GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Air Force ROTC Detachment 150 held its annual spring awards ceremony on Thursday, April 16. During the awards ceremony, seven cadets, including five sophomores and two juniors, received the Lt. Col. John Lewis Crown Scholarship.
Lt. Col. Crown was a remarkable officer whose 30-year career included hundreds of [...]
To: Students, faculty and staff
From: Brian Beach, interim senior vice president for administration
Re: Swine flu
With recent reports regarding the outbreak of swine flu in parts of this country and Mexico, we want to let you know how we’re addressing the matter at the University of Florida.
UF officials are closely monitoring the situation through contact with [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A week before her high school graduation, Alexandria Stephenson found herself homeless. Because of family problems, the honor student was kicked out of her house in West Palm Beach and was living out of her truck, looking at a future of insurmountable obstacles and disappointment.
Instead, Stephenson, 21, will graduate [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.– The Gator Ticket Office recently announced that a limited number of season tickets are still available for the 2009 season. According to the University Athletic Association, although 99.2 percent of available season tickets have been sold, UF faculty and staff still have the opportunity to purchase 150 season tickets for the upcoming season.
UF [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Musculoskeletal Pain Research Lab will hold the eighth annual Fibromyalgia Meeting at the McKnight Brain Institute at 2 p.m. on May 16.
Dr. Roland Staud will discuss the significance of the institute’s research on chronic pain and its effects on gray brain matter. The brain is comprised of [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– Public broadcasting station WUFT-TV/DT will present a special edition of the public affairs program “North Florida Journal” on Thursday, April 23, at 8 p.m. An encore presentation is scheduled for Sunday, April 26, at 12:30 p.m.
The program, hosted by WRUF-AM/FM News Director Tom Krynski, focuses on the proposed higher education budget [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Office of Sustainability today presented nine trophies and several honorable mentions to a wide variety of organizations and departments across campus for their excellent contributions to sustainability at UF.
Dedee DeLongpré Johnston, the office’s director said, “In these depressing budgetary times, we wanted to bring attention [...]
On May 16, Gator alumni will show their Gator spirit by volunteering in their hometowns for the 11th annual International Gator Day.
International Gator Day is an event associated with the Gator Club Network, a global system comprising all Gator Clubs. Every third Saturday of May, University of Florida alumni and friends volunteer time and [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Health Troupe will hold The Swamp Hunt, a charitable scavenger hunt, on Sunday, April 19.
Health Troupe is a campus group that promotes health awareness and disease prevention. The scavenger hunt will be held to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.
Six to 10 students will race around [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida recognized outstanding faculty and advisors on Wednesday, April 8, at the annual Faculty Awards Banquet in Emerson Alumni Hall.
Sergei Shabanov, an associate professor in the mathematics department of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won the university-wide teacher of the year award.
The university-wide adviser of the year [...]