University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Win Phillips, vice president of research at the University of Florida, has been honored for a lifetime of service in engineering by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Phillips received honorary membership in ASME earlier this month at the organization’s 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Lake Buena Vista.
“I am pleased [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The upcoming 50th anniversary of the sit-ins that energized the civil rights movement in the South will be discussed on Dec. 8 at the University of Florida.
The Bob Graham Center for Public Service will present “The 50th Anniversary of the Sit-Ins: From Greensboro to Tallahassee” at 7 p.m. in the Pugh Hall [...]

Join Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard for ESPN’s “College GameDay — GameDay Live” at 10 a.m. on Saturday Nov. 28 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Live “SportsCenter” broadcasting will begin at 9 a.m.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — David Colburn, provost emeritus at the University of Florida and executive director of the Askew Institute on Politics and Society, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Federation of State Humanities Councils at the organization’s annual business meeting earlier this month.
Colburn, also a history professor emeritus, was elected to [...]

The University of Florida carillon is nestled atop perhaps one of the most iconic sites on campus – Century Tower. At the top of each hour and at 12:35 p.m. each weekday, the carillon’s bells and chimes resonate throughout campus.
In its 30 years at UF, the carillon has transitioned from the center of [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — During the upcoming holiday season, WUFT-FM will broadcast live and recorded local music performances on its classical/arts HD2 channel. The University of Florida station will also stream the performances on the Web at wuftfm.org.
“Besides select high school and university ensembles, we’ll also work to capture the professional performances such as the Gainesville [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Student Health Care Center has received another allotment of H1N1 vaccines from the Alachua County Health Department, and the clinic expects on Thursday to begin administering about 1,400 H1N1 vaccines to students.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida and Florida International University are joining forces to fight breast cancer in advance of Saturday’s football game between the Gators and Panthers.
The first-ever match-up gives the two universities a rare opportunity to share information on breast cancer prevention and detection with thousands of fans gathered for the game. [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Recently the University of Florida International Center (UFIC) announced the recipients of the 2009 International Educator of the Year Award. The senior faculty recipient is Arthur A. Teixeira, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Science/IFAS. The junior faculty recipient is Guolong Lai, assistant professor of art history, [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thomas G. Pelham, secretary of the Florida Department of Community Affairs, will speak about the real and potential impacts of Florida’s new growth management legislation on Thursday at the University of Florida.
The annual Ernest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture starts at 6:30 p.m. in Bless Auditorium at 100 Williamson Hall. The lecture is [...]