GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Animal sciences professor Peter Hansen has been named a 2007 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The award honors efforts to advance scientific applications deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
Hansen was among 471 AAAS members named fellow this year, and the only one from UF. He was selected for [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Catherine Emihovich, dean of UF’s College of Education, has been reappointed as chairwoman of the board of directors for the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc. Also known as FFMT, the Fund was created by the Legislature in 1999 to attract minority students to teacher-education programs at universities within the state, and [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Harn Museum of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Steuber as Cofrin Curator of Asian Art.
Steuber has more than 10 years of experience as a museum professional with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo., including four years as Assistant Curator of Chinese Art. He was [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Florida career pharmacist feels that a promising future in health care is dependent on advancing the field of pharmacy and he’s doing something about it by making a major gift to the College of Pharmacy at the University of Florida.
Lawrence J. DuBow and his wife Linda of Jacksonville, Fla., [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.— The University of Florida Trial Team brought home a national title at the St. John’s University National Civil Rights Trial Competition in Jamaica, N.Y.
After an intense three-day competition on Oct. 18-20, team members and third-year law students Jessica Anderson, Frank Gaulden, Alicia Philip and Justin Stevens defeated 15 teams from across the country [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales will be speaking on Monday, Nov. 19, in the Phillips
Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida. This
event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7:15 p.m, and the event begins at 8 p.m. Advance student tickets will be
available with a Gator [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Supported by up to $10 million in grant money and state matching funds, two Florida universities today announced a new initiative designed to give a major boost to math and science education in the state’s schools.
Representatives from Florida State University and the University of Florida met in Tallahassee to describe new plans [...]
Gainesville, Fla. — Stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld makes a return trip to Gainesville during a nationwide tour in 2008, stopping in February for two shows at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Seinfeld was recently hailed as “the master stand-up comic of his generation” and “the best comedian of our time” in a Washington Post [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Relive the excitement of Homecoming’s Gator Growl through beautiful photography, including photos of Lynyrd Skynyrd, fireworks and the basketball team’s appearance. Visit http://gogatornation.com/ for the slide show.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sister Hazel, known for the hits “All for You,” “Change Your Mind” and “Your Mistake,” will kick off their national “The 12 Days of Christmas Tour 2007″ in Gainesville. The group will perform tracks from their recent Christmas release, “Santa’s Playlist” – part of which was recorded at the Phillips Center [...]