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Published: November 6 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Homecoming's Education Celebration applications and nomination forms are available online at www.gatorgrowl.org or in the Florida Blue Key Office, Room 365 in the Reitz Student Union.
Published: September 28 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —The University of Florida College of Fine Arts kicks off National Arts and Humanities Month with its annual Arts and Cultural Opportunities Fair Monday at the Reitz Student Union Colonnade and North Terrace.
Published: September 28 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students can now purchase tickets to University of Florida Performing Arts shows by phone.
Published: September 27 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — By analyzing the genes of bacteria, University of Florida researchers have moved a step closer to pinpointing how two brain disorders common in small-breed dogs occur.
Published: September 27 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Every semester, the University of Florida Symphony Orchestra introduces UF students and Gainesville residents to classical music through an array of performances. This fall, Gainesville residents have the opportunity to see four free performances by the orchestra.
Published: September 27 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Honors Program will celebrate Banned Books Week Sept. 30-Oct. 4.
Published: September 26 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida scientists are researching a natural herbicide that could be used in traditional and organic farming.
Published: September 26 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nearly one-third of premature babies develop bleeding in the brain after birth, a problem associated with serious long-term effects such as cerebral palsy, seizures and blindness.
Published: September 26 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A small African mammal with an unusual ability to regrow damaged tissues could inspire new research in regenerative medicine, a University of Florida study finds.
Published: September 25 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s September consumer confidence reached a post-recession high of 79 — up three points from a revised August reading of 76, according to a monthly University of Florida survey.
Published: September 25 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In recognition of National Childhood Obesity Month, the University of Florida Health Disparities Research and Intervention Program will sponsor a workshop Thursday for parents and children of the Alachua County Public Schools Head Start Program.
Published: September 25 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Doing business with a farmers' market phony selling non-local food might bother some shoppers, but not all, according to a new University of Florida study.
Published: September 25 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers studying river turtles in Missouri found populations of the northern map turtle have not recovered from harvesting in the 1970s.
Published: September 24 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of the nation’s leading immigration attorneys will share her expertise on issues affecting the nation’s illegal immigrants during a special session at 6 p.m. Thursday at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service in Pugh Hall. Parking is free and the session is open to the public.
Published: September 24 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida International Center will host the 2012 Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Reitz Student Union Colonnade.
Published: September 20 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When University of Florida researcher Robert McCleery and a graduate student began looking at why an endangered marsh rabbit’s habitat was disappearing in the Florida Keys, they fully expected the blame would fall on development.
Published: September 20 2012
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Applications are now being accepted for participation in the University of Florida’s Homecoming parade Nov. 9.
Published: September 20 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More images taken of a University of Florida linebacker tackling their opponent at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium will be delivered to thousands of social media accounts.
Published: September 20 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On Tuesday, thousands of voters will celebrate the inauguration of a new holiday — National Voter Registration Day — in a massive effort to register voters in all 50 states before Election Day. The University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service will join the nationwide festivities hosting “Swing the State: Voter Registration Roundup” from noon to 5 p.m. in Pugh Hall.
Published: September 19 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Coursera today announced that the University of Florida is among 17 prominent universities to sign agreements with Coursera to bring its courses online for free to expand education opportunities on university campuses and worldwide.
Published: September 19 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An international team of scientists is rewriting a page from the quantum physics rulebook using a University of Florida laboratory once dubbed the coldest spot in the universe.
Published: September 18 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Climate Institute is broadening to expand its collaborations with universities and state and local agencies in Florida.
Published: September 18 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Contrary to conventional wisdom, negative political advertisements don’t always work as well as some believe. In part, this is because the audience with which they seem to work best — people who think government works — has been shrinking.
Published: September 17 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Responding to the oyster fishery collapse in Apalachicola Bay, experts with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Florida Sea Grant will join forces with local seafood producers to find ways of restoring sustainable populations of the area’s world-famous oysters.
Published: September 17 2012
Starting Oct. 9, the Harn Museum of Art will present an exhibition that reflects a transformative moment in photographic history during the tumultuous interwar years.
Published: September 17 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Libraries, along with the support of head football coach Will Muschamp, encourage Gator football fans to help maintain and grow the services of the libraries by pledging for every touchdown scored in the 12-game season.
Published: September 14 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The occurrence of obesity in rural areas of the U.S. is significantly higher than in urban areas, a new study from University of Florida researchers and colleagues has found. Forty percent of rural residents are obese, compared with 33 percent of urban residents.
Published: September 14 2012
Published: September 13 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In this year’s presidential election campaign, women’s issues have taken center stage — from contraception, to fair pay to the right to choose.
Published: September 12 2012
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Published: September 12 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida will return to the Mississippi Delta next week to continue research on the civil rights movement in Mississippi with veteran civil rights activists and leading scholars of the Mississippi Freedom Movement.
Published: September 11 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student Center and the Chabad-Lubavitch Student Group at the University of Florida commemorates the anniversary of 9/11 until 3 p.m. today at Turlington Plaza with a Good Deed Mitzvah Marathon in honor of the victims.
Published: September 11 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has given a 100-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array to the University of Florida.
Published: September 11 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Batches of wine that get “stuck” or slowed during the fermentation process pose a big problem for winemakers, costing them time, money and a lot of ruined batches.
Published: September 11 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Batches of wine that get "stuck" or slowed during the fermentation process pose a big problem for winemakers, costing them time, money and a lot of ruined batches.
Published: September 10 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Teri Balser, dean of the University of Florida's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been named to a group of 40 elite scholars tasked with re-imagining biology education for U.S. college undergraduates.
Published: September 10 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As U.S. Forest Service officials consider how best to improve — and someday, complete — the Florida National Scenic Trail, a University of Florida professor has been gauging trail hikers’ emotional attachments to the places they traverse.
Published: September 10 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A study by University of Florida and University of Kansas researchers describing eight new cusk-eel species provides data for better understanding how disasters like the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill impact biodiversity and the environment.
Published: September 10 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida faculty, staff, and students can now register online for the fifth annual One Less Car Day, which has a Halloween theme this year.
Published: September 10 2012
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Published: September 10 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Facing a competitive job market, University of Florida students and alumni have an opportunity to meet hundreds of prospective employers during the Career Showcase Oct. 2-3 in the O’Connell Center.
Published: September 10 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gainesville’s own Sister Hazel returns to the Phillips Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21.
Published: September 7 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Older workers learn more quickly and have more drive than some employers might believe, a new book co-authored by a business professor finds.
Published: September 7 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Center for Leadership and Service will host the annual Gator Plunge 2012 service event on Sept. 15.
Published: September 7 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Florida campus.
Published: September 6 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Genetics Institute has named a new director, internationally noted genetics expert Patrick Concannon.
Published: September 6 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium has received a Facility of Merit Award from the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security. The NCS4, which is organized and supported through the University of Southern Mississippi, is recognized nationally as an industry leader in facility and sports management safety and security operations.
Published: September 6 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida scientists publishing the first study on butterflies and moths of Guantanamo Bay Naval Station have discovered vast biodiversity in an area previously unknown to researchers.
Published: September 5 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of the nation’s leading experts on the psychology of politics will discuss his research during a public presentation at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in Pugh Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Published: September 5 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A veteran Drug Enforcement Administration agent and the editor of High Times Magazine will go head-to-head Sept. 24 at the University of Florida in “The Great Weed Debate: Heads vs. Feds.”
Published: September 4 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Staff applications for the University of Florida’s Homecoming and Gator Growl are now available at www.gatorgrowl.org or in the Florida Blue Key office, Room 364 in the Reitz Student Union.
Published: September 4 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — NASA’s investigations on Mars will soon extend below the planet’s surface when an international team including a University of Florida geologist sends a seismometer there for the first time to study its deep interior.
Published: September 4 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gator Growl 2012 will feature country superstar Josh Turner as the musical talent for this year’s event, to be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Published: September 20 2012
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a Sept. 3 USA Today story about Facebook’s initial public offering and the decline of its stock.
Published: September 20 2012
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a Sept. 11 USA Today story about Apple’s rising shares before its product launches.
Published: September 19 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida physician and colleagues have “mythbusted” a notion long held in medical circles: patients at teaching hospitals fare worse in July when new medical graduates start their residency training and older residents take on more responsibilities. A large national study revealed no such “July phenomenon” or “July effect” — at least not in the field of neurosurgery.
Published: September 4 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law in 2010, the controversial health care overhaul was both praised and panned by various groups. In June 2012, however, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law in the case, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.
Published: September 18 2012
Board of Trustees materials available at: http://www.trustees.ufl.edu (for Sept. 20-21 retreat).
Published: September 25 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Performing Arts will present The Avett Brothers at the O’Connell Center at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25.
Published: September 20 2012
Three professors were quoted in an Aug. 22 South Florida Sun-Sentinel story about electronic medical records and their association with lower treatments of depression. They were: Jeffrey Harman, associate professor of health services research, management and policy; Robert Cook, associate professor of epidemiology and medicine; and Christopher Harle, associate professor of health services research, management and policy. The story was the result of a Health Science Center news release.
Published: September 11 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The top floor of the O’Connell Center parking garage will be reserved all day Thursday, Sept. 13, for the Gator Graduate Career Day Job Fair.
Published: September 20 2012
Norb Dunkel, associate vice president for student affairs, was quoted in an Aug. 29 New York Times story about furnishing dorm rooms.
Published: September 25 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Covering about 70 percent of the earth, water plays a critical role in life.
Published: September 24 2012
The University of Florida Police Department (UFPD) is currently assisting the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) as it investigates the disappearance of University of Florida student Christian Aguilar.
Published: September 20 2012
A news release about a UF study examining the effectiveness of negative political ads was picked up Sept. 19 in Florida Trend’s “Afternoon Pulse.”
Published: September 20 2012
Wildlife ecology and conservation courtesy associate professor Percival Franklin was cited in an Aug. 19 Associated Press story about the use of drones for wildlife conservation.
Published: September 27 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gator Growl 2012 will feature “Saturday Night Live” alumnus and Emmy-nominated “30 Rock star” Tracy Morgan as the comedic talent for this year’s event at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.