University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Institute of Black Culture will host a Kwanzaa celebration Tuesday, Dec. 5.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A gift from the Thomas H. Maren Foundation to the University of Florida’s College of Medicine will enable emerging scientists to conduct world-class research and provide the college with another means to develop cancer treatments.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Public radio station WUFT-FM, Classic 89.1 will broadcast a special 90-minute documentary, “The Long Road: From Poverty to Prosperity,” at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6. This “Sound Rich” program is hosted by WUFT-FM news reporter Claudia Hickey and reveals an in-depth look at what causes poverty in Bradford County.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students can watch the Southeastern Conference championship football game in the Reitz Student Union on Saturday.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “Dick Tracy,” “Flash Gordon,” “Captain Kidd,” “Li’l Abner,” “Oliver Twist,” – and thousands of other vintage films now have a permanent home in the George A. Smathers Libraries and will be available for research and enjoyment, thanks to vintage film collector Bill Brothers of Stuart, Fla.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Law Review will host its annual fall symposium, featuring a panel discussion on “A Reporter’s Privilege,” at 1 p.m. Friday in the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. This event is open to the public.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It will be a night to remember when Floridance takes the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Florida campus.

The IT Governance Task Force is currently working to improve the computing environment at the University of Florida by reviewing how all technology systems and inputs will be made across campus.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will host a student music variety show during the last Museum Nights of the fall semester from 5 to 10 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 30. Musical acts include two marimba ensembles, a number of student solos and the University of Florida Sedoctaves, who perform a cappella arrangements of old and new songs.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will offer the “Dig it! Dinosaur Discoveries” class for kindergartners through fifth-graders from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 2.