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Published: August 30 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The public is invited to watch the University of Florida Gator Marching Band practice from 4 to 6 p.m. today, Aug. 30, on the Gator Band Practice Field across from the new Clinical and Translational Research Building, Gale Lemerand Drive.
Published: August 30 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Regan Hofmann, whose memoir about being HIV positive was published in 2009, will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom.
Published: August 29 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor David Carlson has been awarded the Wells Memorial Key, the highest honor for a Society of Professional Journalists member.
Published: August 29 2013
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Published: August 29 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students interested in finding out more about the United States Peace Corps are encouraged to attend an upcoming information session.
Published: August 29 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Yale professor will give a free lecture Sept. 11 at the University of Florida on how to share scientific information while being mindful of people’s beliefs.
Published: August 29 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As doctors prepare to manage an influx of new hepatitis C patients and treatment options, a collaboration among academia, industry and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to deliver real-world data that can help doctors and patients optimize their treatment experience.
Published: August 29 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Many scientists see great promise in algae as a new source of oil — a sustainable, environmentally sound way to break the world’s fossil fuel dependence.
Published: August 28 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mechanical and aerospace engineering and astronomy faculty members at the University of Florida have been selected to work with NASA’s Langley Research Center on navigation and guiding systems for small satellites.
Published: August 28 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A workshop on virus evolution and molecular epidemiology is being held this week at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, hosted by UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute.
Published: August 28 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla — RTS bus service from Friday through Monday will be affected by the University of Florida’s first home football game and the Labor Day holiday.
Published: August 28 2013
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Published: August 27 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence level was unchanged in August, matching July’s revised reading of 77, according to a University of Florida survey. July’s level was the first time confidence had declined after four months of increases.
Published: August 27 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida's consumer confidence level was unchanged in August, matching July's revised reading of 77, according to a University of Florida survey. July's level was the first time confidence had declined after four months of increases.
Published: August 27 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers are working closely with colleagues at UF Health to identify hospital patients at greatest risk for preventable adverse drug events.
Published: August 26 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Innovation Hub at the University of Florida has contributed to the creation of 250 jobs in just its first 20 months, new figures show, and the three-story incubator already has more than two dozen tenants.
Published: August 26 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Captive "wild" horses will cost U.S. taxpayers $1 billion by 2030 if federal management approaches don't change, according to a new report by a pair of researchers who were part of a national committee that studied the issue.
Published: August 22 2013
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Published: August 22 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Research awards to the University of Florida held steady last year at $640.6 million despite a slowdown in federal funding brought on by the budget sequestration. The total is within 1 percent of 2012’s $644.4 million.
Published: August 21 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Registration is now open for the fall leadership development programs offered by University of Florida Executive Education.
Published: August 21 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Polk County architect-turned-citrus grower’s decision to allow researchers to use 100 acres of land has given the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences a much-needed boost in the battle against deadly citrus greening.
Published: August 21 2013
Published: August 20 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida and Graduate Assistants United, the bargaining unit for about 4,200 graduate assistants, have reached agreement on a new contract that includes pay increases starting Oct. 1.
Published: August 20 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Multicultural & Diversity Affairs, Student Activities and Involvement, and Student Government host the 2013 Welcome Assemblies during the Week of Culture, Aug. 21-30.
Published: August 19 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Applications are now available for a new session of the groundbreaking University of Florida program called Empowering Women in Technology Startups, starting in September.
Published: August 15 2013
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Published: August 15 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The School District of Palm Beach County, together with the University of Florida, today announced the launch of a three-year reform effort to build a “best-in-class” educational program in the vital STEM subject areas of science, technology, engineering and math.
Published: August 14 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF Health Jacksonville officially broke ground today on a major health care project that will bring the latest technology and services to northern Jacksonville and surrounding areas.
Published: August 14 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida administrators and student leaders will greet new students and parents and distribute water during residence hall check-in Aug. 16 and the first two days of classes Aug. 21–22.
Published: August 13 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Starting Friday, Aug. 16, through Tuesday, Aug. 20, several University of Florida faculty/staff parking areas will be shared with students and parents attending Fall Check-In.
Published: August 12 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida today celebrated the opening of the Clinical and Translational Research Building, a new home for research that will speed scientific discoveries to patients. 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.
Published: August 9 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ― John "Bobby" Goulding, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the department of pathology, immunology and laboratory medicine at the University of Florida, is in a scramble to help create safe and effective vaccines to prevent and fight human respiratory viruses.
Published: August 9 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida Levin College of Law Dean Robert Jerry announced today that he will be stepping down from his position June 30, 2014.Jerry has served as UF Law dean since 2003, during which time the college has thrived under his thoughtful leadership.
Published: August 9 2013
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Published: August 9 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Collaboration of Scientists for Critical Research in Biomedicine, or CSCRB Inc., a Gainesville-based nonprofit group, presented a gift today to the University of Florida Health Cancer Center’s treatment-resistant breast cancer research fund in the amount of $16,150.
Published: August 8 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Duke Energy, which began providing electric services in Florida when it merged with Progress Energy last year, has contributed $78,000 to a program designed to recruit and retain underrepresented students at the University of Florida’s College of Engineering.
Published: August 7 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite a soggy summer, water supply remains a critical issue in the Sunshine State. University of Florida researchers now say that reducing plant material, or biomass, in forests could significantly increase water supplied to streams, lakes and aquifers.
Published: August 7 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — "Catch the wave" at the Florida Museum of Natural History as it opens two new temporary surfing exhibits Aug. 31.
Published: August 7 2013
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Published: August 7 2013
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Published: August 7 2013
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Published: August 6 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has launched an ambitious initiative to raise $800 million during the next three years to position UF among the nation’s best public research universities.
Published: August 6 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Throbbing pain may pound like a heartbeat, but University of Florida scientists have discovered the sensation is all in your head, or more precisely, in your brain waves.
Published: August 5 2013
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Published: August 2 2013
David Bowles, director of the department of recreational sports, was quoted in a July 16 Associated Press story about an initiative encouraging students to document their exercise on social media platforms.
Published: August 21 2013
Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in an Aug. 15 Inside Higher Ed story about an incident at Florida Atlantic University where pro-Palestinian students protested an Israeli speaker.
Published: August 2 2013
Boaz Dvir, operations manager for the Lastinger Center for Learning, was quoted in a July 28 Miami Herald story about the development of a new mobile application to help high school students learn Algebra I. The story, which was reprinted in other state newspapers, was the result of a Media Relations office news release.
Published: August 21 2013
President Bernie Machen was quoted in an Aug. 18 New York Times story about Georgia Tech’s plans to offer an online master’s degree in computer science for far less than the on-campus price.
Published: August 2 2013
Diane H. Mazur, professor emeritus of law, was quoted in a July 13 New York Times story about the possible effect President Obama’s remarks about sexual assaults in the military could have on current trials against officers.
Published: August 2 2013
Diane H. Mazur, professor emeritus of law, was quoted in a July 18 New York Times story about a new digital program called Air Force Collaboratory, in which young people will be challenged to develop technologies to solve real-world problems.
Published: August 21 2013
Social psychology professor James Shepperd and graduate student Jennifer Howell were quoted in an Aug. 13 New York Times blog about their research into how to get people to overcome their apprehension about medical tests.
Published: August 2 2013
Joseph Little, professor of law, was quoted in a July 15 NPR story about the re-examination of Florida’s “stand your ground” law following the Zimmerman trial verdict.
Published: August 2 2013
Jane Adams, vice president of university relations, was quoted in a July 15 South Florida Sun-Sentinel story about the need for skilled workers in Florida.
Published: August 2 2013
Amara Estrada, veterinary cardiologist, and Trevor Gerlach, an aquatic animal health intern, were quoted in a July 20 Tampa Bay Times story about researchers at Lowry Park Zoo studying manatee heart health. The story was the result of a Health Science Center news release.
Published: August 21 2013
Jane Morse, a horticultural extension agent, was quoted in an Aug. 6 Tampa Bay Times story about the release of air potato leaf beetles into the environment to fight against the growth of the air potato vine.
Published: August 2 2013
Amara Estrada, veterinary cardiologist, and Trevor Gerlach, an aquatic animal health intern, were quoted in a July 20 Tampa Bay Times story about researchers at Lowry Park Zoo studying manatee heart health. The story was the result of a Health Science Center news release.
Published: August 27 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To accommodate anticipated growth in several areas, UF Health officials plan to build a new specialty tower that will house neuromedicine and cardiovascular hospitals.
Published: August 9 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: August 16 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: August 23 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: August 2 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: August 21 2013
Andrew Selepak, director of the master’s degree in social media program in the College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in a July 29 Wall Street Journal story about the growth in such degrees.
Published: August 2 2013
Thomas A. Colquhoun, assistant professor in environmental horticulture, was quoted in a July 27 Wall Street Journal story about UF research into how wavelengths of light manipulate taste and aroma in fruits and flowers. The story was the result of an IFAS news release.