GAINESVILLE, Fla. — President Barack Obama recently honored a former University of Florida professor at the White House with the National Medal of Science.
Rudolf Kalman is a former professor of mathematics and engineering and served as director of UF’s Center for Mathematical System Theory.
Established in 1959, the medal recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to [...]
Twenty-five eager hands shot up in the air to volunteer for the next demonstration in a room cluttered with science “toys.”
Recently students from Howard W. Bishop Middle School and Lincoln Middle School arrived at the University of Florida’s physics building for “Math and Science Day.”
In the morning, students watched physics demonstrations by Jeff Bindell, [...]
As the presenting sponsor for the Heisman Trophy, Nissan gets one vote for the Heisman winner. Fans may vote online, and the athlete with the most votes will get Nissan’s official vote. Fans are limited to one vote per day and may register for prizes, including a trip to see the Heisman ceremony and a [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Journalism junior Kathryn Stolarz was one of 300 students who recently participated in the University of Florida broadcast stations’ first open house.
Taking a tour of the stations at UF’s College of Journalism and Communications made Stolarz want to pursue her broadcast-news interest, she said. The following week, Stolarz started volunteering at [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Men’s Glee Club and Women’s Chorale, under the conduction of Mihoko Tsutsumi, will have a joint Fall Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in the University Auditorium. Tickets are free for UF Students, $8 for faculty, staff, and non-UF students, and $10 for the general public.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Astronomy presents Student Training in Astronomy Research Skills (STARS) from Nov. 13 through Nov. 14.
STARS is a two day astronomy outreach program at UF, which is sponsored by NASA’s Space Telescope Science Institute. STARS allows students the opportunity to visit UF’s astronomy and physics departments, where they [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patients and visitors wanting to park their cars in one of the three garages adjacent to Shands at the University of Florida and the UF Health Science Center will pay $1 more a day beginning Nov. 2.
The parking fee is increasing from $3 a day to $4 a day in the garage [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For the fourth consecutive year, the Sideline Student Safety Zone will provide refuge for both Dawgs and Gators to get help during the Florida-Georgia football game in downtown Jacksonville.
With the goal to minimize accidents and violence that have spoiled past celebrations, there will be more zone locations this year and more [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is bringing Johann Sebastian Bach back to life with the help of its College of Fine Arts.
Bach will respond to audience questions and appear in a live video webcast Oct. 29 with the help of computer animation seen in such films as “The Incredibles,” “Toy Story” and [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will celebrate its partnership with the University of Central Florida during a ceremony 10 a.m. Monday at the UCF Center for Emerging Media in Orlando.
The UF research and teaching center, Citylab-Orlando, an initiative of the College of Design, Construction and Planning, will be housed at the UCF Center [...]