2014


05

Four faculty members to teach honors courses as Dunlevie professors

Published: May 1 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Four distinguished University of Florida faculty members have been appointed as Elizabeth Wood Dunlevie Honors Term Professors for the 2014-15 academic year during which they will teach special classes for the honors program.

Joan Frosch

Published: May 1 2014

Joan Frosch

UF researchers create protein with potential for weight loss, diabetes treatment

Published: May 1 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It sounds like a magic bullet: Administer a protein, watch the subject lose weight.

Committee named to seek next UF president

Published: May 1 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An 18-member group of scientists, students, business people and education leaders has answered a call to find the next University of Florida president.

Floridians' economic confidence drops in May, survey finds

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UF/IFAS study: Some consumers confuse 'local' with 'organic' food

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With more people buying local and organic food, consumers should know the difference between the two so they recognize what they're buying, but nearly one in five still confuse the terms, a University of Florida researcher says.

Education technology professor to head UF's new Online Learning Institute

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Education has hired a leading authority on technology-based learning as a professor of education technology who will also head UF's new Online Learning Institute, one of UF's major preeminence initiatives.

'Motivation enhancement' key for success in job training programs, UF study says

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Freshly minted college graduates, take note: Buying a new suit may be No. 1 on your list for landing that first big job, but new research shows picking the right job training program could give you the real winning edge.

UF news for week of May 5 listed

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:

UF news for week of May 26 listed

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change: