Top Stories
» ArchivesUF expands National Public Radio, local news programming on WUFT-FM
Thursday, July 2, 2009GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, through its new Division of Multimedia Properties, will expand National Public Radio programming on WUFT-FM and its affiliate station, WJUF-FM, beginning Aug. 3.
The change is part of an overall commitment to expanded national and local news and public affairs coverage to better serve the [...]
MacArthur Foundation selects UF to help develop global master’s program
Tuesday, June 30, 2009GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded the University of Florida nearly $1 million for a new master’s program that will train students to assist impoverished populations through sustainable development.
UF is among just 10 universities worldwide chosen to share $7.6 million in seed money for the creation of master’s [...]
Fanfares & Fireworks cancelled
Tuesday, June 30, 2009GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The annual Independence Day Eve celebration, Fanfares & Fireworks, will not take place this year. A WUFT news release dated March 1, offered the following information.
Deep budget cuts passed by the Florida Legislature have resulted in reduced funding for public broadcasting stations WUFT-TV, Channel 5, WUFT-DT, Digital 5, WUFT-FM, Classic 89 [...]
Construction to begin on new UF office building, Eastside Campus
Thursday, June 25, 2009GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will hold a ground-breaking ceremony at 9 a.m. on July 13 for a new building to be constructed at UF’s Eastside Campus, 2124 NE Waldo Rd. The ceremony is being coordinated by UF’s Community Relations and Facilities and Planning offices.
Speakers will include President Bernie Machen, as well [...]
UF hosts U.S. State Department-funded global media education institute
Thursday, June 18, 2009GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Seven years ago, the Armenian government banned the popular TV station A1+. Starting June 30, a former A1+ reporter will spend six weeks gaining experience in emerging digital fields at the U.S. Department of State-funded Study of the U.S. Institute on Journalism and Media hosted by the University of Florida.
Seda Muradyan, director [...]
Seen & Heard
» ArchivesUniversity of Florida promotes coordinator to direct Office of Sustainability
Monday, June 29, 2009GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anna Prizzia, the former outreach coordinator of the University of Florida’s Office of Sustainability, has been named the new director, Ed Poppell, vice president for business affairs, announced today.
“My goal is to bring to life the vision for sustainability that we crafted with our campus community,” said Prizzia. “We have all [...]
Florida Museum researcher wins award for excellence in tropical botany
Wednesday, June 24, 2009GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History botanist and herbarium curator Norris Williams has won the Smithsonian Institution’s prestigious José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany for his 40-year career studying orchids.
The award is given annually to a botanist and scholar of international stature who has made significant contributions to the field of [...]
Lamont receives prestigious NIH Award
Monday, June 22, 2009Richard Lamont, Ph.D., a professor in the UF College of Dentistry Department of Oral Biology, recently received a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an honor bestowed on less than 5 percent of NIH-funded investigators.
The highly selective NIH MERIT Award (Method to Extend Research in Time) recognizes researchers who have demonstrated [...]
Note This 
- New supply swap Web site promotes sustainability on campus
- FDOT’S 511 informs of roadway conditions
- Limited number of season football tickets available to faculty, staff
- Directories available
UF Resources
Research 
- July 1, 2009
Mosquitoes aplenty this July Fourth bring disease concerns for North Florida - July 1, 2009
Scientists: Salamanders, regenerative wonders, heal like mammals, people - June 30, 2009
Florida’s consumer confidence drops as bad economic news persists
UF In The News 
- June 25, 2009
Associated Press: Jonathan Bloch, Mary Silcox - June 25, 2009
St. Petersburg Times: David Denslow - June 25, 2009
Associated Press: George Burgess