GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The impact of a program for first-generation students to attend the University of Florida is being chronicled in their own words.
The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program is conducting oral history interviews with students, past and present, who are Florida Opportunity Scholars. The goal is to document some of the program’s early participants. [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.— For the past five semesters, the University of Florida chapter of the Students in Free Enterprise has been hosting forums that focused on different topics in the business world. This week’s forum has a twist.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In recognition of International Education Week through Friday, the Florida Museum of Natural History is offering University of Florida employees and students a $6 combination ticket to the “CSI: Crime Scene Insects” and Butterfly Rainforest exhibits.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Police Department’s Community Services Division will operate a saturation detail seeking to educate bicyclists who don’t have headlights or taillights on their bikes Wednesday evening.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Robert D. Putnam, one of the nation’s leading experts on community and civic engagement, will discuss his new book on the changing composition of religious faith in the U.S. at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service Nov. 30.
Putnam, a professor of public policy at Harvard University, will discuss [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., will talk about the significance of the 2010 election as part of the Ernest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Friday in McCarty Auditorium, Room 100, on the University of Florida campus. The lecture, titled “What the 2010 Election is Telling Us,” is free.
The [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A historical marker is scheduled to be dedicated at 10 a.m. Friday on the lawn of Van Fleet Hall on Stadium Road to recognize the University of Florida’s contributions to military education.
Military education was mandated by the Land-Grant Colleges Act in 1862, rooting it in UF’s early history. Drill and rifle instruction [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Breast Center at Shands at UF medical center received accreditation as a National Center of Excellence in Breast Cancer this month by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. The three-year designation was the result of a rigorous, 18-month evaluation process and site visit.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries are sponsoring activities in support of International Education Week, hosted by the International Center, Nov. 15-19.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida will host an all-day event Wednesday to showcase the use of geographic information systems, known as GIS, to the academic community and the public.
The event will be held in Smathers Library, Room 1A, and will include speakers, posters, exhibits, demonstrations and [...]