Various pieces of literature, art and songs have a “forgotten garden” theme, and there’s no need to look far to find the University of Florida’s own forgotten garden.
It was a different era when the once-thriving gardens at the corner of Gale Lemerand Drive and Mowry Road were a Gainesville tourist attraction, popular wedding site and [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Four members of the Florida House of Representatives and their staff on Friday toured University of Florida laboratories devoted to ethanol, fuel-cell and a range of other energy related technologies. They also visited a biofuel pilot plant and heard presentations from UF researchers.
“We’re doing a lot of energy-related research here at UF, [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida campus map, http://campusmap.ufl.edu, has recently added a new set of tools highlighting locations around campus that incorporate sustainable initiatives.
These new tools, which can be found under the “Map Features” dialog, offer locations and information on a number of a sustainable campus features, such as flex car parking, sustainable [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Type 1 diabetes is a disease which affects at least 1 million Americans. One of the newest additions to the University of Florida’s College of Medicine is working to help them.
The Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors, or nPOD, is the College of Medicine’s new center for international study of the human pancreas [...]
Watching Tanzanian orphans perform acrobatics at the TunaHAKI Centre in Moshi, University of Florida architecture associate professor Donna Cohen knew the design project before her was much more than a building, it was an opportunity to give the children a space to learn art skills and become part of their community.
“It was inspiring to watch [...]
The University of Florida has been winning a lot of things as of late, but many people may not be aware of one of the latest UF teams to be recognized in a national competition: Health Science Libraries staff and their associates.
Their video, “Librarians to the Rescue,” follows four students who are attempting to finish [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gov. Charlie Crist last week approved a reduced budget plan for the upcoming year.
The plan removes $22.1 million in recurring state funds from UF’s budget. It is a smaller cut than the university anticipated but remains a significant amount.
The university was prepared. Over the summer, departments tightened their belts to reduce [...]
The Academic and Professional Assembly (APA) is the University of Florida’s advisory, networking and service organization for professional staff. The members of APA include all TEAMS employees and career faculty who are not members of the Faculty Senate.
At 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 at the Reitz Union Ballroom, APA and AAW (Association of Academic Women) [...]
All the University of Florida freshmen participating in the Common Reading Program will have the chance to meet the author of this year’s book on Oct.16.
Many Gators go to the Mexican state of Quintana Roo for a relaxing Spring Break vacation. Assistant professors Eric Keys and Corene Matyas went there for a different reason on September 10.