University of Florida News

At an institution known for its distinction in both sports and scholarship, University of Florida arts organizations are struggling to develop younger audiences. For many college students, adoration for the performing arts gets lost somewhere between midterms and Midtown. Yet, without the continued support and arts education of young patrons, the performing arts would cease [...]

Yesterday, Oct. 26, the College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) officially opened its interdisciplinary teaching/research facility, Citylab-Orlando. Located in downtown Orlando, the program will bring sustainable design training to urban challenges in central Florida. In so many ways, DCP’s professional programs and activities model multidisciplinary approaches to sustainability.
Another example is the international competition, [...]

Teamwork.
Nothing could be more important when many students, faculty and staff will have been in some way affected by this year’s flu virus. Various departments within the university, along with the Alachua County Health Department, are working together to ensure campus safety in response to this year’s H1N1 influenza illness.
The Student Health Care [...]

Building blocks.
They represent new beginnings, and strong, long-lasting foundations — especially relevant as we establish new homes for important components of UF and Shands HealthCare. Soon we will open three major buildings: the Shands Cancer Hospital at UF, the Biomedical Sciences Building and the Emerging Pathogens Institute. More than just bricks and mortar, the facilities [...]

No engineer is an island.
The most successful engineers immerse themselves in the lives of the people around them, finding ways to make life better for everyone. They spend their careers in the service of others, solving practical problems and meeting tangible needs. Their passion for people motivates them to do the unexpected, attempt the risky [...]

Sept. 3, 2009
Dear faculty and staff,
With new classes, faces and routines, the start of the school year often brings a fresh perspective. After spending some time reflecting this summer, I would like to share my own.
This university’s financial troubles have dominated the atmosphere on campus for a long time. It has not been easy, and [...]

We had a busy, productive summer, and all signs point to a fruitful year ahead.
Within the past couple of months we announced a $26 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and a new $13 million initiative to open a second biotechnology incubator. We broke ground on a major new office building on our [...]

Dear Members of The Gator Nation:
I am pleased to have the opportunity to share significant news about the University of Florida’s expanding role in nurturing the local and statewide economies.
Last Friday we announced that we won a federal grant to build our second technology incubator in Alachua County (See story below). This comes on [...]

“The University of Florida’s partnership in the GTC reflects our continuing quest for international opportunities in world-class research projects. In 2001, we had opportunities to join other large telescopes, but we chose to join the GTC for several reasons. It offered one of the world’s most advanced telescopes at one of the world’’s best astronomical [...]

The University of Florida has reached the midway point in the most ambitious capital campaign in its history. The goal of the “Florida Tomorrow” campaign is to raise $1.5 billion in private funds by the fall of 2012. The campaign will assure that UF can achieve its vision: to define by example how a public [...]