GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 1920s come roaring back with a vengeance when the hit musical “Chicago” comes to town on April 11 for two performances at the Phillips Center.
Based on the 1926 play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, “Chicago” is, as we are told in the show’s opening lines, “a story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida student will appear on Tuesday’s episode of “The Price Is Right,” a popular game show on the CBS network.
Kristin Lundy, a senior in the College of Health and Human Performance, is a long-time fan of “The Price Is Right” and was excited to get tickets to a taping [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mark your calendars: The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions has announced its 50th Anniversary Lecture Series, which will bring some of the nation’s top health policy and rehabilitation researchers to UF in celebration of the college’s milestone anniversary.
Complete times, locations and topics for the fall lectures will [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Bands would like to offer a discount to high school and middle school children of UF faculty and staff. The discount applies to attendance at one or both of the UF Bands summer band camps.
Gator Marching Band Auxilary Camp, July 10-12
The University of Florida Auxiliary Camp will offer [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Discover gems, dig for fossils and uncover the beauty of the Earth at the Florida Museum of Natural History from 5 to 9 p.m. March 27 during “Can You Dig It?,” part of the Museum Nights program open to the public. Visitors can enjoy family-friendly, hands-on activities like “Oreo tectonics” and geologist-led demonstrations of [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The Florida Museum of Natural History is accepting applications for summer 2008 junior volunteers from students ages 12 to 17. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. on April 11.
Junior volunteers are needed to work with younger students in the museum’s summer camps and Discovery Room, interact with visitors through Discovery Cart demonstrations and serve [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Davis Productivity Awards, an annual program honoring state government employees throughout Florida, has announced its winners for 2008. These winners include 12 teams or individuals from the University of Florida.
In addition to honoring “innovation, creativity, and smart work,” the awards program recognizes individuals and work units that have adapted or implemented [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — State Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, and state Rep. Bill Galvano , R-Bradenton, will be recognized today at a Blue Key reception to be held at the Tallahassee home of Cynthia O’Connell, University of Florida trustee.
Dockery and Galvano are being recognized for serving as co-chairmen of the Gator Caucus for the past [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Debra Walker King, University of Florida associate provost for faculty development, has been selected by the American Council on Education as one of 36 fellows for the 2008-09 academic year.
The fellowship program, established in 1965, is designed to strengthen leadership in American institutions of high education.
Fellows spend their fellowship focusing on an [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rolando Rivas-Camp, director for the Center for Historic Buildings at the U.S. General Services Administration, was awarded the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning’s 2008 Beinecke-Reeves Distinguished Achievement Award, the college announced today.
The annual award recognizes an individual who exemplifies the spirit of historic preservation in Florida. It is [...]