GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. James P. Thompson has been named interim dean of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. He began serving in that role Feb. 20.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dedee DeLongpré, the former executive director of Sustainable Alachua County, has been named the new director of the University of Florida’s Office of Sustainability, Ed Poppell, vice president for finance and administration, announced today.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Timothy Flynn, the University of Florida College of Medicine associate dean for graduate medical education, has been appointed to two posts with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Surgery.
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.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Joseph A. DiPietro, D.V.M., dean of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues.