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UF receives approval for small animal hospital expansion

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine officials are moving forward with plans to build a new Veterinary Education and Clinical Research Center, a $58 million facility that will include a major expansion of UF’s small animal hospital.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Tuesday, July 31, 2007.

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week features UF shark expert

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Discovery Channel will feature University of Florida shark expert George Burgess in two programs during its 20th anniversary Shark Week beginning Sunday through Aug. 4.

Filed under Announcements, Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Friday, July 27, 2007.

UF’s Library West receives green building certification

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The newly renovated Library West now ranks as one of the most environmentally friendly buildings on campus.

Filed under Announcements, Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Thursday, July 26, 2007.

UF College of Dentistry’s formative dean passes away

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Jose E. Medina, former dean of the University of Florida College of Dentistry and UF assistant vice president for facilities planning and operations, died Thursday (July 19). He was 81.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

UF law professor wins Consumer Advocate of the Year Award

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA) recently awarded University of Florida law Professor Christopher L. Peterson its Consumer Advocate of the Year Award for 2007 for his research on predatory lending and his advocacy for legislation adopted last year by Congress that caps the interest rate lenders may charge military personnel.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Thursday, July 19, 2007.

UF arts and technology showcased at national creativity festival

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Musicians from locations across North America will convene live onstage (physically and virtually), linked by technology produced at the University of Florida.
The far-flung musical group joins together today and Friday at the INGENUITY 2007 festival in Cleveland to produce “In Common Time: MAXIMUM IMPACT.” The 30-minute digital media event features the original [...]

Filed under Announcements, Happenings on Thursday, July 19, 2007.

UF station resumes Internet broadcasting for now

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — WUFT-FM has resumed streaming its air signal over the Internet, but it is conditional because of proposed changes in how radio stations pay royalties.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

UF’s robotic sub wins international contest for third straight year

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida engineering team on Sunday won an international robotic submarine competition for the third year in a row, beating 27 other teams from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech and Cornell and other universities.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Monday, July 16, 2007.

MADtv star Frank Caliendo to headline 2007 Gator Growl

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Blue Key’s annual production, Gator Growl, has showcased some of the top comedic talent in the past; this year will be no exception.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Monday, July 9, 2007.

UF’s Ingram to participate in Florida Summit on Global Climate Change

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lonnie Ingram, director of the University of Florida’s Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and Fuels, will join celebrities including California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a Florida conference on global climate change on Thursday and Friday in Miami.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Monday, July 9, 2007.