GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tickets are still available for the Celebrating the Firsts Gala, an evening event on Feb. 7 commemorating the 50th anniversary of integration at the University of Florida.
For the first time in recent history, the university is trying to bring together the first African-American graduates from each of the 16 colleges. Fifteen [...]
Birmingham, Ala. — League Commissioner Mike Slive announced on Wednesday that 53 University of Florida student athletes were named to the 2008-’09 Southeastern Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll. UF ranked third among the SEC schools for Academic Honor Roll recipients. Kentucky led the list with 60 student athletes, while South Carolina ranked second with 59 [...]
Gainesville, Fla. — The Career Resource Center will host College of Liberal Arts and Sciences workshops February through April. CLAS students may visit workshops to explore career options. Workshops will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. on the following days:
Feb. 5 for Psychology and Communication Sciences & Disorders majors
Feb. 12 for Political Science and [...]
Here’s the print version of InsideUF for January 20, 2009.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A “smorgasbord of science” for the conscientious and the curious, next week’s Junior Science Engineering and Humanities Symposium will provide a three-day, insider’s glimpse into the professional world of scientific research that will culminate in a research presentation scholarship competition.
“It truly is a celebration of all aspects of science,” said Deborah [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Explore the world of study abroad. The Study Abroad Fair will be held Tuesday Jan. 27 and Wednesday Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Reitz Union Colonnade.
Participants will have the opportunity to meet students who have been abroad, as well as meet representatives from institutions with approved study-abroad [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Local Rotary clubs are accepting applications for ambassadorial scholarships through March 13. Applications are accepted from successful, serious students and university professors who wish to study or teach abroad. Student scholarships range up to $23,000 for up to a one-year period. Shorter three- or six-month period scholarships also are available.
Grants of [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — General library information sessions will be offered throughout the semester to all students, faculty and staff who are interested in learning more about the libraries at the University of Florida.
All spring sessions will be held in Library West, Room 212 on the following dates: Jan. 28 at 10 a.m., Feb. 11 [...]
UF Photography has created a multimedia presentation on the Gator Marching Band and its preparation and performance at the BCS National Championship. This five-minute presentation follows the band for five days prior to the game, and includes photos and audio interviews to show all the work that goes into a National Championship performance. The presentation [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has named nationally acclaimed Pennsylvania State University professor Clay Calvert as an eminent scholar in mass communication, Dean John Wright has announced.
In this role — UF’s highest faculty level — Calvert will teach media law at the graduate and undergraduate level, [...]