John Kaplan, College of Journalism and Communications professor, has been named a Fulbright Scholar for 2009 by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB). During his spring semester 2009 sabbatical, he will be based at Hong Kong Baptist University. At HKBU, Kaplan will teach a class on international journalism, do research on diabetes awareness [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Joe Joyce, IFAS’ executive associate vice president for agriculture and natural resources, has been named to the state’s environmental regulation commission.
His three-year term began April 11 and ends in July 2011. The commission meets about once a month and approves air, water and waste management standards.
The commission’s seven members are appointed by [...]
The Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain, has honored UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher P.K. Nair with a doctor honoris causa degree for his contributions to the development of global agroforestry.
Nair received the award at a colorful ceremony at the 500-year-old institution’s “Salon Noble del Colegio de Fonseca” on April 1. [...]
Montia Morris has been appointed as the new associate director of the Upward Bound (UB) Program. She began working with UB in February.
Upward Bound is a federally funded college preparatory program for promising high school students from low-income households in Alachua and Bradford counties.
For more information, visit http://web.oasis.ufl.edu/UpwardBound/ubindex.html or contact Barbara McDade, director, at [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The PBS NOVA documentary “First Flower,” featuring Florida Museum of Natural History paleobotanist David Dilcher, recently bloomed on screen in Milan, Italy, at the Vedere la Scienza Festival, an international festival celebrating science-themed media.
“’First Flower’ looks at questions regarding the nature of the first flowers on earth, and also the beautiful diversity [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Andrea Duke of Saluda, N.C., has been crowned Miss North Carolina and will represent her state in the Miss USA Pageant on April 11 in Las Vegas.
Duke graduated in December 2007 from the University of Florida with a Masters of Science degree in management.
“The MSM program has been a fantastic experience and [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Society of Professional Journalists recently announced the Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards for student entries. Students from WRUF, WUFT-FM and WUFT-TV have won the following awards:
Radio News Reporting
First Place: Miles Doran WRUF “Don’t Tase me Bro!”
Second Place: Alexandra Hill, WRUF “Lasik Problems”
Radio Feature
First Place: Kristy Wolski, WUFT-FM “Homasassa Springs”
Second Place: [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida and Shands staff and faculty are urged to renew their parking decals by Tuesday.
The decals will expire May 1. Ordering by Tuesday will ensure that they are received on time and drivers can avoid the possibility of parking tickets.
There are three ways to order:
1. ONLINE (recommended): Benefits-eligible [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tom Fortner, director of the University of Florida Health Science Center’s Office of News & Communications, was recently elected chairman of the steering committee of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Institutional Advancement.
The AAMC represents and supports the education, research and patient-care missions of medical schools and teaching hospitals in [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — David Micha, University of Florida professor emeritus of chemistry and physics and currently an adjunct professor at UF, has been named a 2008 Senior Scientist Mentor by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation and has been awarded a $20,000 grant that will support his research with undergraduate students.
Micha and his students will [...]