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WCJB
March 24, 2018
"This is a historic moment for the University of Florida. This kind of rehabilitation of a historic building happens once in a generation, and this is that opportunity and time for us to make a big difference in the way our students and faculty get to experience the university." Norman Hall will close in May to beginÃâà...
Florida Politics (blog)
March 24, 2018
“Our new Board Chair exemplifies the leadership, vision and guidance that will be key to moving the University of Florida toward its goal of becoming a top-five university,” UF President Kent Fuchs said in a press release. Hosseini, a homebuilder by trade, is a past chair of the Board of Governors for theÃâà...
University of Florida
March 24, 2018
University of Florida research spending reached a record $801.4 million in fiscal year 2017, according to a new report to the National Science Foundation. UF's response to NSF's Higher Education Research and Development, or HERD, Survey showed a $10.1 million increase, or 1.3 percent, in totalÃâà...
University of Florida
March 24, 2018
Mori Hosseini was elected Chairman of the University of Florida Board of Trustees today. Hosseini will succeed Bill Heavener, who has served as UF's Board Chair since 2016, and will complete his term in June. “Our new Board Chair exemplifies the leadership, vision and guidance that will be key toÃâà...
University of Florida
March 16, 2018
"With this strategic alliance, and with the vast resources of our journalism and law schools, the University of Florida becomes the preeminent center of thought leadership about improving public policy to advance the public's access to essential information,” LoMonte said. “The NFOIC's work as the nation'sÃâà...
University of Florida
March 16, 2018
Ja'Net Glover, who has served as interim director of the nationally recognized Career Resource Center at the University of Florida, has been appointed the new senior director for the career center, effective March 23. The career center serves 52,000 UF students and alumni by providing services such asÃâà...
Food Safety News
March 9, 2018
Any business involved in the manufacture, processing, packing, holding or delivery of food for people needs to understand and address food recalls. When safety concerns arise with food, manufacturers have a legal and ethical responsibility to mitigate any damage to the health and wellbeing of consumersÃâà...
University of Florida
March 8, 2018
As the Field Museum's chief curiosity correspondent, Emily Graslie has plunged elbow-deep into wolf guts, dug up 52-million-year-old fish fossils and unpacked species classification using candy as stand-ins. Graslie gives the public behind-the-scenes access to natural history collections via herÃâà...
University of Florida
March 8, 2018
A UF psychology professor discusses research that demonstrates a two-way relationship between sleep problems and sexual problems, as well as between satisfying sex and sound sleep. File 20180302 65544 1e7umuo.jpg?ixlib=rb 1.1 Sleep affects sex, and sex affects sleep. It's important to pay attentionÃâà...
University of Florida
March 8, 2018
To do that, we should emphasize high compliance with the flu vaccines that are currently available while we pursue the longer-term goal of a better vaccine. I am a board-certified infectious disease physician as well as the epidemiologist at University of Florida Health. I have seen the ravages of flu firsthandÃâà...
Southern Poverty Law Center
March 8, 2018
A June trial date has been set for two of the three people charged with attempted murder during a shooting after Richard B. Spencer's speech at the University of Florida. Alachua County, Florida court records show that 29-year-old Colton Gene Fears and 29-year-old Tyler Eugene Tenbrink will face a juryÃâà...
University of Florida
March 8, 2018
A UF Distinguished Professor Emerita stresses the importance of shining a light on conjugal violence against women, even as the #MeToo movement continues to gain momentum. File 20180302 171274 1p0trom.jpg?ixlib=rb 1.1 A street theatre performance on domestic violence at the Bridge Market PlazaÃâà...
The News-Press
March 8, 2018
This critter's on the state's threatened species list and is a candidate for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act. How rare? Still anyone's guess. Following three years of intermittent field study, a University of Florida graduate student said he's counted no more than 27 in a single two-month period.
WJXT News4JAX
March 7, 2018
The University of Florida tied for number nine on the prestigious list, just behind the University of California, Santa Barbara and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Last year, the Gainesville college ranked number 14 among public universities.
WLOS
March 7, 2018
A group of students from the University of Florida are spending their spring break building homes in Asheville. Groups will work mainly on Habitat's construction site on Jon Kraus Way in Arden, but some will also work on the Shiloh Community Garden. This year, Asheville Habitat is hosting three Habitat for HumanityÃâà...
University of Florida
March 7, 2018
University of Florida plant biologist Pam Soltis will receive the Southeastern Universities Research Association's 2018 Distinguished Scientist Award, given annually to a scientist whose extraordinary work fulfills the association's mission to “advance collaborative research and strengthen the scientificÃâà...
WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
March 5, 2018
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) – The University of Florida has made history by becoming the first Florida school to rank in the Top 10 Best Public Universities. According to the U.S. News and World Report's 2018 rankings, UF is tied for ninth place among top public universities in the country. The report alsoÃâà...
University of Florida
February 26, 2018
The University of Florida technology commercialization enterprise has a new name – UF Innovate – to reflect its mission of moving discoveries from the laboratory to the market. UF Innovate is the umbrella organization for four entities – Tech Licensing, Ventures, and two business incubators, The Hub andÃâà...
University of Florida
February 21, 2018
Today, the Peace Corps announced that the University of Florida (UF) ranked No. 5 among large size schools on the agency's 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. There are 68 Gators currently volunteering worldwide. This is the eighth consecutive year that the University of FloridaÃâà...
University of Florida
December 31, 1999
University of Florida graduate schools are among the nation's top programs, according to the annual survey released today by U.S. News and World Report. The College of Education continued to climb in the rankings and moved up five spots to No. 24. The college has shown persistent improvement overÃâà...
University of Florida
December 31, 1999
NAFSA, the Association of International Educators, announced today that the University of Florida has been selected as one of five institutions to receive the 2018 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. The award will be formally presented during International Education WeekÃâà...
