GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Most departments and offices of the University of Florida will be closed from Dec. 25 until Jan. 4. Some essential employees and essential departments will remain open, including the University Police Department and some medical clinics in Gainesville and Jacksonville.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Gators took on the University of Cincinnati Bearcats in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2010. Visit http://insidethegatornation.com/ to see photos of pre-game activities as well as fan photos from the game on Jan. 1.
While visiting the site, you are encouraged to view the hundreds of video [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Pinellas County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union recently recognized University of Florida visiting professor Wayne Garcia for his lucid take on government action.
The ACLU chapter gave the Irene Miller Vigilance in Journalism award to Wayne Garcia, who is teaching at UF’s College of Journalism and Communications.
The chapter’s board [...]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As Congress continues to grapple with overhauling the nation’s health care system, the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service will host two former U.S. Senate majority leaders discussing the lessons that can be learned from the current health care debate for future bipartisanship.
Former Senators Tom Daschle (D-SD) and [...]
An initiative started in 2002 results in acquisition of the largest collection of Steinway and Sons pianos in Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida School of Music will enter 2010 as an “All-Steinway School” and the owner of the largest collection of Steinway & Sons pianos in Florida.
By becoming an “All-Steinway School,” UF [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Michael L. Good, an anesthesiologist who helped invent sophisticated simulation systems used for medical training around the world, has been named the ninth dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine.
The appointment, the result of an exhaustive national search, was announced today by David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida senior has become the first UF student to win a Marshall Scholarship to study as a graduate student in the United Kingdom.
Steven Robinette, a biochemistry and molecular biology major, is among 35 winners in the U.S. from such prestigious U.S. universities as Yale, Duke and Princeton.
“The University of [...]
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. — Three University of Florida researchers – two in the College of Engineering and one in the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences — have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows.
Harry Klee, David Norton and Susan Sinnott are being honored as AAAS Fellows “because of their efforts toward advancing [...]
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 [...]