GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will kick off “Gators Do It with Helmets On” Scooter-Helmet Safety Week on Thursday.
The campus-wide initiative is an effort to increase the number of UF students who wear helmets when driving and riding scooters. The campaign is part of October’s National Helmet Safety Month.
The weeklong safety campaign [...]
Behind some of the most recognizable professional mascots’ plush suits and painted mesh, there lies a Gator.
You likely would never guess that under his big yellow antlers and giant-size Rochester Americans hockey jersey, The Moose actually bleeds orange and blue. Or you may not think the man behind Sir Purr of the Carolina Panthers [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The pieces are falling into place to design and simulate new devices and structures at the nanometer scale, a capability that could lead to faster computer chips, better biological implants and more powerful and efficient jet engines, among other advances.
So suggest University of Florida materials science and engineering professors Simon Phillpot and [...]
Gator Growl will be held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Oct. 16, on the eve of the Oct. 17 Homecoming football game. Preferential seating and a discounted ticket price of $15 is offered to faculty and staff this year. Faculty/staff may purchase up to six tickets. Student tickets are $15 and general admission is [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Healthy Gators 2010 Walking Gators program encourages all faculty, staff and students to lace up their walking shoes and kick off a “virtual trip” from New York City to Gainesville Sept. 29.
The program consists of six routes throughout campus, each about 20 minutes long, which are walked every Tuesday, Wednesday [...]
JabbaWockeeZ, the male dance group known for appearances on television’s “America’s Got Talent” and “America’s Best Dance Crew,” will perform at this year’s Gator Growl on Oct. 16. Other entertainment will include comedian Dana Carvey and the musical group, “Of a Revolution” (O.A.R.).
The performers of JabbaWockeeZ wear white masks and have been featured in a [...]
Borrowing the theme “Colleges with a Conscience” from Princeton Review’s tally of schools with outstanding community involvement, the University of Florida has a new resource for its external and internal communities. The University of Florida Colleges with a Conscience Web site, http://www.urel.ufl.edu/communityRelations/commOutreach.html, serves as a one-stop location for anyone who wants to learn more about [...]
With 90 percent of shrimp being imported to the U.S., American consumers can thank the University of Florida for keeping their favorite seafood safe, fresh and tasty.
UF’s Shrimp School is an annual training program to educate shrimp processors and regulators from all over the world. The three-day training program, organized by Steven Otwell of the [...]
In August, the University’s Privacy Office was notified of a privacy breach after the discovery of an unprotected computer file containing 34 names and 25 Social Security numbers. We believe the personal information belongs to trainers working with the Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education program in 2006. The file was immediately removed. We began [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Center for Leadership and Service has announced a partnership with SweatMonkey, a Web-based resource created by a UF sophomore to engage students in community service.
Callahan Fore, an architecture major, started SweatMonkey as a “one-stop” shop, where students can learn about service opportunities and organizations can find volunteers. [...]