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UF’s Department of Pediatrics and Rinker School of Building Construction receive $2 million gift

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A $2 million gift made to the College of Medicine and the College of Design, Construction and Planning at the University of Florida will help mend buildings, construct hearts and reduce pediatric diabetes.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Thursday, May 31, 2007.

UF, FNGLA test new plants for Florida gardens

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– Local gardeners looking for the hottest new plants should look no farther than the UF campus, where ongoing trial gardens offer a glimpse of the latest varieties from the floriculture industry. This weekend, garden staff will be available to answer questions at an open house from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Thursday, May 31, 2007.

APA sponsors workshop on year-end purchasing process

“Purchasing: What you need to know about the year-end process” is the title of an Academic and Professional Assembly-sponsored workshop for University of Florida employees.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Thursday, May 24, 2007.

UF periodontist honored by colleagues

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. D. Lawrence Brock, an assistant clinical professor of periodontology at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, has received the American Academy of Periodontology’s 2007 Educator Award.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Thursday, May 24, 2007.

Coordinator of preventive dentistry appointed at UF

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Dentistry has appointed Dr. Jaana Autio-Gold, an assistant professor of operative dentistry, as the college’s coordinator for preventive dentistry.

Filed under Campus, Appointments, Announcements on Thursday, May 24, 2007.

School of Theatre and Dance presents ‘Shakespeare Abridged’

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Summer is a time for goofing off — even when performing the classic works of William Shakespeare.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Tuesday, May 22, 2007.

School of Theatre and Dance to present Thornton Wilder’s ‘Our Town’

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– The University of Florida College of Fine Arts is proud to present Thornton Wilder’s beloved classic “Our Town” in early June and again in early July.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Monday, May 21, 2007.

College of Dentistry faculty elected to national organizations

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida College of Dentistry faculty members have been tapped to serve on national dental associations.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Tuesday, May 15, 2007.

Academic and Professional Assembly names new officers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Academic and Professional Assembly (APA) at the University of Florida recently announced officer election results for the 2007-08 academic year.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Tuesday, May 15, 2007.

Two faculty members named Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholars

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The men’s basketball team isn’t the only program with back-to-back successes at the University of Florida. Betty Smocovitis, a professor of zoology and history, has been selected to serve as a prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Society visiting scholar, just one year after botanist Pam Soltis at the Florida Museum of Natural History became the first person to receive the honor at UF since 1970.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Tuesday, May 15, 2007.