September 3, 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new search committee is seeking candidates to fill the position of senior vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida.Win Phillips, vice president for research, is the chairman of the committee. Meetings will be set at a later date.
Dr. Doug Barrett, who currently holds the position, plans to return […]

Energy expert, author of new book to speak at Pugh Hall next week

September 3, 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As summer ends and Americans find some relief from record-high gas prices, a noted energy expert will come to the University of Florida on Sept. 8 to share his plan for a new national energy policy.
Jay Hakes, the director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum and Library in Atlanta, and director of […]

Newberry Road and Archer Road construction beginning Sept. 2

September 2, 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation will repair depressions on W. Newberry Road near 43rd Street and on Archer Road just east of S.W. 34th Street starting Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Motorists will encounter periodic eastbound single-lane closures from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the next two months. According to the Florida Department of […]

Homecoming events to begin Sept. 28

September 2, 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Homecoming events will begin on Sept. 28 with the Homecoming Pageant and will continue throughout October, ending with the Homecoming Alumni Barbecue on Oct. 25.
The Homecoming Pageant will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the Phillips Center. Tickets are $10 and available for purchase from […]

Officials monitoring Hurricane Hanna

September 1, 2008

University of Florida officials are monitoring Hurricane Hanna. Plans currently call for UF work and class activities to remain on a normal schedule. Should the forecast conditions for the Gainesville area worsen, new information will be posted on UF’s home page.
Further storm information can be found on UF’s tropical weather update page: http://www.ufl.edu/weather/hurricane/.

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Law professor honored with Rockefeller Innovation Award

September 3, 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For her tireless work and innovative policy proposals to strengthen Social Security for vulnerable groups, Patricia Dilley, professor at the Fredric G. Levin College of Law, was recently presented with a Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award.
Dilley’s proposal, Restoring Old Age Income Security for Low Wage Workers, was recognized by the National Academy of […]

IFAS professor named an ‘emerging leader’ by Phi Delta Kappa

August 19, 2008

Brian Myers, an assistant professor of agricultural education and communication, is among 20 people recently recognized as “emerging leaders” by Phi Delta Kappa International, a professional association for educators.
The honorees are educators age 40 and younger and are chosen for their professional accomplishments. Podcasts featuring interviews with each of the 20 emerging leaders are available […]

UF plant researcher wins Florida State Horticultural Society award

August 18, 2008

Wagner Vendrame, an associate professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida’s Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, recently received the 2008 Florida State Horticultural Society Presidential Gold Medal Award.
Presented to Vendrame at the society’s annual meeting this summer, the award is the most prestigious honor from the FSHS, given to the individual […]

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