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Gators celebrate victory as 2008 SEC Champions

The University of Florida Gators claimed their eighth SEC football title today after a 31-20 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the championship game in Atlanta.
To view a photo slideshow presentation of the football victory, click here: http://www.urel.ufl.edu/production/photography/multimedia.html
More UF football news is available at http://www.gatorzone.com/.

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Saturday, December 6, 2008.

SEC Championship pre-game photos available after 4 p.m.

Visit http://www.urel.ufl.edu/production/photography/multimedia.html after 4 p.m. for a professional photo slideshow of today’s SEC pre-game festivities. On Saturday, an updated slideshow will provide images from the game.
The 2008 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome tomorrow between the Florida Gators and Alabama Crimson Tide will determine the 2008 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). To [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Friday, December 5, 2008.

Two UF student teams win $10,000 EPA grants

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida teams received $10,000 grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop sustainability projects at opposite ends of the Earth: improving a reservoir that purifies stored rainfall for the village of Sissene, Burkina Faso, in Western Africa and measuring cellulosic ethanol production made from Florida pine forests.
The grants [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

Coach of the Year named

University of Florida head soccer coach Becky Burleigh recently was named the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year. This is the third such honor, following previously earning the designation in 1996 and 2000. In 2008, UF won its third consecutive — and ninth overall — SEC title. Burleigh has been coach since the program began [...]

Filed under Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Tuesday, December 2, 2008.

Bergstrom Center appoints new director

The Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies has appointed Tim Becker as director. Becker holds a degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Florida and an MBA from Florida Gulf Coast University, where he served as an adjunct professor in real estate. His experience also includes working as director of commercial development for the [...]

Filed under Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Tuesday, December 2, 2008.

Architecture students win international competition

UF architecture graduate students Cristina Villanueva-Meyer and Javier Fornaris recently won first-place awards in the international design competition during the 25th annual Encounter of Latin American Students of Architecture (ELEA) in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Villanueva-Meyer and Fornaris presented design projects completed this summer in the UF School of Architecture’s Studio Mexico Program. The projects emphasized [...]

Filed under Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Tuesday, December 2, 2008.

Harvey named executive associate dean

John Harvey has been named executive associate dean of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.
Harvey was a founding member of the UF veterinary college’s faculty in 1974 and has served as chairman of the college’s department of physiological sciences since 1995.
Harvey replaces James Thompson, who held the post of executive associate dean since [...]

Filed under Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Tuesday, December 2, 2008.

UF-themed cards make season greetings green

A flurry of snowflakes canvasses the sky around Century Tower and University Auditorium while white Christmas lights illuminate each building’s outline.
This magical winter-wonderland scene may be viewed on University of Florida-themed holiday e-cards.
For the second year in a row, Gators may spread holiday cheer with e-cards that are available online at www.identity.ufl.edu/gatorNation/cards.html.
This year’s cards feature [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Tuesday, December 2, 2008.

Student exhibit sheds light on hunger, malnutrition in Guatemala

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Twelve University of Florida communication students will showcase their photographs and stories Dec. 9 at the opening of “Guatemala In Words and Pictures” at “the gallery” in the Reitz Student Union.
Undergraduate and graduate students teamed up to document hunger and malnutrition in the Zacapa region as part of the College of Journalism [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Monday, December 1, 2008.