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Photos of Sugar Bowl activities available

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Gators took on the University of Cincinnati Bearcats in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2010. Visit http://insidethegatornation.com/ to see photos of pre-game activities as well as fan photos from the game on Jan. 1.
While visiting the site, you are encouraged to view the hundreds of video [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Wednesday, December 23, 2009.

Former Senators Daschle, Frist to discuss bipartisanship health care, Jan. 19

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As Congress continues to grapple with overhauling the nation’s health care system, the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service will host two former U.S. Senate majority leaders discussing the lessons that can be learned from the current health care debate for future bipartisanship.
Former Senators Tom Daschle (D-SD) and [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, December 22, 2009.

UF School of Music enters new decade as ‘All-Steinway School’

An initiative started in 2002 results in acquisition of the largest collection of Steinway and Sons pianos in Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida School of Music will enter 2010 as an “All-Steinway School” and the owner of the largest collection of Steinway & Sons pianos in Florida.
By becoming an “All-Steinway School,” UF [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, December 22, 2009.

UF names new College of Medicine dean

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Michael L. Good, an anesthesiologist who helped invent sophisticated simulation systems used for medical training around the world, has been named the ninth dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine.
The appointment, the result of an exhaustive national search, was announced today by David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Monday, December 21, 2009.

UF senior is first to win Marshall Scholarship to study in United Kingdom

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida senior has become the first UF student to win a Marshall Scholarship to study as a graduate student in the United Kingdom.
Steven Robinette, a biochemistry and molecular biology major, is among 35 winners in the U.S. from such prestigious U.S. universities as Yale, Duke and Princeton.
“The University of [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Monday, December 21, 2009.

National cultural resources expert joins DCP

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) at the University of Florida is pleased to announce that Janet Snyder Matthews will be joining the college’s Historic Preservation Program in January.
Matthews will serve as “Scholar in Residence” in conjunction with the Center for World Heritage Research and Stewardship. She will help to [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Friday, December 18, 2009.

Three UF researchers named AAAS Fellows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three University of Florida researchers – two in the College of Engineering and one in the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences — have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows.
Harry Klee, David Norton and Susan Sinnott are being honored as AAAS Fellows “because of their efforts toward advancing [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, December 17, 2009.

Outdoor sculpture installed at the UF Cultural Plaza

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Joining Jonathan Borofsky’s “Hammering Man at 2,938,405” and Celeste Roberge’s “Stacked Chairs,” “Plunge” is the latest outdoor sculpture to be placed on display at the University of Florida Cultural Plaza. The Harn Museum installed the outdoor sculpture on Dec. 11 on the east side of the museum.
“We are deeply grateful to our [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

UF graduate already at the helm of the Ocala Symphony Orchestra

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Matt Wardell has always been intrigued by music, but he never thought his decision to join the band as a percussionist in sixth-grade would prove to be an important part in his adult career path.
On Friday, the 26-year-old self-described music lover will graduate from the University of Florida’s College of Fine [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Monday, December 14, 2009.

Survey reveals UF students happy, not challenged enough

Students love attending the University of Florida, think they’re getting a good education at a good price and give high marks to their classes, faculty and advisers.
They also study less, party more and are not as challenged academically as their peers at other research universities.
Those are the main conclusions of a large-scale survey conducted last [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Friday, December 11, 2009.