GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Dennis Thombs, associate professor in the Department of Health Education and Behavior, has been appointed director of the Florida Center for Health Promotion.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — James Cato and Karl Havens, professors at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, have been appointed to the new Florida Oceans and Coastal Council, established by the 2005 Florida Legislature to help protect and conserve the state’s ocean and coastal resources while recognizing their economic benefits.
Plant pathology professor Raghavan “Charu” Charudattan was elected a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society at its recent annual meeting in Austin, Texas.
The Division of Human Resources has redesigned its Web site, www.hr.ufl.edu, to better serve employees.
Psychology professor Carolyn Tucker has been appointed to the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Kara Dawson, a University of Florida specialist in the uses of technology in teacher education, has been named to a state advisory board on instructional technology to the Florida Department of Education.