University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD) at the University of Florida (UF) received an honorable mention in the science and technology category of the 2005 Chico Mendes Environmental Award from the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment. The prize recognizes the work of individuals and organizations that are committed to the preservation and sustainable use of natural resources in the Brazilian Amazon.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Since retiring in 1999, former Miami Herald publisher David Lawrence Jr. has worked to strengthen the nation’s commitment to early childhood development so all children will arrive at school prepared for success.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite predictions that a year of hurricanes and other natural disasters might lead to “charity exhaustion,” the University of Florida Community Campaign surpassed this year’s $1 million goal by nearly $89,000, campaign officials announced today.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Steven Wright has canceled his performance scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Patrons may return tickets for refund at point of purchase.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Provost Office announces its spring 2006 Faculty Development Conversations series.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thanks to a new technology called podcasting, people on the go can now take along the nation’s only research-based radio series on family life.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Trees may not talk, but they do have a voice at the University of Florida.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The memory of the late Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Raymond Ehrlich, who died in July, will live on and support faculty at two colleges at the University of Florida thanks to provisions made in his estate.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After her commencement ceremony Saturday, a Palestinian University of Florida graduate will return home to make a difference.

GAINESVILLE, Fla, — With its faculty members and students embarking on academic journeys to such countries as Nicaragua, Germany and Malaysia, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has been expanding its global reach in recent years. Now Miami-based Hamilton Risk Management and its parent company, Ontario-based Kingsway Financial Services, are helping to solidify these globetrotting efforts.