GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Ad Hoc Committee on a Civil, Safe and Open Environment will hold a public forum Wednesday evening to present its draft recommendations to the university community and to seek public comment.
The committee, which was formed last year after a question-and-answer session with U.S. Sen. John Kerry was interrupted [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has been asked to help communicate a Newberry Road construction project that may impact students, faculty and staff.
Beginning on March 17, the outside eastbound lane of Newberry Road (State Road 26) between Northwest 43rd and 46th Streets will be closed weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Elton John concert scheduled for March 16 at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center has been postponed, due to illness. The new concert date is April 24.
All tickets issued for the March 16 date will be valid for the new date. Should a refund be desired, please contact the original point of [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Because of the difficult economic conditions experienced by the University of Florida and in recognition of the limited resources available for many years, UF President Bernie Machen today announced an administrative restructuring that places all budget and financial operations under the vice president and chief financial officer.
Budget operations in the Office of [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nothing yet built by human hands compares with the brain — the most complex living structure known in the universe.
With more circuits than a supercomputer, the brain hums along, its cells communicating with one another through electrochemical reactions. This sophisticated communication regulates bodily processes and enables us to understand the world, to [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Various University of Florida groups recently were recognized with 34 Addy Awards, including taking two of five Best of Show awards. The awards were presented at an annual ceremony of the Gainesville Advertising Federation.
The new UF television commercial, featuring the alter egos of various Gators as they pass by reflective surfaces, earned for University [...]
Gainesville, Fla. — The University of Florida recently announced the winners of its annual communications contest, which honors efforts that strengthen the university and help to meet its mission of teaching, research and service.
The award winners were announced at an annual ceremony of the University of Florida Communicators Network (UFCN).
First Place
• Communication Program/Special Event: University [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The “Radical Women in Gainesville” online digital collection and exhibit is now open in celebration of Women’s History Month. To view the exhibit, visit http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/?s=rwg&m=hitletter.
“Radical Women in Gainesville” documents the valiant history of feminists who helped reform the conservative Gainesville college town in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. The collection [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the first cities to experience the horror of nuclear weapons. Both were instantly devastated, and hundreds of thousands of lives were lost. The Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation and its advocacy organization, Mayors for Peace, are sending a delegation to the United States to mark the 63rd anniversary of the dropping [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Florida Museum of Natural History visitors can do more than buy butterfly souvenirs and natural history items on their next trip to the museum gift shops–they can help save the environment by purchasing a reusable canvas tote to use as an alternative to traditional grocery bags.
Florida Museum Associates Board members Phil and Barbara Emmer [...]