GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thanks to an $875,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, University of Florida astronomy researchers will develop an instrument that has the capability of observing stars at 10 times the depth of current surveys, to detect thousands of new planets.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida autism researcher whose program focuses on the in-home training of fathers to better communicate and play with their autistic children recently received $1.1 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Research awards to the University of Florida rose 5 percent to a record $494 million in 2004-05, due in part to a 10.8 percent increase in federal funding and a 16.5 percent increase in foundation awards.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida scientist has been awarded an $11.1 million, five-year grant to lead a large group of genetic researchers in an effort to help people with high blood pressure.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jimmy Cheek, University of Florida senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, has been recognized by two national organizations for his professional accomplishments in agricultural education.
The University of Florida chapter of the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society was among 18 chapters to receive the Golden Torch Award at a national conference held July 22-24 in Columbus, Ohio.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Physical Plant Division did something that only 30 other universities have ever done – it was recognized with the APPA Award of Excellence in Facilities Maintenance on Saturday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For the fourth consecutive year, a University of Florida team of students has won the annual North American Academic Quiz Bowl competition at the national meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association.
University of Florida education technology instructor Richard Ferdig believes earning an education degree shouldn’t be confined to the College of Education’s classrooms at Norman Hall. Ferdig, an assistant professor, and the college are working to provide more online education courses at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels.