University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida astronomers will give a talk about historic and future telescopes Friday as part of a series of events this year celebrating the 400th year anniversary of Galileo’s discoveries.
Also set for Friday: a telescope assembly workshop, a how-to workshop on using telescopes to make observations, and an opportunity for [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla – Jennings Hall is the winner of the 2009 Eco-Challenge: Battle of the Halls energy competition among University of Florida residence halls. Jennings Hall residents saved 2.95 kilowatts (kwhs) per resident, per day in February 2009 compared with February 2008. This is a savings of 40,639 kwhs.
“Challenging ourselves to be [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida recently announced the winners of its annual communication program. The Golden Gator program recognizes communication efforts that strengthen the university and help to meet its mission of teaching, research and service.
The awardees were announced at an annual ceremony of the University of Florida Communications Network (UFCN). For [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Warrington College of Business Administration’s Student Investment Club (SIC) captured first place at the annual Russell Investment Management and Research Case Competition. Undergraduate SIC team members, Tolulope Bukola, Matt Hayes and Alexandra Mirchev, competed with rival investment clubs from across the nation, ultimately triumphing over the University of California–Berkeley, the University [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An evening with two nationally known journalists will conclude the 2008-2009 Presidential Lecture Series at the University of Florida on Wednesday.
Al Eisele, editor-at-large of The Hill, and Bill Adair, Washington bureau chief of the St. Petersburg Times and editor of PolitiFact.com, will discuss “Media and the New Administration.” The event will be [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Century Tower will go dark this weekend as the University of Florida observes Earth Hour, a worldwide effort to turn off lights between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday to save energy and demonstrate a commitment to fighting climate change.
The lights around Century Tower, the LED signs at campus entrances, and lights on [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida scientist whose interest in embryonic development and evolution led him to discover the molecular building blocks that shape appendages ranging from feet to flippers was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist today (Thursday, March 26), a distinction given to only 50 researchers in the United [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rather than soaking up the sun on a Florida beach, 15 University of Florida students spent their spring break in the Big Apple for the UF David C. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research’s New York City Retail Tour.
During the five-day tour from March 9 to 13, students visited more than [...]

David Freeman, an equine surgeon and professor in the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named interim chairman of the college’s department of large animal clinical sciences.
Freeman will oversee the teaching, research, extension and service missions of the UF veterinary college in the primary areas of equine, food animal, aquatic animal and [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The winners of the 2009 ADDY Awards, a program of the Advertising Federation of Gainesville, were recently announced.
The University of Florida’s “When Did You Become a Gator?” television commercial, produced by University Relations, won a gold ADDY in the category of Public Service TV. The commercial also earned the Larry Edwards [...]