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Super Bowl could be hazardous to some fans' health

Published: January 31 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s fourth and long with 10 seconds on the clock. The anxiety builds. Epinephrine floods the bloodstream. Blood vessels constrict as the ball is snapped, causing a spike in blood pressure.

UF extension Web site provides 'Solutions for Your Life'

Published: January 23 2014

Need gardening tips? Hoping to manage your family finances better? Worried about E. coli infections? You can get answers from Solutions for Your Life, a Web site sponsored by University of Florida’s extension service.

Phillips Center hosts Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Jonathan Biss

Published: January 31 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL – The Academy of St Martin in the Fields will appear with pianist Jonathan Biss at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Florida campus.

Martin Luther King III to speak as part of Black History Month

Published: January 31 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Martin Luther King III, son of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., will be speaking on the University of Florida campus, as part of February Black History Month events.

Lecture addresses ‘Romans and Natives in Ancient Sardinia’

Published: January 31 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “Romans and Natives in Ancient Sardinia” is the title of a lecture by Stephen Dyson, a professor at the State University of New York-Buffalo, at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Keene Faculty Center, Dauer Hall. The talk is sponsored by the Gainesville Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Department of Classics and School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida.

Housing slump likely culprit in Florida consumer confidence decline

Published: January 30 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The housing slump — and not gas prices or the stock market — is likely to blame for the drop in consumer confidence in Florida by one point to 89 in January, University of Florida economists report.

UF car-sharing, car-pool programs promote green campus

Published: January 30 2007

The University of Florida kicked off 2007 by rolling out new programs to help ease traffic and work toward the goal of a sustainable campus.

Researchers probe health and safety impacts of nanotechnology

Published: January 30 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida engineering student Maria Palazuelos is working on nanotechnology, but she’s not seeking a better sunscreen, tougher golf club or other product — the focus of many engineers in the field.

UF tag No. 1 in sales as new plate hits the streets

Published: January 30 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — First it was basketball, then football, and now the University of Florida has come in first in yet another category: sales of specialty license plates.

Annual Music Law Conference goes 'Beyond the CD'

Published: January 29 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — This year’s University of Florida Music Law Conference on Feb. 9 and 10 will go “Beyond the CD,” with discussions focusing on the music business as it relates to film, television, video games, new distribution and emerging technologies.

Art history symposium focuses on patronage

Published: January 29 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Society of Art History Graduates at the University of Florida will hold its annual symposium, “Muses & Means: Patronizing the Arts,” from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 3, at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art.

18th annual Celebration of Wine benefits public radio

Published: January 29 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Wine enthusiasts can once again raise their glasses in support of North Central Florida’s public radio stations at A Celebration of Wine, the 18th annual benefit wine tasting and auction to be held from 1 to 4 p.m., Feb. 18, in the University of Florida’s Reitz Student Union Ballroom.

Update: Weekly

Published: January 29 2007

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida establishes center at UF to improve health of Florida’s citizens

Published: January 26 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida has established a $3.5 million endowment at the University of Florida to open the BCBSF Center for Health Care Access, Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes. The new center will be housed in the colleges of Nursing and Public Health and Health Professions and will work to significantly improve the health of Florida’s citizens.

UPI: Charles Telesco and Margaret Moerchen

Published: January 26 2007

Chronicle of Higher Education: Gordon Marino

Published: January 26 2007

Fla. Museum holds workshop on selecting children's books

Published: January 25 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will host a literature workshop from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, for adults who want to learn how to select books for children. University of Florida education professor Linda Lamme will focus on natural history topics for children ages 2-10.

Grinter Gallery features photographs on global culture

Published: January 25 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The third annual Global Culture Photography Juried Exhibition is on display through Feb. 23 at the Grinter Gallery, in the main lobby of University of Florida’s Grinter Hall.

Pioneer of African-American history to speak about his autobiography

Published: January 25 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — World-renowned historian and author John Hope Franklin will speak Feb. 9 at the University of Florida as part of the annual Gus Burns Memorial Lecture Series.

UF research: No state completely open about convicted sex offenders

Published: January 25 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No state is as open as it could be in informing the public about the presence of convicted sex offenders in the neighborhood, new University of Florida research finds.

University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies hosts Bacardi Family Lecture Series on “The State of Latino Studies”

Published: January 24 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies will host the Bacardi Family Lecture Series on “The State of Latino Studies” during spring 2007.

Microwave Sponges

Published: January 24 2007

Sponges have become one of the top sources of bacteria problems in most American homes. Now, University of Florida engineers have discovered that after a few minutes in a household microwave, a sponge once ridden with germs will come out bacteria-free.

Eroica Trio to perform at UF

Published: January 24 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL –– The critically acclaimed and internationally known Eroica Trio will appear at the University Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11.

'Terror bird' arrived in North America before land bridge, study finds

Published: January 23 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida-led study has determined that Titanis walleri, a prehistoric 7-foot-tall flightless "terror bird," arrived in North America from South America long before a land bridge connected the two continents.

UF receives $100,000 for women's leadership

Published: January 23 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The legacy of a federal law enforcement trailblazer is helping cultivate leadership among University of Florida female students.

Alternative fuels expert available to comment on Bush speech Jan. 23, 2007

Published: January 23 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With President Bush’s State of the Union speech tonight expected to focus on domestic issues, including America’s oil dependence, a University of Florida researcher is available to comment on alternative fuels.

University Auditorium venue for Big Band Sounds of WWII

Published: January 23 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL –– The Big Band Sounds of WWII featuring the Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra will appear at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 9, at University Auditorium.

Frederica von Stade to appear at Phillips Center

Published: January 23 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL –– Frederica von Stade and Samuel Ramey will appear at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10.

Microwave Sponges

Published: January 23 2007

Fla. Museum offers 'Nomads' Home School class

Published: January 22 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is offering a home school class, “Nomads: Life on the Go,” for 7- to 11-year-olds beginning Jan. 29. Participants will learn how nomadic people traveled to adapt to their surroundings, what kind of technology nomads employed, and how nomadic people moved their homes and all of their belongings.

Update: Weekly

Published: January 22 2007

UF workshop to examine results of 2006 elections, impact on 2008

Published: January 22 2007

Researchers: Microwave oven can sterilize sponges, scrub pads

Published: January 22 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Microwave ovens may be good for more than just zapping the leftovers; they may also help protect your family.

Guthrie Family Legacy Tour coming to Phillips Center

Published: January 22 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL –– The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour, a concert tour with “Woody,” Arlo Guthrie and his family, will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 8, at the Phillips Center on the University of Florida campus.

Artist, professor to talk on Ethiopian art during Museum Nights

Published: January 22 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ethiopian modern art and the current art world in Africa are the topics of an upcoming Museum Nights lecture by artist and art historian Achamyeleh Debela. The talk is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Harn Museum of Art.

Real-life scenarios to launch talk at UF symposium on privacy law

Published: January 22 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Real-life scenarios will serve as launching points for discussion at the first Center for Governmental Responsibility Symposium.

Fifty-foot smoking rule extended to all UF campus buildings

Published: January 22 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida is expanding the coverage of its outdoor smoking restrictions to include all campus buildings.

University of Florida receives record $30 million gift

Published: January 19 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A graduate of the first class of the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business Administration’s master’s of business administration program in 1948 is remembering the roots of his success by giving $30 million to graduate business programs.

Retired Air Force colonel to speak on Iraq, women in military

Published: January 19 2007

GAINESVILLE –– Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Kim Olson will speak on “Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win the Peace” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the Grand Ballroom of the Reitz Student Union. Olson’s talk is sponsored by the University of Florida International Center in conjunction with ACCENT Speaker’s Bureau and Student Government.

History Channel program on Atlantis features Fla. Museum archaeologist

Published: January 19 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The legend of Atlantis has captured the imagination of many. Go in search of the fabled continent with Florida Museum of Natural History archaeology curator William Keegan at 9 p.m., Jan. 22, on the History Channel. Keegan is featured on the program “Digging for the Truth: Atlantis, New Revelations.”

Bobby McFerrin’s Voicestra to appear at Phillips Center

Published: January 19 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL –– Bobby McFerrin is probably best known for his mega-hit, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” But McFerrin is much more than the singer/creator of one of the best-known pop songs of the late-1980s. He is also a vocal innovator, orchestra conductor and impresario of Voicestra, the 12-piece “vocal orchestra,” performing at the University of Florida’s Phillips Center at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6.

Harn Museum's treasured Monet goes on sabbatical

Published: January 18 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– The Harn Museum of Art’s treasured painting by French impressionist Claude Monet, “Champ d’avoine,” has taken a leave of absence to join the exhibition “Claude Monet: Giverny and the North of France” at the Naples Museum of Art.

Harn Museum's treasured Money goes on sabbatical

Published: January 18 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– The Harn Museum of Art's treasured painting by French impressionist Claude Monet, "Champ d'avoine," has taken a leave of absence to join the exhibition "Claude Monet: Giverny and the North of France" at the Naples Museum of Art.

PHHP award lecture canceled.

Published: January 18 2007

Comedian, writer Mo Rocca to speak at Reitz

Published: January 18 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Famed author, comedian and political satirist Mo Rocca is the first speaker of the spring term in the ACCENT Speakers Bureau series. Rocca will talk at 8 p.m., Jan. 25, in the Grand Ballroom of the Reitz Student Union at the University of Florida. Rocca’s appearance is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7:15 p.m.

Hungarian Symphony Orchestra to appear at University Auditorium

Published: January 18 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL –– The Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a debut tour to the United States, will appear at the University of Florida with Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen in a performance set for 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2, at the University Auditorium.

First Internship Roundtables offer students personal conversation with employers

Published: January 18 2007

Gainesville, Fla. – The Internship Roundtables, sponsored by the Career Resource Center at the University of Florida, provides students with information about the importance and benefits of internships and tips on how to be a successful intern. The roundtable discussions will take place at 6 p.m., Jan. 23, in the Grand Ballroom of Reitz Student Union. This will be the first such discussions offering students a personal conversation with a number of employers.

Addicted to phones? Cell phone use becoming a major problem for some, expert says

Published: January 18 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “Turn off your cell phones and pagers.”

University of Florida to dedicate Library West on Jan. 26

Published: January 18 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The dedication ceremony for the renovated and expanded humanities and social sciences library, Library West, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the library on the University of Florida campus.

Florida Museum to display Tibetan treasures

Published: January 17 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History visitors will have an opportunity to view an exhibit of historical and archival treasures of Tibetan culture when “Tibet: Mountains and Valleys, Castles and Tents” is displayed at the museum Feb. 3 through May 28.

School of Theatre and Dance to present new play by UF alumnus

Published: January 17 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL — The University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance kicks off 2007 with the premiere of “American Western,” a play written by UF alumnus Neal Utterback, opening Feb.2 at the Constans Theatre in the Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion.

Center for Exercise Science to host spring seminar series

Published: January 17 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Health and Human Performance’s Center for Exercise Science kicks off its spring seminar series this month and will host top researchers from seven universities to share their latest findings.

UF program helps fill demand for translators in multicultural climate

Published: January 17 2007

Since 2004, the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida has been offering a Translation Studies Certificate Program while providing a valuable service to meet a growing demand in the community.

UPD recommends safety tips for students, employees

Published: January 17 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In light of recent events occurring in close proximity to the University of Florida campus, the University of Florida Police Department would like to remind students, faculty and staff of safety precautions that can be effective in maintaining personal safety.

Teacher Merit Pay

Published: January 17 2007

Eager students bring an apple for the teacher. Now, a University of Florida study shows teacher merit pay leads to juicy results- better test scores by their pupils.

Director of University Libraries to retire

Published: January 16 2007

Dale Canelas, director of University Libraries since 1985, will retire Jan. 31.

John Ingram named interim director of University Libraries

Published: January 16 2007

John Ingram, deputy director of University Libraries and director for Collections, will serve as interim director of University Libraries beginning Feb. 1, according to a UF announcement by Provost Janie Fouke. Ingram replaces current Director of University Libraries Dale Canelas, who is retiring on Jan. 31.

UF piano faculty member to give recital

Published: January 16 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL — Boaz Sharon, professor of the University of Florida School of Music and head of the piano department, will hold a recital at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan.18, at the University Auditorium.

Career Showcase brings advantage to 2007 employment seekers

Published: January 16 2007

Gainesville, Fla. –– According to the National Center for Education, an estimated 1.4 million students are expected to graduate college in 2007. Studies also show that the unemployment rate is at a five-year low. The Career Resource Center at the University of Florida encourages internship and job seekers to attend Career Showcase from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 23 and 24, in the O’Connell Center.

Employers offer advice for job-seeking students

Published: January 16 2007

Job-seeking students who want to be better prepared for Career Showcase interviews may wish to consider attending a series of workshops designed with that goal in mind. “How to Become Employable for the World of Work” will take place from 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the Reitz Student Union and will feature a number of sessions from making a good first impression to writing a winning resume. Employers will be on hand at the workshops to offer their advice to students.

Photos: Gators gather in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to celebrate national championship

Published: January 16 2007

UF to research stem cell treatments for heart disease

Published: January 16 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers will play a key role in a new national network designed to study stem cell treatments in patients with cardiovascular disease.

National Geographic News: Roger Reep and Diana Sarko

Published: January 16 2007

News Conference: UF’s largest private gift to be announced

Published: January 16 2007

University of Florida officials will announce the largest private gift in UF’s history.

UF-Led study revises understanding of primate origins

Published: January 15 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new study led by a University of Florida paleontologist reconstructs the base of our family tree and extends its roots 10 million years, a finding that sheds new light on the origin and earliest stages of primate evolution.

Update: Weekly

Published: January 15 2007

Institute of Black Culture slates student leadership conference

Published: January 12 2007

The Institute of Black Culture will host the fifth annual Dr. James E. Scott Black Student Leadership Conference from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27, in the Reitz Student Union. This year’s theme is “Black in Action: Answering the Call to Leadership” and will feature activist, novelist, sociologist and historian Erna Brodber as the keynote speaker.

RTS running shuttle to UF championship celebration

Published: January 12 2007

Regional Transit Service has announced it will operate a limited number of fare-free shuttle buses to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for Gator fans wishing to attend the University of Florida National Championship celebration on Saturday.

Florida, increase momentum in biomedical research

Published: January 11 2007

Floridians don’t always agree on things. Remember the presidential election of 2000? That’s why a recent survey showing Florida citizens’ overwhelming support for medical and health research is so striking.

Awareness key to bicycle-pedestrian safety

Published: January 10 2007

With more than 50,000 faculty, staff and students at the University of Florida sharing campus sidewalks and roadways with the more than 30,000 bicycles registered at the UF Police Department, pedestrian-bicycle run-ins are bound to happen on occasion.

Family Day at the Harn Museum features fun with photograms

Published: January 17 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– Photographs without a camera? It’s not a digital photography trick. Visitors at the Harn Museum of Art’s Family Day from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, will use the power of the sun and light-sensitive paper to create silhouetted images of objects that are called photograms.

$1.5 million gift creates endowment for addiction medicine research at University of Florida

Published: January 10 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A gift of $1.5 million from Donald and Irene Dizney of Windermere, Fla., for the University of Florida’s College of Medicine’s department of psychiatry to establish the Donald R. Dizney Chair in Addiction Medicine was announced today at UF’s annual Addiction and Psychiatry Advisory Board meeting held in Hobe Sound, Fla.

UF event commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Published: January 10 2007

The Campus Ministry and the Dean of Students Office at the University of Florida are joining to help Gainesville celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at a public event planned from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Plaza of the Americas on the UF campus.

Academic technology grants available to UF faculty

Published: January 10 2007

In keeping with the University of Florida’s strategic initiative that a state-of-the-art information technology system be built to meet the needs of faculty and students in teaching, the Office of the Provost will be awarding funding up to $10,000 to UF faculty for the development of projects leading to technology-based instructional approaches that improve the quality of student learning, reduce the costs of instruction and promote accessibility.

Photos: UF defeats Ohio State to win second football national championship

Published: January 10 2007

Photos: Gators celebrate winning college football national championship

Published: January 10 2007

Photos: Gators attend pregame festivities at the BCS National Championship Game

Published: January 9 2007

State Rep. Dean Cannon, former Student Body president, to speak at breakfast

Published: January 9 2007

State Rep. Dean Cannon of Winter Park will speak at the monthly Community Campus Council breakfast.

InsideUF: January 9, 2007

Published: January 9 2007

Business professor takes on global warming on Weather Channel special

Published: January 9 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Professor Joel Cohen, distinguished service professor of marketing at the Warrington College of Business, will appear on a special Weather Channel program devoted to global climate change at 5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 14 (with repeats at 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20).

Photos: Sunday's events at the BCS National Championship Game

Published: January 8 2007

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Gators enjoyed the festivities in the Phoenix, Ariz. area leading up to Monday’s BCS National Championship Game.

Graduate dean candidates to give presentations

Published: January 8 2007

Five candidates for the University of Florida Graduate School dean position will be on campus in January for interviews and presentations.

Update: Weekly

Published: January 8 2007

Physicists: New progress toward discovery of elusive Higgs boson

Published: January 8 2007

Gainesville, Fla. — A University of Florida physicist is among the scientists who today announced the world’s most precise single measurement of a particle seen as key to discovering the mass of the elusive Higgs boson, the still-missing keystone to the Standard Model of Physics.

Photos: UF Media Day at the BCS National Championship Game

Published: January 6 2007

FCHP seminar to address spirituality in higher education

Published: January 5 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Center for Health Promotion will shed some light on the debate about implementing spiritual health into college curricula. According to the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, student spirituality and spiritual development have been ignored by many higher education student affairs professionals.

Longtime WUFT general manager leaves for new PBS post

Published: January 5 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — WUFT-TV/DT; WUFT/WJUF-FM General Manager Rick Lehner will leave the University of Florida public broadcasting stations on Wednesday, Jan. 10, after 29 years of service. Lehner will pursue a new position as vice president of operations with the National Educational Television Association (NETA) in Columbia, South Carolina.

UF study: Teacher merit pay boosts student standardized test scores

Published: January 4 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A carrot for teachers helps students stick to the books, according to a new University of Florida study that finds merit pay for instructors equates to better test scores for their pupils.

Teacher Merit Pay

Published: January 4 2007

UF president helps to lead nationwide effort to curb global warming

Published: January 3 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida President Bernie Machen is among a dozen college and university presidents hoping to persuade other academic leaders nationwide to sign a pledge to curtail global warming.

UF to broadcast Championship game; RTS alters bus schedule

Published: January 3 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students can join other Gator fans on Jan. 8 in one of several spots on campus to watch the match-up with Ohio State in the Tostitos BCS National Championship game.

Mobile showcase in Arizona to spotlight UF research

Published: January 3 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has created a mobile showcase of UF research that will be at several venues in the Glendale/Scottsdale, Ariz., area this weekend and on the day of the Tostitos BCS National Championship Football Game.

String quartet, guitar duo to perform at University Auditorium

Published: January 2 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL – The Turtle Island String Quartet and The Assad Brothers will present the world premiere performance of String Theory at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at University Auditorium. A pre-performance discussion will take place at 6:45 p.m.

Violinist Joan Kwuon to appear with BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Published: January 2 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL – The BBC National Orchestra of Wales with guest violinist Joan Kwuon will perform at the Phillips Center at 6 p.m. on Jan. 23. There will be a post-performance discussion with Kwuon.

Championship game to be broadcast on UF campus

Published: January 2 2007

University of Florida students, faculty, staff and other Gator fans will gather in several places on campus to watch the Jan. 8 match-up with Ohio State in the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game.

A national policy for disasters

Published: January 2 2007

By: Robert H. Jerry II, James M. Loy and Steven E. Roberts. Robert H. Jerry II is dean of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida, James M. Loy is former commandant of the Coast Guard and Steven E. Roberts is an attorney at Alston & Bird.

Associated Press: Randy Braith

Published: January 25 2007

Exercise physiology professor Randy Braith was quoted in a Jan. 25 Associated Press national wire story about cardio-tennis.

Bloomberg News Service: Jonathan Bloch

Published: January 23 2007

A study led by paleontologist Jonathan Bloch showing that primates arrived on the scene several million years earlier than previously thought was the subject of a Jan. 23 story in Bloomberg News Service story that ran in numerous news outlets worldwide. The stories were the result of a news release.

Boston Globe: Jim Twitchell

Published: January 22 2007

Pop culture expert Jim Twitchell was quoted in a Jan. 22 Boston Globe story about the new snobbery.

Chicago Tribune: Michael Marsiske

Published: January 23 2007

Michael Marsiske, a professor in the department of clinical and health psychology, was quoted in a Jan. 23 Chicago Tribune story about the importance of keeping the mind active as people age. The quote was the result of a news release.

HHP to host career fair

Published: January 24 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Health and Human Performance is hosting a Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday on the first floor of the Florida Gym. This event is open to all University of Florida students, but features companies specific to HHP majors and specializations of study.

NPR: Bruce Goldberger

Published: January 4 2007

Toxicologist Bruce Goldberger was interviewed for a story about energy drinks that aired Jan. 4 National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition.” The story was the result of a news release.

Photos: Gators gather in O’Connell Center to watch national championship win

Published: January 9 2007

Gators congregated in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on the University of Florida campus Jan. 8 to watch the Gator football team win its second national championship. With the win, UF became the first university to hold both the football and men’s basketball national championships at the same time.

Re-release of ‘Apalachicola Doin’ Time’ features water war update, companion CD

Published: January 19 2007

Gainesville, Fla. — Public radio stations WUFT-FM, Classic 89.1 and WJUF-FM, Nature Coast 90.1 recently re-released the award-winning news documentary “Apalachicola Doin’ Time.” The re-release updates the water war involving Florida, Georgia and Alabama over the Apalachicola River, and includes a companion CD featuring all of the songs in the documentary.

Re-release of ‘Apalachicola Doin’ Time’ features water war update, companion CD

Published: January 19 2007

Gainesville, Fla. — Public radio stations WUFT-FM, Classic 89.1 and WJUF-FM, Nature Coast 90.1 recently re-released the award-winning news documentary “Apalachicola Doin’ Time.” The re-release updates the water war involving Florida, Georgia and Alabama over the Apalachicola River, and includes a companion CD featuring all of the songs in the documentary.

Reuters: Gabriel Bitton

Published: January 23 2007

Environmental engineering professor Gabriel Bitton’s study proving that placing kitchen sponges in a microwave oven is an effective way to sterilize them ran Jan. 23-25 in numerous news outlets worldwide, including Reuters, The Washington Post, United Press International and BBC. The stories were the result of a news release.

Royal Ballet to appear at UF’s Phillips Center

Published: January 3 2007

GAINESVILLE, FL – Andrew Ward, former Royal Ballet dancer and soloist of Boston Ballet, has invited principals and soloists of the Royal Ballet to join him in presenting a special gala evening of dance beginning at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Phillips Center on the University of Florida campus.

RTS suspends service for holiday

Published: January 12 2007

There will be no RTS bus service on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. ADA Paratransit Service will be running for dialysis appointments only. For schedule information, call RTS at (352) 334-2600 or visit the Web at www.go-rts.com.

Wall Street Journal: Jimmy Cheek

Published: January 28 2007

Jimmy Cheek, senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, was quoted in a Jan. 29 Wall Street Journal story about Democrats’ budget proposal that would halt earmarked funds.

Wall Street Journal: William Hough

Published: January 19 2007

A $30 million gift to UF from MBA graduate William Hough was featured in the Jan. 19 Wall Street Journal as well as the Associated Press international wire and most state daily newspapers. The stories were the result of a news release.

Washington Post: Tom Spreen

Published: January 20 2007

Economist Tom Spreen was quoted in a Jan. 20 Washington Post story about the financial implications of the freeze that hit California’s citrus industry.

Washington Post: Vasudha Narayanan

Published: January 19 2007

A column by religion professor Vasudha Narayanan on how world religions have treated women through history ran Jan. 19 in the Washington Post.

Women’s Leadership Conference offers help with careers

Published: January 28 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Women’s Leadership Council will host its annual conference from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 11, in the Reitz Student Union.