GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The first test of the University of Florida’s new text messaging system was an overall success, although officials are working to determine why some students, faculty and staff did not receive the test message.
Statistics provided by Mobile Campus, the vendor that provides UF’s text messaging service, show that of the 41,383 text [...]
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All spring sessions will be held in Library West, Room 212 on the following dates: Jan. 22, 1:55-2:45 p.m., Jan. 23, 11:45 a.m.-12:35 p.m., Jan. 24, 9:35-10:25 a.m., Jan. 28, 10:40-11:30 [...]
The Jim and Alexis Pugh Hall recently opened and is home to the Department of African and Asian Languages and Literatures, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. The 40,000-square-foot facility has been constructed over the past year in the heart of the University of Florida’s historic district [...]
The University of Florida College of Education has announced that Tom Dana, director of UF’s School of Teaching and Learning (STL), has been selected as the College of Education’s next associate dean for Academic Affairs. His appointment becomes effective July 1, with the start of the new academic year.
Dana will succeed Jeri Benson, who recently [...]
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars will present information sessions at 3 p.m. on Jan. 24-25 in Little Hall, Room 117. The sessions will discuss the affiliation with the University of Florida that allows UF students to earn academic credit while taking courses and completing a full-time internship at a tailored placement site [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — SOUNDSTAGE presents “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Live from Gatorville” on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m. on WUFT-TV, Channel 5 (Cox Cable Channel 3 in Gainesville). For both Tom Petty fans and Heartbreakers fans alike, “Live from Gatorville” promises to be an emotional and electrifying evening. This [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At virtually every seaport mankind has ever built, you’re sure to see a pelican at some time or another. The birds roost on every continent except Antarctica. Their scythe-like beaks and snaking necks have adorned human art dating back thousands of years.
So, what’s the harm in a fisherman tossing a bit of [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida News Bureau has a new Web site which offers UF images for your walls, gifts for friends and family, or for use by UF communicators in publications. The site features more than 1,000 professional images of UF campus, student life and athletics. Once you select the desired image(s), [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On Jan. 31, the University of Florida will participate in Focus The Nation, an unprecedented teach-in on global warming solutions.
“Today’s college students are truly the greatest generation,” said Lewis & Clark College professor of economics Eban Goodstein, author and project director for the national campaign. “No other generation has ever had to [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Peter Rudnytsky, professor of English, will be inducted as a new honorary member of the American Psychoanalytic Association at the organization’s annual meeting later this month in New York.
Rudnytsky is recognized by the association for his commitment to the advancement of psychoanalysis. In a press release, the association said, “The renown [...]