GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jack Payne has been selected as the University of Florida’s next senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, UF President Bernie Machen announced today.
Payne currently serves as the vice president for extension and outreach at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, a post he has held since 2006. He worked in [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Carl Hiaasen, award-winning investigative journalist and best-selling author, has made his reputation on his thought-provoking analysis of Florida’s political and societal culture. This University of Florida alumnus will bring his trademark blend of insight and humor to UF’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Limited tickets are available [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A group of University of Florida students will debut an 800-square-foot solar home designed, constructed and marketed to compete in this summer’s Solar Decathlon Europe, an international competition to advance sustainable living.
The University of Florida Solar Decathlon team, comprised of more than 70 students and advisers from more than eight [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Division of Student Affairs will announce the book for the Common Reading Program for the 2010-2011 year on March 3.
The selection will be unveiled at 1 p.m. on the Plaza of the Americas. The rain location is Room 212 in Library West.
This will be the fourth year for [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The myUFL Financial Systems upgrade, slated for March of 2011, is designed to ensure that the myUFL system continues to work for the university — now and in the future. As is the case with all software, regular upgrades of the system are required to stay current and meet the university’s business [...]
Gainesville, Fla. — Gov. Charlie Crist invites college and university students to apply for the 2010-2011 Gubernatorial Fellows program. Participation in the program provides Florida college and university students with firsthand, high-level experience and insight into how government operates. Established in 2004 and endowed by Al and Dawn Hoffman in 2005, the program gives Florida [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Beginning tonight, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m., the University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance will take audiences on a limitless journey from a children’s home in Israel to an enchanted garden of dancing orchids.
“The great thing about this concert is that it’s not just dance,“ Bachelor of Fine Arts [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is encouraging guests to grab their flip-flops and follow the sound of steel drums to its “Passport to Key West” fundraiser, 7 to 11 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26.
The Florida Museum will take on the atmosphere of Key West, from Mallory Square to Duval Street and the [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the Florida Legislature prepares for its upcoming session, experienced observers of the state’s political scene will meet Wednesday at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service to discuss the critical issues facing lawmakers and whether Democrats and Republicans can find room for compromise.
Legislators in both parties will [...]
The Office of the Provost has invited faculty, students and staff to hear Distinguished Professor David Silverman speak, as part of the Distinguished Professors Lecture Series. Silverman will present “The Discovery of Penicillin” at 6:30 p.m. on March 15 in the Friends of the Music Room, University Auditorium. A reception will follow.
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