GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 28, 2006) — The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has selected two University of Florida juniors as winners of its national scholarship for students preparing for leadership in public service: Ashley Bittner and Bruce Haupt. The award is a scholarship of up to $30,000 for graduate school in a public service field.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than 1,000 of America’s premier speakers from the collegiate level will showcase their talents April 1-3 when the University of Florida Speech and Debate Team hosts the American Forensics Association’s 29th annual National Individual Events Tournament at the Reitz Student Union.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As nuclear power returns to the national energy agenda, the need for engineers and scientists in all sectors of the field becomes more pressing.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida physicist has received an American Institute of Physics (AIP) Fellowship at the State Department in Washington, D. C.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Steve Dorman, chairman of Texas A&M University’s department of health and kinesiology, has been named dean of the University of Florida’s College of Health and Human Performance, UF Provost Janie Fouke announced today.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Barbara Wingo has been named the University of Florida’s interim vice president and general counsel effective April 1, UF President Bernie Machen announced today.
Dan Boyd, superintendent of Alachua County Public Schools, will speak at the April 12 Community Campus Council 2005–06 Breakfast Series.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Center for the Arts & Healthcare Research & Education (CAHRE) at the University of Florida, in collaboration with UF’s College of Medicine and the Harn Museum of Art, has been invited to participate in Vital Visionaries, a national program designed to improve future doctors’ attitudes toward people over 65 and to awaken in both groups awareness of their creative possibilities.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Goldwater Foundation has announced that three University of Florida students have been selected for Goldwater Scholarships: Donald Burnette, Lauren Culver and Jeffrey Wong. UF junior Taylor Gilliland was recognized by the Goldwater Foundation with an honorable mention. This is the largest number of University of Florida students who have been recognized by the Goldwater Foundation.
Students with medical insurance provided through Student Government and the Scarborough Company now have more coverage options for birth control.