GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Beginning July 8, the Harn Museum of Art will exhibit the artwork of Papua New Guinea in an exhibition entitled “Cultivating Spirits: The Art of Sepik River Yam Displays.”
The exhibition focuses on the ritual display of yams that occurs around the time of harvest in Sepik River societies. For many Sepik peoples, yams [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Library West will initiate a pilot SelfCheck service beginning Monday. The SelfCheck service will enable students, faculty and staff to check out most library materials by themselves, making for a more efficient and streamlined service.
Library patrons will swipe their University of Florida ID cards at the SelfCheck machine and follow simple on-screen [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Juliana Barr, University of Florida assistant professor of history, was recently awarded one of the top international book awards for female historians. Barr received the Berkshire Conference of Women’s Books Prize for her first book, “Peace Came in the Form of a Woman: Indians and Spaniards in the Texas Borderlands.” The book [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you’ve got the summertime blues, then University of Florida Performing Arts has your cure. Head back to the 1970s for a little nostalgic fun with “Björn Again - The ABBA Show,” at 7:30 p.m. July 11, at the Phillips Center.
As one of the most popular acts of the 1970s, ABBA’s hit [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Student Health Care Center (SHCC) will hold a special one-day Heartsaver event for UF faculty and staff on Friday, June 27. All faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of two courses offered at a discounted rate, American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver Adult/Child Automated [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two years ago, the United States restored full diplomatic relations with Libya. This summer, a Libyan mass media professor will participate in a State Department institute at the University of Florida.
Garyounis University professor Jouma Mohamed M. ElFotaysi joins 17 participants from around the world June 29 in the six-week Study of the [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It takes two talented performers to fill the “Blue Suede Shoes” of “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Mike Albert and Scot Bruce, together with the Big E Band, re-create the hits that made Elvis Presley one of the 20th Century’s most enduring and beloved icons in “Blue Suede Shoes (The Ultimate [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It was 1971 when Seigfred Fagerberg said hello to the University of Florida’s College of Health and Human Performance. About 60,000 students, more than 1,000 recommendations, 25 courses and 11 college textbooks later, Fagerberg is saying goodbye.
When Fagerberg came to Gainesville 37 years ago, it was to visit a fraternity brother finishing [...]
As you may have heard, a new state law in Florida that becomes effective July 1 will allow employees who have a concealed weapons permit to keep their guns in their cars while at work.
However, it is important to note that the new law does not apply to the University of Florida. The law [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Jim Liversidge Collection, a walk through “Baby Boom” pop culture history, is now open in the second floor gallery of Smathers Library (East) from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. “The Passing Parade: A Baby Boomer Collects” touches upon highlights from politics, television, theatre, film, music, sports, [...]