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 [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham will present the first lecture in the Ernest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture Series at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in the Ocora in Pugh Hall at the University of Florida’s Graham Center for Public Service. Graham’s lecture, “Growth, Growth Management and Sustainability in a Distressed [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Originator and executive producer of the “Batman” movie series, Michael Uslan, will be speaking at the University of Florida at 8 p.m. on Nov. 18 in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public with first come first serve seating. Doors will open at 7:15 [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With the help of 200 trees, 30 workers and one eco-minded organization, the University of Florida will play a carbon-neutral game against the University of South Carolina this Saturday.
About 30 volunteers and staffers from the West Palm Beach-based Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, which helps restore and preserve the greater Everglades ecosystem, will [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the past, University of Florida College of Fine Arts graduate students and faculty who desired to present research in national and international venues or further their knowledge through research-related travel have had to make a difficult decision: fund the travel expenses themselves or not go at all.
Now, thanks to a $110,000 [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida officials have notified about 330,000 current and former dental patients that an unauthorized intruder recently accessed a College of Dentistry computer server storing their personal information.
The breach was discovered Oct. 3, while college information technology staff members were upgrading the server and found software had been installed on it [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The dedication of the Flavet Villages historical marker will occur at 3 p.m. on Nov. 12 near the Keys Residential Complex Service Drive along Stadium Road.
The Flavet Villages historical marker is part of a series designed to call attention to the University of Florida’s rich tradition of research, education and service to [...]
(The below message was sent as an e-mail to the Deans, Directors and Department Chairs listserv on Nov. 5, 2008)
Duke University announced today that Kyle Cavanaugh has accepted a position there as Vice President of Human Resources. He will be leaving UF in January.
Kyle has made a tremendous contribution to UF during his time [...]
Nate Nevins wants to make a difference at the University of Florida.
The UF junior remembers going to Niagara Falls when he was younger and seeing the wonder of its natural beauty.
“I want to save (the natural beauty) for future generations,” Nevins said.
Nevins is leading a new campaign to reduce paper use. His plan is to [...]