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Dead since 1750, Johann Sebastian Bach re-animated for UF webcast interview

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is bringing Johann Sebastian Bach back to life with the help of its College of Fine Arts.
Bach will respond to audience questions and appear in a live video webcast Oct. 29 with the help of computer animation seen in such films as “The Incredibles,” “Toy Story” and [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Saturday, October 24, 2009.

UF opens Citylab-Orlando, joins the UCF Center for Emerging Media

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will celebrate its partnership with the University of Central Florida during a ceremony 10 a.m. Monday at the UCF Center for Emerging Media in Orlando.
The UF research and teaching center, Citylab-Orlando, an initiative of the College of Design, Construction and Planning, will be housed at the UCF Center [...]

Filed under Economic Impact, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Friday, October 23, 2009.

UF honored for work on athletic fields

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pioneer Athletics recently announced that the University of Florida’s department of Recreational Sports Maintenance staff has been selected as a winner of the 2008 Field of Excellence Award.
Wayne Zurburg, UF maintenance supervisor, and his team will be accepting the award at 3 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the University Village [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Friday, October 23, 2009.

Homecoming multimedia presentations now available

View exciting, professional pictures and multimedia presentations of the Homecoming Parade and Gator Growl at http://www.urel.ufl.edu/production/photography/multimedia.html.
The presentations were created by University Relations’ photography staff.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Friday, October 23, 2009.

Askew Institute to host long-term care conference in Orlando

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Reubin Askew Institute on Politics and Society will host a conference on long-term health care from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Doubletree Resort, 10100 International Drive, Orlando.
The event will feature leading experts in a discussion about long-term care financing reform and the steps [...]

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.

Gators sign up to avoid using cars, reduce carbon dioxide emissions

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The One Less Car Challenge is attracting strong interest in its second year with 102 teams created by University of Florida faculty, staff and students.
The challenge asks everyone on campus to give alternative transportation a try on One Less Car Day, which is this Friday, and throughout the fall semester.
“We are [...]

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

Reitz Union Parking Garage Reopened

Please note: The University of Florida Police Department has a standard procedure for dealing with bomb threats. That procedure was followed during Monday’s bomb threat at the Reitz Student Union. The emergency text messaging system is used in cases where a threat is confirmed and has the potential to affect the entire campus. It is [...]

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Monday, October 19, 2009.

Public Matters Lecture Series begins with dueling journalists

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jonah Goldberg, a nationally syndicated columnist and the editor of National Review Online, and Peter Beinart, the editor-at-large of The New Republic, will debate “Bipartisanship in the Media” at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Pugh Hall Ocora.
The event is presented by the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and is the first [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Monday, October 19, 2009.

UF’s College of Design, Construction and Planning to host lectures

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning will host multiple lectures next week from some of the industry’s leading professionals. All of the lectures are free and open to the public.
Oct. 21, 6 p.m., Harn Museum of Art Auditorium
Robert Freestone, professor in the planning program at the University [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, October 15, 2009.

Lecture by leading scholar to focus on use of Bible in U.S. political history

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mark Noll, a leading scholar of North American religious history, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday in University Auditorium at the University of Florida.
Noll’s lecture, titled “The Bible and American Public Life,” will focus on the political use of Scripture and how the Bible has been used against and in support of [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.