GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Maxine L. Margolis, professor emerita of anthropology at the University of Florida, was named a fellow in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences today.
Margolis, also an adjunct senior research scholar at Columbia University, is among 210 fellows and 19 foreign honorary members to join one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three University of Florida students were named Goldwater Scholars for the 2009-2010 year by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
Mehrnoosh Arrar, Miorel Palii and Christopher Marth are three of only 278 students nationwide to receive the scholarship, which recognizes and awards sophomores and juniors who excel [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ben & Jerry’s 29th annual Free Cone Day will take place on Tuesday, April 21, from noon to 9 p.m. at two Ben & Jerry’s locations, 1638 W. University Ave. and 3773 S.W. Archer Road.
Volunteers from University of Florida organizations and other Gainesville community members will be scooping free ice cream for [...]
InsideUF: April 21, 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Health Troupe will hold The Swamp Hunt, a charitable scavenger hunt, on Sunday, April 19.
Health Troupe is a campus group that promotes health awareness and disease prevention. The scavenger hunt will be held to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.
Six to 10 students will race around [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida recognized outstanding faculty and advisors on Wednesday, April 8, at the annual Faculty Awards Banquet in Emerson Alumni Hall.
Sergei Shabanov, an associate professor in the mathematics department of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won the university-wide teacher of the year award.
The university-wide adviser of the year [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rachel Schipper has been named the new associate dean of Technology and Support Services at the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.
Schipper began the position on March 30. She leads seven diverse units within the UF library system, including acquisitions, metadata and cataloging, access support, digital services, preservation and conservation, [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nancy Chrystal-Green, director of the University of Florida Center for Student Activities and Involvement in the Reitz Student Union, received the National Service Award at the 2009 National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Annual Conference.
The award recognizes the outstanding contributions of individual members to NIRSA. Additionally, the award acknowledges exceptional performance [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Harn Museum of Art and Florida Museum of Natural History are joining together once again to celebrate Earth Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18. The free event features crafts, painting demonstrations, live music, a dance performance, educational presentations and organic food.
The Harn Museum of Art is offering [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Jewish Student Union will host a “Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day” at 6 p.m. Tuesday on the Plaza of the Americas.
Continuing until 7:30 p.m., the event will provide opportunities for the students to write to their congressional representatives about genocides happening now around the world. Guest speakers [...]