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UF expands National Public Radio, local news programming on WUFT-FM

Thursday, July 2, 2009

GAINESVILLE, 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, 2009

GAINESVILLE, 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, 2009

GAINESVILLE, 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, 2009

GAINESVILLE, 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, 2009

GAINESVILLE, 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 [...]

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University of Florida promotes coordinator to direct Office of Sustainability

Monday, June 29, 2009

GAINESVILLE, 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, 2009

GAINESVILLE, 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, 2009

Richard 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 [...]

UF Calendar

• Sat Jul 4:
  Independence Day
• Sat Jul 4:
  Harn Museum of Art Exhitbit: "Uncommon Glazes: American Art Pottery, 1880-1950"
  (Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, UF Cultural Plaza)
• Sat Jul 4:
  Harn Museum of Art Exhibit: "Landscape Perspectives: Highlights from the Photography Collection"
  (Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, UF Cultural Plaza)

Happenings

UF football team competes in Gator Charity Challenge

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida football team is preparing to hold its second annual Gator Charity Challenge event at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 31 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The fundraiser, which was initiated prior to the 2008 season, will feature the 2009 Gator football players challenging each other in a series [...]

Summer library orientations offered

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Orientations will be offered to learn about the nine campus libraries and the resources available. The sessions include a tour of Library West and show how to get help when needed. The orientation also explains how to use the libraries from home. All orientations take place in Library West 211, to the [...]

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Orange, Blue and You!

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 university can best serve the global community.

This is especially relevant now, as we are experiencing a sharp downturn in the world’s economy and, closer to home, steep cuts to our state budget. No public university today can rely on public appropriations alone to produce excellence and multiply its value to society.

The good news is that UF has raised $870 million in private gifts and pledges since the beginning of the campaign in 2005.

Without the hard work and dedication of its faculty and staff, UF could not have achieved its current level of excellence. Faculty and staff participation in the campaign also helps to influence the gift decisions of corporations, foundations, alumni and friends. And finally, faculty and staff participation helps to motivate volunteers and potential donors in all areas of the campaign.

Gifts received during the “Orange, Blue and You!” faculty and staff annual campaign are counted as commitments in the “Florida Tomorrow” campaign. I encourage you to make your contribution to UF now. Your gift will directly benefit the students, faculty, staff and academic programs that you elect to support.

If you have already given, thank you. You are truly the foundation for The Gator Nation.

Carter Boydstun
Senior Associate VP for Development
Director, “Florida Tomorrow”

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