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Florida Museum holds ‘Glow’ opening activities Jan. 28

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will explore the chemical process behind the phenomenon of natural light and its value for humans when it opens the traveling exhibition “Glow: Living Lights” Jan. 28.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, January 20, 2006.

Anniversary tour takes ‘Tap Dogs’ to the Phillips Center Feb. 1

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Take a group of performers from Australia, the United States and Canada, add two-time Olivier Award-winning choreographer Dein Perry, eclectic designer/director Nigel Triffit and composer Andrew Wilkie, and you get “Tap Dogs” – part theater, part dance, part rock concert, part party, part construction site – a rough, tough and rocking reinvention of tap.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, January 20, 2006.

Museum plans inaugural Florida Butterfly Festival Oct. 14-15

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is planning the inaugural Florida Butterfly Festival to be held Oct. 14-15.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, January 20, 2006.

BellSouth answers UF’s call to support new teachers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida project launched to reverse the critical teacher shortage and attrition rates of three inner-city Florida high schools is showing signs of success and moving into a new phase that will involve additional schools.

Filed under Awards & Honors, Education, Research on Wednesday, January 18, 2006.

UF biomedical engineering department receives $10 million transformational gift

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A name often associated with a device that has revolutionized stroke-prevention therapy will soon also be associated with the University of Florida’s College of Engineering.

Filed under Announcements, Awards & Honors, Engineering, Health, Research on Tuesday, January 17, 2006.

New York Times columnist David Brooks to speak at UF about education

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New York Times op-ed columnist and best-selling author David Brooks will help the University of Florida College of Education launch its yearlong Centennial Celebration, serving as featured speaker for a lecture and panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at UF’s Emerson Alumni Hall.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006.

Actors from play to share insight, expertise in three on-campus events

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -– University of Florida Performing Arts has organized three residency activities in conjunction with L.A. Theatre Works’ production of “The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial” Jan. 17 and 18.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, January 13, 2006.

UF physicians offer free blood pressure screenings during Martin Luther King Day activities

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When it comes to medical conditions, not all people are created equal. African-Americans, for example, are at extremely high risk for developing high blood pressure and its complications such as stroke, heart attack and kidney failure.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, January 13, 2006.

Cast of Scopes trial play to speak at UF law school

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Long before Americans debated the teaching of “intelligent design,” the nation watched the battle between evolution and creationism play out in a small-town Tennessee courtroom.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Thursday, January 12, 2006.

Vulnerability affects all versions of Windows operating systems

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida information technology experts want users of Windows operating systems to be aware of a serious vulnerability that was discovered in Windows Meta File (WMF) during the holidays. It affects all versions of Windows operating systems and is being exploited across the world affecting many Windows file types and applications.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Tuesday, January 10, 2006.