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Published: January 31 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two upcoming road construction projects near the University of Florida campus may disrupt commutes and possibly parking for some UF and UF Health faculty, staff, students and visitors.
Published: January 31 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It’s been almost two years since the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The gunman, George Zimmerman, has been tried and acquitted, yet the case still leaves an indelible mark in the country’s consciousness – questions of race, culture and justice in America remain as pressing as ever.
Published: January 30 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Students with backgrounds in the sciences and arts will come together to rethink the boundaries of creativity for the 2014 Creativity in the Arts and Sciences Event from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 1 in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom and Studio G-6 in the Nadine M. McGuire Pavilion.
Published: January 30 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kevin Folta, the interim chair of the University of Florida’s horticultural sciences department, has accepted the permanent job, Jack Payne, UF’s senior vice president for agricultural and natural resources, announced last week.
Published: January 30 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers from the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida are closer to finding a possible cure for citrus canker after identifying a gene that makes citrus trees susceptible to the bacterial pathogen
Published: January 29 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Health care plans in the Florida Medicaid Reform Pilot project have done a better job of controlling costs than Florida’s traditional Medicaid program, according to a new University of Florida study. An initial estimation suggests the reform pilot reduced costs by about 18 percent, had expenditures increased at the same rate as experienced in the non-reform counties.
Published: January 29 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The global industry association Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, known as SEMI, awarded its highest honor to two University of Florida engineering professors this month.
Published: January 29 2014
Tip sheet
Published: January 28 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians as measured by an index rose one point in January to 78, according to a new University of Florida survey.
Published: January 28 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A philosophy professor from Michigan State University will give a free lecture Jan. 29 at the University of Florida titled, “Bridging Indigenous and Scientific Knowledges: Multicultural Solutions for Climate Change Research.”
Published: January 27 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Citrus crop-yield estimates may be more accurate, thus ensuring higher productivity and more revenue, if an algorithm proves as successful as it did in a recent University of Florida study.Wonsuk “Daniel” Lee’s study, published in the January issue of the journal Biosystems Engineering, could eventually help Florida’s $9 billion-a-year citrus industry.
Published: January 27 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Water Institute will host its fourth symposium, “Sustainable Water Resources, Complex Challenges, Integrated Solutions,” Feb. 11-12 at the Reitz Student Union.
Published: January 24 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Banyan Biomarkers Inc. announced today that it has received a $300,000 award from the NFL and General Electric to improve detection of concussions through research led by a University of Florida football team physician.
Published: January 24 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The sixth annual Stomp the Swamp for Autism will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 1 at the University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Published: January 24 2014
Published: January 23 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Captive breeding of the endangered Key Largo woodrat may not be the best solution to preserve the ecologically important rodent, an animal driven to near extinction by development, a new University of Florida study shows.
Published: January 23 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Princeton University professor Melissa Lane will conduct a lecture on “sustainable citizenship” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom.
Published: January 23 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Samuel G. Freedman, an award-winning author, professor and New York Times columnist, will speak about his book, “Breaking the Line: The Season in Black College Football that Transformed the Game and Changed the Course of Civil Rights” at 6 p.m. Feb. 4 on the University of Florida campus.
Published: January 22 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida has invited its faculty together next week for an intellectual pep rally. It’s a lecture, yes, but with a motive to celebrate academics as well as to edify
Published: January 21 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The #UFSocial team at the University of Florida has launched an Instagram campaign to show that The Gator Nation extends well beyond Gainesville’s city limits.
Published: January 21 2014
Media advisory
Published: January 17 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than 250 employers will be looking to recruit University of Florida students and alumni during the 2014 Career Showcase Jan. 21-22 in the O’Connell Center.
Published: January 16 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida President Bernie Machen has approved a plan to convert the first floor of the Marston Science Library into study space for more than 680 students.
Published: January 16 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A critic of popular ideas for improving public education will speak at the University of Florida Jan. 22.
Published: January 16 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is formally honored only one day out of the year, but a campuswide celebration of the civil rights leader at the University of Florida aims to encourage people to follow his examples every day.
Published: January 16 2014
Published: January 16 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida researcher is the first to establish that 4 months old is the age threshold for preterm babies to receive preventive treatment for a common viral respiratory infection.
Published: January 15 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida International Center will host the annual Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Plaza of the Americas.
Published: January 14 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Producer and filmmaker Tia Lessin will present a symposium Jan. 15 on the University of Florida campus about her 2008 film, “Trouble the Water,” which focuses on Hurricane Katrina.
Published: January 14 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new version of a widely used mobile application may make catching the bus even easier for Regional Transit System riders.
Published: January 13 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Older adults who received as few as 10 sessions of mental training show long-lasting improvements in reasoning and speed of processing skills 10 years after the intervention, according to UF Health researchers with the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly, or ACTIVE, study.
Published: January 13 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital celebrated the grand opening of its pediatric cardiac intensive care unit today.
Published: January 10 2014
Published: January 10 2014
Published: January 10 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Seafood remains popular among American consumers, but conflicting messages about how much of it to eat — or even to eat it at all — sometimes make it harder to choose over other foods.
Published: January 9 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Bone-crushing tackles may make football fans avert their eyes in horror, but Ghatu Subhash studies collisions, impacts and crashes, both on the field and off.
Published: January 9 2014
Published: January 9 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Global tourism has increased fourfold over the last 30 years, resulting in human-induced seashell loss that may harm natural habitats worldwide, according to a University of Florida scientist.
Published: January 9 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The number of severe flu cases in North Central Florida has escalated in recent months, and UF Health Shands Hospital has had a striking increase in influenza-related hospitalizations, with more than 150 admissions and a dozen deaths since late October, UF Health and county public health officials reported today.
Published: January 8 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two online programs at the University of Florida are among the top 10 nationally in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings scheduled for release Wednesday.
Published: January 8 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Because of demand from University of Florida students, a shuttle bus from the main campus to Lake Wauburg will be offered each Saturday until the end of June, excluding breaks and holidays.
Published: January 8 2014
Published: January 6 2014
Media advisory
Published: January 3 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mahin Ghanbari, a native of Iran and a University of Florida College of Fine Arts alumna, will return to UF Friday to host several special events related to the exhibit of her Persian textiles in the University Gallery.
Published: January 2 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For seven years Tony Mata, head of musical theater at the University of Florida’s School of Theatre and Dance, has been working on “Theatre of Rice and Beans,” a film that chronicles the stories of three titans of the Latino theater.
Published: January 2 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Whether needing hours for a scholarship, wanting to spend time serving others, or having an interest in lifelong learning, everyone can find volunteer opportunities at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Published: January 2 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Parking Garage 6 at the University of Florida will undergo a reallocation of parking spaces effective Jan. 6.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Health care plans in the Florida Medicaid Reform Pilot project have done a better job of controlling costs than Florida's traditional Medicaid program, according to a new University of Florida study. An initial estimation suggests the reform pilot reduced costs by about 18 percent, had expenditures increased at the same rate as experienced in the non-reform counties.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians as measured by an index rose one point in January to 78, according to a new University of Florida survey.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A proposed bill to create the Florida Consortium of National Cancer Institute Centers announced by Florida Gov. Rick Scott today (Jan. 28) could potentially help the UF Health Cancer Center and the UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health bring even more extensive research and patient care to Floridians with cancer.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The next time you take Fluffy in for surgery, the veterinarian may be able to monitor her post-op progress from a smartphone.
Published: January 6 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida doubled down today on its strategy to climb to a top 10 national ranking among public research universities, announcing its intention to recruit top minds in personalized medicine, unmanned vehicles, online learning and seven other fields.
Published: January 3 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: January 24 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: January 17 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: January 13 2014
EVENTS 0113 — upcoming events of potential media interes
Published: January 31 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: January 24 2014
Harold Browning, chief operating officer of UF’s Citrus Research and Development Foundation, and Stephen H. Futch, a UF extension agent, were quoted in a Jan. 12 article in The Washington Post concerning the decline in the growth of Florida oranges due to a deadly bacterial infection.
Published: January 24 2014
Harold Browning, chief operating officer of UF’s Citrus Research and Development Foundation, and Stephen H. Futch, a UF extension agent, were quoted in a Jan. 12 article in The Washington Post concerning the decline in the growth of Florida oranges due to a deadly bacterial infection.
Published: January 24 2014
Law professor George R. “Bob” Dekle was quoted in a Jan. 9 article in The Florida Times-Union discussing the possible outcome of a sentence based on characteristics of the judge. A link is unavailable because the Times-Union is by subscription only.
Published: January 24 2014
Law professor George R. “Bob” Dekle was quoted in a Dec. 14 New York Times story about a state attorney’s decision not to charge Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston with rape.
Published: January 24 2014
A research paper co-authored by Robyn A. LeBoeuf, an associate professor of marketing, on why people choose certain gifts was the subject of an NBC News story Dec. 13.
Published: January 28 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Visitors will soon be able to uncover the mysteries of man’s best friend at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s new temporary exhibit, “Wolf to Woof: The Story of Dogs,” opening Feb. 15.
Published: January 24 2014
Teresa Olczyk, director for the UF/IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension, and E. Vanessa Campoverde, a commercial horticulture extension agent with the UF/IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension, were quoted in a Jan. 14 article in the Miami Herald discussing the possible effects the cold South Florida weather has on plants and crops.
Published: January 24 2014
Teresa Olczyk, director for the UF/IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension, and E. Vanessa Campoverde, a commercial horticulture extension agent with the UF/IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension, were quoted in a Jan. 14 article in the Miami Herald discussing the possible effects the cold South Florida weather has on plants and crops.
Published: January 17 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida Performing Arts recently added two performances to its 2013-14 Season – Iron and Wine at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, and “Rhythm in the Night – The Irish Dance Spectacular” at 7:30 p.m. April 3. Both performances are at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Published: January 24 2014
Mechanical engineering professor Ghatu Subhash and radiologist Keith Peters were quoted in a Jan. 20 Associated Press story about their research into developing a new football helmet to reduce concussions. The story and many others were the result of a UF Media Relations news release.
Published: January 24 2014
Mechanical engineering professor Ghatu Subhash and radiologist Keith Peters were quoted in a Jan. 20 Associated Press story about their research into developing a new football helmet to reduce concussions. The story and many others were the result of a UF Media Relations news release.
Published: January 6 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change: