LAKE CITY, Fla. — When Civil War buffs commemorate the struggle between North and South at the Battle of Olustee re-enactment this weekend, a University of Florida expert will be on hand to demonstrate how Rebs and Yanks faced a common foe – insects.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida will celebrate its 75th anniversary at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in Emerson Alumni Hall on the UF campus.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida political science professor has received a Fulbright Senior Scholar award for the 2006-2007 academic year.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Carol Browner, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, are among more than 50 experts to headline the nation’s first conference combining humanities, law, policy, children and the environment.
The Inter-Residence Hall Association (IRHA) at the University of Florida has a lot more to be recognized for than just a few programs on campus. After winning the Student Award for Leadership Training (S.A.L.T.) regionally on Nov. 5, IRHA once again proved to be the best candidate, winning the national award on Jan. 18 as well.
The UF Office for Student Financial Affairs has declared Feb. 13-17 as Financial Aid Awareness Week and plans several events to help students.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Students can learn more about internships and available jobs by attending the College of Health and Human Performance’s First Annual Sports Business Career Forum at the Florida Gym from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday.
The next program in the John Gray Fund for Excellence Distinguished Lecture Series features Ann M. Bartuska, deputy chief for research and development, USDA Forest Service, on March 28.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida senior Justin Bangs has been selected as one of 40 Gates Cambridge Scholars from the United States to study for a master’s degree of philosophy, also known as an M. Phil degree, in Environment, Society and Development in the department of geography at the University of Cambridge on a full scholarship. An Orlando native, Bangs is majoring in political science and history with a minor in women’s studies at UF.
“Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power,” a documentary produced by the University of Florida Documentary Institute, will be aired nationally on PBS stations at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.