May 2011 Archive

Fireworks celebration canceled due to funding

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The annual Gainesville Independence Day eve celebration, “Fanfares & Fireworks,” has been cancelled because of budget cuts to the University of Florida’s public broadcasting stations, officials announced today.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.

Rosemary Loria appointed chair of UF’s plant pathology department

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Cornell University professor has been selected as chair of the University of Florida’s plant pathology department, UF officials announced today.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.

UF develops method to make plastic from discarded plant material

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Plastic may compete with paper in the grocery line, but it doesn’t have to compete with the world’s food supply, according to University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Environment, Research on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.

UF: Florida’s consumer confidence stays level for first time in months

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians remained at 68 in May, ending three consecutive months of decline, according to a new University of Florida survey.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.

Student Health Care Center receives three-year accreditation

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Student Health Care Center has received a three-year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, one of only 400 student health centers that has received this designation from the agency.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Friday, May 27, 2011.

Museum to open popular Discovery Room May 28

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will open its Discovery Room, a favorite area for visitors of all ages, at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 28.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, May 26, 2011.

Study shows stroke patients can improve walking ability

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stroke patients regain walking ability through at-home strength and balance exercise provided by a physical therapist just as well as when they participate in programs that practice the actual task of walking using a treadmill and partial body weight support, according to a study published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine.

Filed under Aging, Health, Research on Thursday, May 26, 2011.

UF breaks ground today for $45 million Clinical and Translational Research Building

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida today will launch construction on its new Clinical and Translational Research Building, a new home for research that will speed scientific discoveries to patients. Set for completion in January 2013, the $45 million, 120,000-square-foot complex will spark collaboration and spur medical advances by bringing together research teams from a range of scientific disciplines.

Filed under Health, Research on Thursday, May 26, 2011.

UF experts available for 2011 hurricane season

Tip Sheet

Filed under General on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

UF to host Mark Morris Dance Group’s Parkinson’s disease dance workshop

GAINESVILLE, Fla — The University of Florida Center for Arts in Healthcare and School of Theatre and Dance will host a special Dance for PD training workshop, designed and developed by the Mark Morris Dance Group and Brooklyn Parkinson Group, for dance teachers and movement practitioners.

Filed under Happenings, InsideUF (Campus) on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.