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$1.1 Million PepsiCo Foundation grant supports family health self-empowerment project at the University of Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida pilot program to increase health-promoting behaviors and prevent and modify obesity in low-income and ethnic minority families recently received more than $1.1 million from the PepsiCo Foundation.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors on Tuesday, August 29, 2006.

UF nursing student chosen as national geriatric scholar

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Judy Campbell, a doctoral student from the University of Florida College of Nursing, has been chosen to receive a scholarship supporting the work of future leaders in geriatric nursing.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors on Friday, August 25, 2006.

UF landscape architecture students sweep state awards, reach out to community

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Annual Design Awards Gala for the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects was all about students this year – University of Florida students to be exact.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Thursday, August 24, 2006.

UF tops half-billion mark in research funding for first time

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida received a record $518.8 million in research funding in 2006, driven by cutting-edge biomedical research and a growing relationship with private industry.

Filed under Research, Business, Education, Florida, Awards & Honors on Tuesday, August 22, 2006.

UF receives $3 million from Florida rancher for eye disease research

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Charlie Mack Overstreet may have trouble seeing straight ahead, but he wants to make sure he sees a bright future for those who share his struggle with macular degeneration. The Central Florida property owner and rancher recently contributed $3 million to efforts being made at the University of Florida in finding a cure for the common eye disease.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Wednesday, August 16, 2006.

UF receives $100,000 to help celebrate, preserve freedom of information

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Marion Brechner recently gave $100,000 to the University of Florida to help sustain the vision of her late husband Joseph, who fought for freedom of information as an Orlando TV executive.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Tuesday, August 15, 2006.

UF security professionals win world’s largest “hacking” competition

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Who better to help defend the University of Florida’s information resources from hackers than award-winning security professionals?

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Wednesday, August 9, 2006.