University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Of 144 Air Force ROTC detachments in the U.S., the University of Florida’s has been ranked in the top 5 percent.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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