University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida interior design student Anne Baumstarck was chosen as the recipient of the 2007 Gensler Brinkman Scholarship. Her work was selected from more than 100 project submissions from 50 top interior design programs across the country invited to participate in the commercial design competition.
Baumstarck, a master’s student in the College [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Speech and Hearing Clinic is celebrating the American Academy of Audiology’s 20th anniversary this spring by offering hearing free screenings and an education series on Living With Hearing Loss to the public.
Free hearing screenings will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1405 N.W. 13th St., [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Valentine jewelry sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 at the Reitz Student Union Colonnade. There will be a large selection of earrings, pendants, bracelets and more — all made of handcrafted silver and semi-precious stones. Loose beads for jewelry making also will be available. [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will join the Martha Graham Dance Company as a special guest when the world-renowned troupe performs at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 8.
Using text from the exchange between Aaron Copland and Martha Graham as they collaborated on their signature work, “Appalachian Spring,” Mayor Hanrahan will [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Autism Awareness 5K Walk/Run to benefit the University of Florida Center for Autism and Related Disabilities is scheduled for Saturday at Westside Park.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the walk/run will be held from 9 to 11 a.m.
The event is hosted by Eastside High School’s Students Together for Autism Research, or [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 57th Annual Latin American Conference of the University of Florida’s Center for Latin American Studies will be held Feb. 7-8 at Reitz Student Union. The event promises to provide a unique examination of how corporate social responsibility, philanthropy, strategic planning, community participation and sustainability can be combined to meet the challenges [...]

Graduating seniors should be aware that degree applications are due by 5 p.m. on Feb. 1 if they plan to graduate at the end of the spring semester. Students may call 352-392-1374 for more information, or visit http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/adspring0708.html.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida community should be on alert for a fraudulent e-mail message with the subject, “Verify your UFL email account now,” which is currently circulating on the Internet. Do not respond to the “Verify your UFL email account now” message.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Experts from law and related fields will meet Feb. 15 at the University of Florida Hilton Conference Center to discuss “green” building practices in Florida. Presented by the UF Levin College of Law and co-sponsored by sections of The Florida Bar, this year’s conference is entitled “Green Building: Prospects and Pitfalls for [...]

Eye-opening and life-changing are the best words to describe the day I decided to get involved with the climate change initiative. After attending a conference on climate change issues in Florida, my philosophy emerged: Nothing in climate change is possible without collective action. If you follow popular belief, you know that it took collective action [...]