University of Florida News

Join Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard for ESPN’s “College GameDay — GameDay Live” at 10 a.m. on Saturday Nov. 28 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Live “SportsCenter” broadcasting will begin at 9 a.m.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — David Colburn, provost emeritus at the University of Florida and executive director of the Askew Institute on Politics and Society, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Federation of State Humanities Councils at the organization’s annual business meeting earlier this month.
Colburn, also a history professor emeritus, was elected to [...]

The University of Florida carillon is nestled atop perhaps one of the most iconic sites on campus – Century Tower. At the top of each hour and at 12:35 p.m. each weekday, the carillon’s bells and chimes resonate throughout campus.
In its 30 years at UF, the carillon has transitioned from the center of [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — During the upcoming holiday season, WUFT-FM will broadcast live and recorded local music performances on its classical/arts HD2 channel. The University of Florida station will also stream the performances on the Web at wuftfm.org.
“Besides select high school and university ensembles, we’ll also work to capture the professional performances such as the Gainesville [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida and Florida International University are joining forces to fight breast cancer in advance of Saturday’s football game between the Gators and Panthers.
The first-ever match-up gives the two universities a rare opportunity to share information on breast cancer prevention and detection with thousands of fans gathered for the game. [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Recently the University of Florida International Center (UFIC) announced the recipients of the 2009 International Educator of the Year Award. The senior faculty recipient is Arthur A. Teixeira, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Science/IFAS. The junior faculty recipient is Guolong Lai, assistant professor of art history, [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning will showcase its commitment to international education with a gallery exhibit Nov. 16-21 as part of International Education Week.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida professor is being awarded the highest decoration bestowed by the nation of France.
Carol Murphy, director of the France-Florida Research Institute and a professor of French in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, will receive the title Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur, or knight of the legion, for [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Air Force ROTC Detachment 150 recently was awarded the Right of Line Trophy for having the best program out of 144 detachments in the nation.
Detachment 150 also earned the award in 2007 for the first time in its 63 years.
Col. Hubert D. “Griff” Griffin, who has [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers in the Physics and the Quantum Theory Project have received a new $1.275 million research grant from the Department of Energy to predict the properties of “warm dense matter” by theory, modeling, and computer simulation.
Over the next three years, the researchers will use the award [...]