University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project has named a College of Journalism and Communications media law doctoral student as its interim director.
Mark R. Caramanica replaces the project’s founding director, Bill F. Chamberlin, who retired in June.
“We’re very fortunate to have someone of Mark’s background and ability to provide leadership [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Rick Atkinson will speak at Pugh Hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday. There is limited seating for this event; tickets are available in Room 241 of Pugh Hall on the University of Florida campus.
Atkinson, a staff writer for The Washington Post for more than 20 years, will [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida School of Architecture announces the creation of the Alfred Browning Parker Architecture Archives Endowment named for the legendary South Florida architect and to be marked during the school’s two-week exhibition, “Of a Master’s Hand: Alfred Browning Parker – Celebrating 92 Years in the Making.” It opens Sept. [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anoushka Shankar will join her father, the legendary Ravi Shankar, in performance at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Phillips Center.
Anoushka Shankar is the only artist in the world to be trained completely by her father. She began studying with him at age 9, and at age 13 made her performing [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Following a sold-out inaugural tour of Ireland, Irish ballad group The High Kings will launch a 15-city U.S. tour this autumn, stopping in Gainesville along the way. The High Kings will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the Phillips Center. These four performers create a unique ensemble, re-energizing the Irish [...]

Collegiates Helping As Mentors in Public Schools, or CHAMPS, is a UF organization that provides Alachua County Public Schools with UF student mentors.
This year, the organization hopes to set new records by signing up at least 300 new mentors through their orientation sessions.
Orientation sessions will be held at 8 p.m. on Sept. 16 at Graham [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Starting this month, a new series at the University of Florida will explore the history of religious ideas and communities that shape our world today.
“Faithful Narratives: The Challenge of Religion in History” is an interdisciplinary series that introduces new approaches to research and teaching in religious history, with a focus on the [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The fall Career Showcase will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 23 and 24 in the O’Connell Center. Career Showcase is a career fair that helps students and alumni explore potential career paths, network and identify career opportunities.
More than 300 companies and agencies will attend Career Showcase [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The UF Information Technology Security Awareness (ITSA) Day will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 8. A conference will be held in the Reitz Student Union Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Office of the Chief Information Officer and will be hosted by the UF IT Security Team.
Security [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Symphony Orchestra will team up with pianist Xiayin Wang for a special concert at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 in the University Auditorium.
Xiayin Wang is an emerging piano talent, praised for her repertoire and her poetic interpretations. A native of China, Wang began playing the piano at age 5. [...]