GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The first test of the University of Florida’s new text messaging system was an overall success, although officials are working to determine why some students, faculty and staff did not receive the test message.
Statistics provided by Mobile Campus, the vendor that provides UF’s text messaging service, show that of the 41,383 text [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Looking for a way to participate in Super Tuesday? Political expert Donald Critchlow will present “Civic Engagement and Modern Conservatives” at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Ocora Room in Pugh Hall on the University of Florida campus. The event is free and open to the public.
A professor of history at [...]
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All spring sessions will be held in Library West, Room 212 on the following dates: Jan. 22, 1:55-2:45 p.m., Jan. 23, 11:45 a.m.-12:35 p.m., Jan. 24, 9:35-10:25 a.m., Jan. 28, 10:40-11:30 [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Four members of the Florida House of Representatives and their staff on Friday toured University of Florida laboratories devoted to ethanol, fuel-cell and a range of other energy related technologies. They also visited a biofuel pilot plant and heard presentations from UF researchers.
“We’re doing a lot of energy-related research here at UF, [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A talk and book signing by Col. Anne Wright will occur at 7 p.m. on Jan. 29 in the Arredondo Room of Reitz Union. The event is sponsored by the UF International Center.
Wright has been speaking about peace since the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. At that time, Col. Wright [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Players, sponsored by the University of Florida Student Government, will welcome its first Tony Award-winning guest speaker, Katie Finneran, at 3 p.m. on Jan. 31.
The stage and screen actress will offer insight into her journey to the Broadway stage, television and the big screen, as well as answer questions from the [...]
The Jim and Alexis Pugh Hall recently opened and is home to the Department of African and Asian Languages and Literatures, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. The 40,000-square-foot facility has been constructed over the past year in the heart of the University of Florida’s historic district [...]
The University of Florida College of Education has announced that Tom Dana, director of UF’s School of Teaching and Learning (STL), has been selected as the College of Education’s next associate dean for Academic Affairs. His appointment becomes effective July 1, with the start of the new academic year.
Dana will succeed Jeri Benson, who recently [...]
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars will present information sessions at 3 p.m. on Jan. 24-25 in Little Hall, Room 117. The sessions will discuss the affiliation with the University of Florida that allows UF students to earn academic credit while taking courses and completing a full-time internship at a tailored placement site [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — SOUNDSTAGE presents “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Live from Gatorville” on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m. on WUFT-TV, Channel 5 (Cox Cable Channel 3 in Gainesville). For both Tom Petty fans and Heartbreakers fans alike, “Live from Gatorville” promises to be an emotional and electrifying evening. This [...]