http://news.ufl.edu The latest from the University of Florida. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en InsideUF: November 10, 2009 http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/06/27435/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A Princeton University history professor will speak Monday on the University of Florida campus about “Jewish Books and Christian Readers in Early Modern Europe.” Anthony Grafton, the Henry Putnam Professor of History and Chair of the Council of the Humanities at Princeton, is a cultural historian of Renaissance ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/06/grafton-spaker/ University of Florida officials are monitoring Tropical Depression Ida. Forecasters currently expect the storm to have little effect on the Gainesville area and plans currently call for UF work activities to remain on a normal schedule. Should the storm's predicted track change or should forecast conditions for the Gainesville area worsen, ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/06/tropical-depression-ida/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida Players, the University of Florida’s student-run theatre group, continues its fall 2009 showcase season with Martin McDonagh’s terrifying and funny The Pillowman on Nov. 6, 7 and 8, in the Phillips Center Squitieri Studio Theatre, formerly the Black Box Theatre. In a totalitarian police state, acclaimed writer ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/05/florida-players-presents-%e2%80%98the-pillowman%e2%80%99/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida School of Music will celebrate the 195 birthday of the inventor of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax, with a concert of saxophone music at 12:50 p.m. on Nov. 6 in the University Auditorium. Adolphe Sax, the son of a Belgian musical instrument maker, was born ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/05/school-of-music-celebrates-195th-birthday-of-saxophone-inventor/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mobile phone users can now make a donation to the University of Florida’s Florida Opportunity Scholars program from their seat in The Swamp, from their tailgate party in the parking lot, from their car, home, or anywhere mobile phone service is available. This Saturday’s (Nov. 7) game ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/05/uf-to-use-text-messaging-to-collect-scholarship-donations/ For more information, please visit Environmental Health & Safety's Web site, www.ehs.ufl.edu/H1N1. http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/05/h1n1-swine-flu-information/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Student Health Care Center expects to begin administering H1N1 vaccines to students on Wednesday, Nov. 4. At this time, there will be 800 vaccines available free of cost for healthy people under age 25. These vaccines are in nasal mist form. Pregnant women and ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/04/h1n1-nasal-spray-vaccines-available-for-students/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Michael G. Perri has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, effective Nov. 6. Perri joined the college’s faculty in 1990 and has served as the interim dean since June 2007. A professor in the department of clinical and health ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/03/uf-names-new-college-of-public-health-and-health-professions-dean/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An award-winning composer and the leader of the largest astrophysics experiment in the world will come together Sunday for the Florida premiere of "Einstein's Cosmic Messengers," an inventive multimedia concert. This concert will feature Andrea Centazzo, composer, percussionist, and multimedia artist, and University of Florida professor of physics ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/03/einstein-concert/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida’s College of Engineering announced today (Nov. 3) that it is receiving $3 million in support from Harris Corporation, based in Melbourne, Fla., to promote research collaboration, train scientists, and retain and recruit faculty. The gift, made through the Harris Foundation, will establish an endowment ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/11/03/harris-gift/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A test of the UF Alert text message system on Friday was a success, university officials said. Eight minutes and two seconds elapsed from the time a University Police Department dispatcher sent the text message until the last batch of messages left Blackboard Connect, the text message service ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/10/30/friday-text-message-test-deemed-a-success/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Recently, the University of Florida’s Department of Agricultural Education and Communication has been identified as the leading department of its kind in the nation. A research team at The Ohio State University conducted a national survey of agricultural education department chairs to rank the top-10 departments. UF’s ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/10/30/uf-agricultural-education-and-communications-ranked-no-1-in-nation/ RELEASE AMENDED: 10/30/09 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Architects and staff members from two architectural firms will visit the University of Florida campus next week to start the master planning process for the future of the Reitz Student Union. Gould Evans Architects of Tampa will work with WTW Architects of Pittsburgh, Pa., to learn ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/10/29/reitz-future/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida will conduct another test of its emergency notification system on Friday in an effort to improve on the results from Wednesday’s test. A test message will be sent to students, faculty and staff via only text messaging during normal business hours on Friday. There ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/10/29/emergency-test-again/