GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The winners of the 2008 Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award have been named: Warrington College of Business professors Sanford Berg and Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, who were chosen for their innovative use of technologies, such as wikis, podcasts and e-mail newsletters.
Berg is a UF distinguished service professor in economics and distinguished teaching scholar. [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) announced the recipients of the 2008 International Educator of the Year Award. For senior faculty, Charles H. Wood, professor of sociology and Latin American studies, won. The junior faculty winner is Juan Carlos Molleda, assistant professor of public relations.
Wood has made significant contributions to the [...]
The Harn Museum of Art recently received a grant of 150 original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints from one of the nation’s most prestigious arts foundations, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
The gift was made in honor of the foundation’s 20th anniversary to promote the study and exhibition of this relatively unknown [...]
James Izzo recently was named the University of Florida Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies 2008 Alumnus of the Year. Izzo is credited with helping champion efforts for a mentorship program that pairs graduate real estate students with members of the UF Real Estate Advisory Board. He also serves as faculty adviser to the undergraduate [...]
Paul Davenport, a professor in the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, recently was named acting chairman of the college’s department of physiological sciences.
Davenport’s work as a psychologist focuses primarily on the study of human breathing and respiratory rehabilitation. His work has benefited individuals, asthmatic children, U.S. Navy divers and the actor Christopher Reeve, [...]
Professors James Zhang and Dan Connaughton from the department of Tourism Recreation and Sport Management at the College of Health and Human Performance recently received Outstanding Service Awards from the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee. The awards were given for participation as Olympic volunteers at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Kathleen Long, dean of the University of Florida College of Nursing, recently was selected as the 2008 recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Sister Bernadette Armiger Award. This award recognizes a nursing leader who has made significant contributions to AACN and its goals, as well as to nursing education and the advancement [...]
The American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) recently announced that Lori Driscoll, associate university librarian and chair of the George A. Smathers Libraries, has been chosen as one of three of ALA’s International Copyright Advocates.
The International Copyright Advocate initiative was established to broaden library representation at international copyright meetings — where [...]
The National Institute of Health recently announced a five-year, $5.3 million grant to the University of Florida College of Dentistry. The grant will fund a new research center aimed at reducing disparities in head and neck cancer survival through prevention and early detection in low-income, minority men.
The center will be located at the College of [...]
There was a whirl of boots, hats, kerchiefs and dollar bills during a recent two-day Dental Desperados Community Campaign. A silent auction, dunking booth and voting contest — to determine who would win a pie in the face — were part of the festivities. David Stillwell received the most $1 votes for the honor of [...]