV-1 populations — one that infects normal tissues and another that infects cancerous tissues.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The myUFL Financial Systems upgrade, slated for March of 2011, is designed to ensure that the myUFL system continues to work for the university — now and in the future. As is the case with all software, regular upgrades of the system are required to stay current and meet the university’s business [...]