University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) at the University of Florida is pleased to announce that Janet Snyder Matthews will be joining the college’s Historic Preservation Program in January.
Matthews will serve as “Scholar in Residence” in conjunction with the Center for World Heritage Research and Stewardship. She will help to [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Joining Jonathan Borofsky’s “Hammering Man at 2,938,405” and Celeste Roberge’s “Stacked Chairs,” “Plunge” is the latest outdoor sculpture to be placed on display at the University of Florida Cultural Plaza. The Harn Museum installed the outdoor sculpture on Dec. 11 on the east side of the museum.
“We are deeply grateful to our [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Recently the University of Florida International Center (UFIC) announced the recipients of the 2009 International Educator of the Year Award. The senior faculty recipient is Arthur A. Teixeira, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Science/IFAS. The junior faculty recipient is Guolong Lai, assistant professor of art history, [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Vice President for Research Win Phillips and the
University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) recently honored 33 faculty
members as UFRF Professors for 2009-2012.
Phillips presented each of the professors with a certificate of
recognition at a reception on Nov. 5 in the Friends of Music Room.
The professorships go to faculty members who have [...]

The video officially named “A Day in the Life of a Student at the University of Florida,” and also known as “Hi Tim,” is currently available on YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ovGPEuAV8, and ESPN’s Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Network site, http://www.secacademicnetwork.com/.
Created by University Relations, the informal video was designed to highlight some of the attributes of the university, [...]

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 fund to support early stage, [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — President Barack Obama recently honored a former University of Florida professor at the White House with the National Medal of Science.
Rudolf Kalman is a former professor of mathematics and engineering and served as director of UF’s Center for Mathematical System Theory.
Established in 1959, the medal recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Journalism junior Kathryn Stolarz was one of 300 students who recently participated in the University of Florida broadcast stations’ first open house.
Taking a tour of the stations at UF’s College of Journalism and Communications made Stolarz want to pursue her broadcast-news interest, she said. The following week, Stolarz started volunteering at [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pioneer Athletics recently announced that the University of Florida’s department of Recreational Sports Maintenance staff has been selected as a winner of the 2008 Field of Excellence Award.
Wayne Zurburg, UF maintenance supervisor, and his team will be accepting the award at 3 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the University Village [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The pieces are falling into place to design and simulate new devices and structures at the nanometer scale, a capability that could lead to faster computer chips, better biological implants and more powerful and efficient jet engines, among other advances.
So suggest University of Florida materials science and engineering professors Simon Phillpot and [...]