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Museum begins three-year campaign Oct. 15 to fund permanent ‘Discovery Room’

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Buy your tickets now for the first events in the Florida Museum of Natural History’s three-year fundraising campaign to create a permanent and expanded “Discovery Room” family activity area. The events are scheduled for Oct. 15, Nov. 16 and Feb. 24, 2012.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Friday, September 23, 2011.

Notice of off-campus sexual battery

The following information was reported to the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) and is being distributed to the campus community due to the crime’s close proximity to the University of Florida campus:
The GPD are looking for a man who sexually battered a woman as she was walking home from a midtown bar early Tuesday morning. According [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.

UF, Pinellas schools win professional development award

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning and Pinellas County Schools have won a prestigious, statewide award for their groundbreaking professional development partnership.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.

Noted journalist Jeff Klinkenberg to discuss ‘The Next Florida’

NESVILLE, Fla. — Jeff Klinkenberg, an author, essayist and one of Florida’s leading newspaper columnists, will discuss the profound cultural shifts occurring in the Sunshine State on Sept. 26 at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.

Sept. 24 walk focuses on need to eliminate health disparities

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Health Disparities Research and Intervention Program will hold its second annual Walk to Eliminate Health Disparities Sept. 24 on the UF campus.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, September 15, 2011.

UF helping students find, enhance their strengths

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is helping students discover, develop and utilize their strengths to achieve academic and personal success during UF Strengths Week, now through Friday.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Teach For America attracts high number of UF graduates

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – This fall, more than 5,200 new Teach For America corps members are teaching across the country, and 75 of them are Gators.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, September 13, 2011.

UF creates Engineering Innovation Institute, names first director

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The inaugural director has been selected for the newly created Engineering Innovation Institute at the University of Florida.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Technology, Top Stories on Monday, September 12, 2011.

Former justice, Graham to help dedicate Stephen N. Zack Hall

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stephen N. Zack – the immediate past president of the American Bar Association and University of Florida Levin College of Law alumnus – will be joined by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, former Gov. Bob Graham and UF Law Dean Robert Jerry for the dedication ceremony of the Stephen N. Zack Hall.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Friday, September 9, 2011.

Emmitt Smith to autograph new book at UF Bookstore Sept. 17

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Emmitt Smith will autograph his new book, “Game On: Find Your Purpose – Pursue Your Dream,” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at the University of Florida Bookstore. The bookstore is located in the Reitz Student Union on Museum Road. Copies of the book will be available for sale.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, September 8, 2011.