GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will kick off “Gators Do It with Helmets On” Scooter-Helmet Safety Week on Thursday.
The campus-wide initiative is an effort to increase the number of UF students who wear helmets when driving and riding scooters. The campaign is part of October’s National Helmet Safety Month.
The weeklong safety campaign [...]
Insideuf: Sept. 29, 2009
Behind some of the most recognizable professional mascots’ plush suits and painted mesh, there lies a Gator.
You likely would never guess that under his big yellow antlers and giant-size Rochester Americans hockey jersey, The Moose actually bleeds orange and blue. Or you may not think the man behind Sir Purr of the Carolina Panthers [...]
Building blocks.
They represent new beginnings, and strong, long-lasting foundations — especially relevant as we establish new homes for important components of UF and Shands HealthCare. Soon we will open three major buildings: the Shands Cancer Hospital at UF, the Biomedical Sciences Building and the Emerging Pathogens Institute. More than just bricks and mortar, the facilities [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The pieces are falling into place to design and simulate new devices and structures at the nanometer scale, a capability that could lead to faster computer chips, better biological implants and more powerful and efficient jet engines, among other advances.
So suggest University of Florida materials science and engineering professors Simon Phillpot and [...]
Gator Growl will be held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Oct. 16, on the eve of the Oct. 17 Homecoming football game. Preferential seating and a discounted ticket price of $15 is offered to faculty and staff this year. Faculty/staff may purchase up to six tickets. Student tickets are $15 and general admission is [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Healthy Gators 2010 Walking Gators program encourages all faculty, staff and students to lace up their walking shoes and kick off a “virtual trip” from New York City to Gainesville Sept. 29.
The program consists of six routes throughout campus, each about 20 minutes long, which are walked every Tuesday, Wednesday [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — From Sept. 18 through Sept. 27, the School of Theatre and Dance at the University of Florida will present A Streetcar Named Desire. The play is written by legendary playwright, Tennessee Williams.
A Streetcar Named Desire reveals the very depths of the character Blanche du Bois, a woman whose life has been [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Samuel Proctor Florida History Lecture Series at the University of Florida begins again Sept. 23 with a presentation by two Gainesville historians.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History and area astronomy groups will join together for an evening of scientific discovery during the annual Starry Night event from 5 to 10 p.m. on Sept. 25.
Produced by the Florida Museum, University of Florida Astronomy Department, Florida Space Grant Consortium and Alachua Astronomy Club, Starry Night [...]