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Master of Science in Real Estate Program at UF receives $1 million from Nathan S. Collier

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The graduate real estate program at the Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida is looking to enhance its national prominence with help from a Gainesville-based alumnus.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Friday, March 30, 2007.

Two UF professors receive $450,000 grant to study Atlanta immigration

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Building on previous research, two University of Florida professors will use a $450,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to study social interaction between Latino immigrants and the established Atlanta community, as well as the multiple roles religion plays in shaping immigrant acceptance and incorporation.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Tuesday, March 20, 2007.

National design award within reach of UF Theatre student

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For the third year in a row, a University of Florida graduate student in the College of Fine Arts will compete for a national title in stage design at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Monday, March 12, 2007.

$10 million gift spurs all-out push to help Florida children succeed in school, life

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An alarming number of children face extreme obstacles to learning before they enter school — poverty, poor access to health care and meager early-learning opportunities, to name a few. But some impressive help is on the way.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Monday, March 5, 2007.

Florida Museum receives $280,000 NSF grant for invertebrate paleontology

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Paleontology collection is growing to a total of 4.5 million specimens, thanks to a $281,865 National Science Foundation grant.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Friday, March 2, 2007.