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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.

UF cancer researchers win millions in state support

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF cancer researchers have garnered more than $2.1 million in state research funding through a new legislative appropriation.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Thursday, February 15, 2007.

Tribute gift to former UF president creates lecture series at law school

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a tribute to former University of Florida President Marshall Criser, fellow UF Levin College of Law alumnus Lewis Schott (B.A., 1943, L.L.B., 1946) of Palm Beach, Fla., has given $600,000 to the university to create a permanent lecture series.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Wednesday, February 7, 2007.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida establishes center at UF to improve health of Florida’s citizens

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida has established a $3.5 million endowment at the University of Florida to open the BCBSF Center for Health Care Access, Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes. The new center will be housed in the colleges of Nursing and Public Health and Health Professions and will work to significantly improve the health of Florida’s citizens.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Friday, January 26, 2007.

UF receives $100,000 for women’s leadership

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The legacy of a federal law enforcement trailblazer is helping cultivate leadership among University of Florida female students.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors on Tuesday, January 23, 2007.

University of Florida receives record $30 million gift

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A graduate of the first class of the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business Administration’s master’s of business administration program in 1948 is remembering the roots of his success by giving $30 million to graduate business programs.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Friday, January 19, 2007.