GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Physicists from four Florida universities will join colleagues from around the world Tuesday to observe the world’s largest particle accelerator attempt to reach world-record energy levels.
A group of University of Florida physicists is the largest in the state and among the largest in the country participating in the massive Large Hadron Collider [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Office of Sustainability will host the first Florida Food Summit April 12-13. The event at UF’s Reitz Student Union will facilitate networking, dialogue, and visioning among members of the Florida food system, and help develop the connections needed for robust farm-to-institution programs.
The summit is part of the [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida hosts the 48th annual Southern Conference on Slavic Studies today through Saturday. The conference promotes the advancement of scholarly interest in Russian, Soviet, and East European studies, primarily in the South but also nationwide.
In addition to more than 40 panels featuring 150 scholars from North America, Europe, [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Detroit Free Press has been named the winner of the 2009 Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award for exposing a pattern of abuse by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The Free Press’ coverage of the text message scandal eventually resulted in the mayor’s resignation and jailing.
“These stories demonstrate the [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No one swims better than a Gator. University of Florida women’s swimming and diving team brought great pride to The Gator Nation on Saturday when they won the 2010 NCAA National Championship. It was the first time since 1982 that UF won the championship. The 382-point victory conquered Stanford by 2.5 points, [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.. — University of Florida alumna Frances Mayes, the professor and writer best known for her 1996 memoir “Under the Tuscan Sun,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. March 31 in the Pugh Hall Ocora.
After receiving her bachelor’s degree in English from UF, Mayes became the director of the Poetry Center and the chairwoman of [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Students in Free Enterprise team will visit 15 elementary schools in Alachua County on Friday to talk about business, economics and free enterprise.
More than 300 students will volunteer in 125 classrooms from kindergarten through fifth grade. This is the fourth year of collaboration between SIFE members and [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Century Tower will go dark this weekend as the University of Florida observes Earth Hour, a worldwide effort to turn off lights between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday to save energy and demonstrate a commitment to fighting climate change.
The lights around Century Tower and lights on fountains and on outdoor art installations [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Five University of Florida buildings and additions recently received certification from the United States Green Building council for being environmentally friendly.
The buildings include the Steinbrenner Band Hall, the Graham Center for Public Service at Pugh Hall, the NIMET Nanoscale Research Facility, the UF Dental Clinic in Naples and the IFAS Biological & [...]