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Published: March 31 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Margaret Cho, comedian and actress, will perform at 8 p.m. April 11 at the O'Connell Center at the University of Florida. Doors open at 7 p.m. Bruce Daniels will be the featured opening act. There will not be a press conference for this show. This show is free and open to the public and is cosponsored by Pride Awareness Month and Pride Student Union.
Published: March 31 2006
The society’s inaugural conference, “Exploring Religion, Nature and Culture,” will include keynote and plenary speakers Carolyn Merchant, Stephen Kellert and Mark Bekoff, as well as more than 140 international scholars presenting their work. UF students and faculty, and members of the Gainesville community are welcome to attend the conference, most of which will be free.
Published: March 31 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Margaret Cho, comedian and actress, will perform at 8 p.m. April 11 at the O’Connell Center at the University of Florida. Doors open at 7 p.m. Bruce Daniels will be the featured opening act. There will not be a press conference for this show. This show is free and open to the public and is cosponsored by Pride Awareness Month and Pride Student Union.
Published: March 31 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida faculty Andrea Robbins and Max Becher have worked collaboratively for more than 20 years as internationally recognized artists and husband and wife.
Published: March 31 2006
The 102nd annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) will be held April 6-8 in Gainesville at the invitation of the classics faculty at the University of Florida.
Published: March 31 2006
National Alcohol Screening Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6 on the front lawn of the Student Health Care Center.
Published: March 31 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Health and Human Performance has invited Alan Berkowitz, a well-known independent consultant of health and social justice issues, to speak about promoting behavioral health and social justice on college campuses.
Published: March 31 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History and the Harn Museum of Art will host a public flight demonstration of the CarterGyro Demonstrator/Trainer, a new aircraft resembling an aerial motorcycle, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 4 at the University of Florida Cultural Plaza.
Published: March 30 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Health and Human Performance College Council, UF Gator Sport Management Club and the Pink Flamingos Volunteer Group will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to benefit March of Dimes. “Hoops for Life” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 15 in the Florida Gym.
Published: March 30 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Though E. coli bacteria are notorious for making people sick, a University of Florida study shows that a gene found in the microbes can keep plants healthy by improving their resistance to heat stress – a discovery that may help researchers develop food crops that withstand harsh climates and global warming.
Published: March 30 2006
George Smith, a junior psychology major from Memphis, Tenn., and Ana Metallo, a graduate health administration major from Tampa, Fla., were selected as the Department of Housing and Residence Education Multicultural Student Award recipients for 2006.
Published: March 29 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Most low-income Florida households do not take advantage of a discount for telephone service offered through a government and telephone company collaboration, a University of Florida study found.
Published: March 29 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As nuclear power returns to the national energy agenda, the need for engineers and scientists in all sectors of the field becomes more pressing.
Published: March 29 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than 1,000 of America’s premier speakers from the collegiate level will showcase their talents April 1-3 when the University of Florida Speech and Debate Team hosts the American Forensics Association’s 29th annual National Individual Events Tournament at the Reitz Student Union.
Published: March 29 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 28, 2006) — The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has selected two University of Florida juniors as winners of its national scholarship for students preparing for leadership in public service: Ashley Bittner and Bruce Haupt. The award is a scholarship of up to $30,000 for graduate school in a public service field.
Published: March 28 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla., — With inventive use of technology, University of Florida’s dance program has achieved the pinnacle of accolades on the national dance scene. UF students have been selected to present "Never Enough," choreographed by Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith, May 16-18 at the National College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
Published: March 28 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Inner-city black men are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as whites and are four times more likely to be in advanced stages of the disease at diagnosis, according to a new study led by University of Florida researchers.
Published: March 28 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stock market gains helped to boost consumer confidence four points in March to 91, regaining half of the eight-point decline from the previous month, University of Florida economists.
Published: March 27 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ann Coulter, political commentator and author of four New York Times bestsellers, will speak at 8 p.m. April 5 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida.
Published: March 27 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida physicist has received an American Institute of Physics (AIP) Fellowship at the State Department in Washington, D. C.
Published: March 27 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While some agricultural producers are facing tough times, Florida alligator farmers are cashing in on reptile chic – the growing worldwide demand for alligator skins on everything from belts and boots to $10,000 designer handbags.
Published: March 24 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Steve Dorman, chairman of Texas A&M University's department of health and kinesiology, has been named dean of the University of Florida's College of Health and Human Performance, UF Provost Janie Fouke announced today.
Published: March 24 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Steve Dorman, chairman of Texas A&M University’s department of health and kinesiology, has been named dean of the University of Florida’s College of Health and Human Performance, UF Provost Janie Fouke announced today.
Published: March 24 2006
The NCAA Self-Study Steering Committee invites questions or input regarding the draft self-study report for the NCAA Division I Athletics Certification process.
Published: March 24 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Harn Museum University Student Educators (MUSEs) will present an interactive museum experience including gallery talks and art-making activities from 6 to 8 p.m. during Museum Nights March 30.
Published: March 24 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Barbara Wingo has been named the University of Florida’s interim vice president and general counsel effective April 1, UF President Bernie Machen announced today.
Published: March 23 2006
LAKELAND, Fla. — Citrus canker and greening will reduce the volume of fruit produced in Florida over the next 15 years, and the state may never return to the level of fruit harvested in 2003 before hurricanes spread canker around the state, according to a new University of Florida report.
Published: March 23 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Explore the new science behind mysterious black smokers–deep-sea hot water vents–and exotic tubeworms as Daniel J.
Published: March 23 2006
What: The committee will hold an open forum as part of the NCAA Division I Athletics Self-Study process.
Published: March 23 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — How did O.J. Simpson – hardly an activist on black issues before his arrest – become a hero to some in the black community after being charged with murder? Why were blacks willing to vote for former Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Barry after he was convicted of drug charges? And why is the black community less likely to extend similar support to noncelebrity blacks who face prosecution for crimes?
Published: March 22 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will offer its monthly preschool program “Wigglers and Walkers” from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 12 for children 2 to 5 years. April's program is themed “Going, Going…Almost Gone.”
Published: March 22 2006
Dan Boyd, superintendent of Alachua County Public Schools, will speak at the April 12 Community Campus Council 2005–06 Breakfast Series.
Published: March 22 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Center for the Arts & Healthcare Research & Education (CAHRE) at the University of Florida, in collaboration with UF’s College of Medicine and the Harn Museum of Art, has been invited to participate in Vital Visionaries, a national program designed to improve future doctors’ attitudes toward people over 65 and to awaken in both groups awareness of their creative possibilities.
Published: March 21 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Most Americans think of tuberculosis as a disease of the past, but with HIV and drug-resistant strains fueling epidemics in India and Africa, TB kills someone every six seconds across the world.
Published: March 21 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Distinguished scholar H. Alan Shapiro, W.H. Collins Vickers Professor of Archeology at John Hopkins University, will present new insights into the arts of classical Greece with his illustrated lecture, “Painters, Patrons, and Playboys in Ancient Athens” at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Harn Museum of Art.
Published: March 21 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lawyer George Parnham, who is defending former Texas housewife Andrea Yates on charges she murdered her own children, will speak Wednesday at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law.
Published: March 20 2006
Students with medical insurance provided through Student Government and the Scarborough Company now have more coverage options for birth control.
Published: March 20 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Goldwater Foundation has announced that three University of Florida students have been selected for Goldwater Scholarships: Donald Burnette, Lauren Culver and Jeffrey Wong. UF junior Taylor Gilliland was recognized by the Goldwater Foundation with an honorable mention. This is the largest number of University of Florida students who have been recognized by the Goldwater Foundation.
Published: March 20 2006
Buddhists for Peace will hold an introductory seminar from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 30 in the Reitz Student Union, Room 349.
Published: March 16 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Robert Fichter, a UF alumnus, artist and professor of art at Florida State University, will present a lecture at 3 p.m. March 26 at the Harn Museum of Art. He will talk about his work and images included in the exhibition “Aura of the Photograph: The Image as Object.”
Published: March 16 2006
PLANT CITY, Fla. — Spring is in the air and snakes may be underfoot, so two University of Florida experts have developed a free program to protect children from potentially dangerous encounters with the reptiles.
Published: March 16 2006
The gallery at the Reitz Student Union at the University of Florida presents a new exhibit, “Extra Large Drawing Show With Cheese,” later this month.
Published: March 15 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla.- Jamie-Lynn Sigler, actress and author, will speak at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in the Reitz Student Union Rion Ballroom at the University of Florida. Her visit is free and open to the public. Sigler's appearance is co-sponsored by ACCENT Speakers Bureau, Women's History Month 2006 and Jewish Awareness Month. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Published: March 15 2006
AUBURN, Ala. — E.T. York, chancellor emeritus of the State University System of Florida, has been honored with the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Auburn Alumni Association at Auburn University in Alabama.
Published: March 15 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Grocers, florists and even pharmacists may soon have a better way to monitor the quality of the products they get from suppliers: a sensor that will tell how long before a product spoils or passes its expiration date.
Published: March 14 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Some carbonated sodas and energy drinks are loaded with caffeine and can give an unhealthy pick-me-up to unsuspecting consumers, University of Florida researchers warn.
Published: March 14 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A professor and chairwoman of the University of Florida’s agricultural and biological engineering department has been appointed the first director of the university’s newly established Water Institute.
Published: March 10 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Explore the truth behind the mysterious creature that roams the Chicago Museum with Florida Museum of Natural History Molecular Lab Curator Pam Soltis as she dissects myth from reality in "The Relic" beginning at 8 p.m. March 30. Following the discussion, Florida Museum visitors are invited to view the R-rated horror film "The Relic."
Published: March 10 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An official with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service will talk about the importance of biomass on March 28.
Published: March 10 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – An effort to train workers for Florida’s growing biotechnology industry has received a boost from the National Science Foundation, University of Florida officials announced today.
Published: March 10 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lace up your boots. Spray on your bug repellent. And prepare for a weeklong adventure of animal tracking, jungle exploration and science discoveries.
Published: March 10 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida English professor William Logan has won the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism for his book “The Undiscovered Country: Poetry in the Age of Tin.” Logan accepted the award at the annual NBCC Awards Ceremony in New York City on March 3.
Published: March 8 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will offer a four-week home school class series for children ages 7-11 titled "Beautiful Butterflies" from 10 a.m. to noon on April 10, 17 and 24 and May 1.
Published: March 8 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new electronic health records (EHR) system at the University of Florida Student Health Care Center eventually will allow students to use their computers to make appointments, fill forms and view their clinical history and referral information.
Published: March 7 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John W. Wright will become interim dean of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications, effective July 1, Provost Janie Fouke announced today.
Published: March 7 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning continues to build with support from some familiar friends.
Published: March 7 2006
WHAT: The 12th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference, “In Fairness to Future Generations,” is the nation’s first conference combining humanities, law, policy, children and the environment.
Published: March 7 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History invites children in grades K-5 to discover the creatures that glow in the dark at the “Living Lights & Sparkling Seas” Alachua County Schools student holiday class 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 24.
Published: March 7 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Attention shoppers: A new University of Florida study finds that buyers want stores to be turn-ons when they browse for fun but prefer sedate environments when seeking mundane merchandise for everyday life.
Published: March 6 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Laurie David, environmental activist and wife of “Seinfeld” creator Larry David, will introduce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida.
Published: March 6 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The fear of public speaking might cause some people to do more than just break out in a cold sweat and battle stomach-churning butterflies — it could prove to have consequences for their heart health.
Published: March 6 2006
The UF Graduate Student Council will host its annual Research Forum on March 31 in the Reitz Student Union.
Published: March 6 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mike Mullane, a retired NASA astronaut, will speak at 7:30 p.m. tonight, at the University of Florida.
Published: March 3 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Law professors, writers, political scientists and apartheid-era dissidents will discuss the "politics of inequality" in South Africa in an international conference at the University of Florida March 5-7.
Published: March 2 2006
Tom Saunders, director of community development for the City of Gainesville, will speak Wednesday, March 8, at the next program of the Community Campus Council 2005–06 Breakfast Series.
Published: March 2 2006
Public receptions for three art exhibitions on the University of Florida campus will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Published: March 1 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida professor E. Jane Luzar has been named an American Council on Education Fellow for the 2006-07 academic year.
Published: March 1 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Water Institute is primed to launch into its role as the focal point for issues facing Florida’s greatest natural resource thanks to its founding sponsor, Progress Energy.
Published: March 1 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla .— Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize winner and author, will speak at 8 p.m. March 6 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida.
Published: March 1 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and SecureFlorida.org will bring a free, one-day seminar on safe computing practices to the University of Florida Reitz Student Union Auditorium on March 1.
Published: March 1 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Leaders from two other Florida universities will join the University of Florida provost, general counsel and faculty in a discussion of academic freedom from 3 to 5 p.m. on March 8.
Published: March 1 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Harn Eminent Scholar Symposium featuring a select group of art historians, cultural critics, artists and theorists from around the world will begin Thursday, March 2, at the Harn Museum of Art during Museum Nights.
Published: March 31 2006
“Menagerie: A Ceramics Show” opens April 3 in the “gallery” of the Reitz Student Union and continues through April 14. This show features contemporary ceramics from University of Florida students.
The George A. Smathers Libraries' fourth annual Read-A-Thon will be held Monday through Thursday on the colonnade in front of Library West.
Published: March 1 2006
President Bernie Machen was quoted in a March 1 Associated Press state wire story about a $1.2 million donation by the Progress Energy Foundation for UF’s Water Institute.
The quote was the result of a news release.
Published: March 10 2006
David Ostroff, chairman of the department of telecommunications, was quoted in a March 10 Associated Press national story about a deal between Tribune Broadcasting Co. and The Tube, a digital music television network. The quote was the result of a UF News Bureau referral.
Published: March 15 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Byong Man Ahn, president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and alumnus of the University of Florida, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in the Presidents Room in Emerson Alumni Hall.
Published: March 17 2006
Mark Twain wrote, ”There are three types of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics.” But I’ll take statistics any day over the lies and damn lies being peddled by the special interests in Tallahassee.
Published: March 22 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History invites University of Florida students to visit its award-winning Butterfly Rainforest, search for night-flying moths and learn about Florida pollinators, such as bats and butterflies at “Bats & Butterflies: A Celebration of Pollinators” April 6. Admission to the Butterfly Rainforest is free to UF students with their Gator 1 identification card from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Lubee Bat Conservancy.
Published: March 12 2006
An opinion piece in the March 12 Los Angeles Times, (circ. 955,211) by author Wendy Orent about bird flu cited research by bird flu expert Gary Butcher.
Published: March 16 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Additional financial support is needed if the annual Independence Eve celebration known as “Fanfares & Fireworks” is going to happen this year on the University of Florida campus.
Published: March 13 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Constitutional provisions for access to government in Florida, California, Louisiana, Montana, and Rhode Island provide the best protection for the public, according to new findings compiled by University of Florida researchers.
Published: March 3 2006
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a March 3 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story about a variety of initial public stock offerings.
Published: March 30 2006
Pop culture expert Jim Twitchell was quoted in a March 30 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story about best-selling author and religious broadcaster Joel Osteen.
Published: March 12 2006
Political scientist Daniel Smith was quoted in a March 12 Palm Beach Post (circ. 222,833) story about the Legislature considering curbs on citizen initiatives. See related Op-Ed.
Published: March 1 2006
University of Florida researchers have taken a step toward being able to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease in living patients thanks to a high-tech metal detector. For more, here’s Research Report.
Published: March 1 2006
Chris McCarty with UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research was quoted in several stories March 1 on the monthly consumer confidence report, including the St. Petersburg Times (circ. 442,348) Florida Today (circ. 93,444) the Palm Beach Post (circ. 222,833) and the Miami Herald (circ. 444,119) The stories were the result of a news release.
Published: March 26 2006
As threatening as bird flu and terrorism may seem, the biggest cause of human suffering today is something that rarely appears in national newscasts or front-page headlines: water problems.
Published: March 20 2006
Cancer researcher Gregory Schultz’s work to develop “microbe-busting bandages” was featured in the March 20 issue of Time magazine (circ. 4.03 million) The story was the result of a referral from the News Bureau and the Health Science Center Office of News and Communications.
Published: March 9 2006
John Reynolds, a professor who conducts the annual farmland value survey for the University of Florida, was quoted in a March 9 USA Today (circ. 2.2 million) story about rising prices on farmland. The quote was the result of a news release.
Published: March 1 2006
VISA (Volunteers International Student Association) will hold an opening ceremony from 7 to 9 p.m. today for VISA International Month, which continues through April 9.
Published: March 20 2006
Brian Ilfeld, an assistant professor of anesthesiology, was quoted in a March 20 Wall Street Journal (circ. 2.1 million) story about new techniques in knee-replacement surgery. The Journal is a paid subscription so no link is available.
Published: March 7 2006
Desmond Schatz, associate chairman of pediatrics and medical director of the Diabetes Center, was quoted in a March 7 story in the Wall Street Journal (circ. 2.1 million) about his research into a new treatment for diabetics. The Journal is a paid subscription so no link is available.