University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Fifth Avenue Holiday Parade and construction will affect some RTS bus service, stating this weekend.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A musical tribute to famous composer Domenico Scarlatti will be held at 2 and 5 p.m. Dec. 31 at Squitieri Studio Theatre inside the Phillips Center for Performing Arts, featuring fine wines, elegant ambiance and beautiful piano playing by world-renowned pianist Pnina Becher.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Longtime University of Florida development executive Ann McElwain has been named assistant vice president for development for UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Administrators at UF&Shands, the University of Florida Academic Health Center, have announced plans to build a full-service, 911-receiving freestanding emergency department in northwest Gainesville that will provide convenient 24-hour emergency services for local residents with acute illnesses or injuries.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Apalachicola-area oystermen and community leaders received a progress report Thursday from University of Florida scientists working to remediate the area’s oyster population collapse.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Growing up as a “military brat” across the U.S., Krista Schumacher was sensitive to varying cultures. After coming to the University of Florida as undergraduate, her sense of the larger world was enhanced further through different experiences.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As delegates from around the world gather this week at the Doha Climate Change Conference, they will hear a request for assistance from smaller nations threatened by some of the more disastrous side effects of global warming. University of Florida anthropologist Anthony Oliver-Smith says they should listen.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Each year the University of Florida’s home page hosts nearly 5 million unique visitors. Frequently those visitors utilize the home page “Contact Webmaster” link for all sorts of questions, ranging from admission application deadlines and ordering transcripts to reporting a broken Web link.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In partnership with student government leaders, Florida’s university presidents asked lawmakers Wednesday to invest an additional $118 million into the State University System for the 2013-14 school year. With that kind of investment, they said they would be able to continue providing quality education without raising tuition by “even one penny.”

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students who go to the Reitz Student Union between now and Dec. 13 will have a little less to worry about.